When I got settled here in KC, I started liking events and certain things here in the area on Facebook. One of the nice things about doing that is that it will connect you to other events that you knew nothing about. That was the case here. I found out about this several months ago and saved the event on Facebook. So when the date came up I was fortunate that it was a beautiful sunny fall day, in the 60's and no clouds to speak of. We traveled to Sibley MO, about an hour away, to check out the fort and the event. We arrived early afternoon, and thankfully found a place to park. The lot is kind of small with the event going on. We were treated to some nice views.
We started our visit at the appropriately named visitors center. They have a small gift area, theater, and a small museum downstairs. I was a little disappointed since the building is rather large. There were some nice displays none the less.
The visitors center also afforded some beautiful views of the Missouri River.
We then proceeded over to the fort itself. The fort is a reconstruction of the structure that was there in the early 1800s. It served as a frontier station and trading post back then. The location is also a stopping point of the Lewis & Clark expedition. We arrived there just in time for the cannon firing exhibition.
After doing that three or four times out marched the infantry reenactors.
They then performed a firing demonstration.
We then walked around the fort and poked around a bit. It is a small post so not a whole lot to see. It does give you an idea of frontier life, and how isolated these guys were that were posted there.
And a peek out of a blockhouse firing port, not much visibility. I imagine the air in the blockhouse would get nasty pretty quick firing flintlocks inside.
While its not a big place, it is certainly worth a visit if you are close by. Probably not something I would go do again but fun and cool none the less.
