For almost 50 years the Fort Massac Encampment demonstrates what life was like in the late 17th century.
This weekend the Fort Massac Encampment returns after a two-year break because of the pandemic.
On Friday more than 3,500 students from the tri-state region came for the education day of the encampment.
They saw demonstrations of how people lived, worked and dressed in the late 1700’s.
The students also had the chance to play in a mock battle with each other.
Ft. Massac Site Superintendent Chris McGinness says bringing students to a living history like this can be a fun way to learn.
“The more senses you can use, the better you learn and of course, the smells, the sounds, the seeing it and then the explanations that we give them, help them to understand how this country was formed.”
The encampment is open from 10 to 5 on Saturday and 9 to 4:30 on Sunday.
