Fall Encampment

Coffee's Station Trading Post

"Coffee's Station" is back in business! Our replica 1830s fur trading post, based on a historical site that existed about 50 miles southeast of today's museum, has been completely rebuilt over the last three years. So, this year, October 21-24, 2025, we're once again offering the "Fall Encampment" program to area schools! Reservations are required.

What happens at Fall Encampment? There are reenactors who portray characters from the 1830s. They do weird things like buy and sell animal hides, blankets, beads, and hardware. You might see someone operating the blacksmith forge, cooking a meal, shooting arrows, and more. It's like taking a time machine back to the wilderness frontier of 1830. Except you can easily walk back to 2025 in half a minute, in case you need to go to the bathroom or something.

Okay, a few things to remember:

The program runs from Tuesday, October 21, through Friday, October 24.
You can reserve a slot at 10:00, 11:00, 1:00, or 2:00.
You must have at least 10 students, but a group of no more than 150 students. We require at least 1 adult chaperone for every 10 students.
The cost is $5 for everyone, including teachers, chaperones, and others.
General admission to the museum is included in the price.
The program is appropriate for grade school, middle school, even high school, students. Heck, it's appropriate for adults!
The museum may be able to cover the admission cost for up to 30 grade school students per organization, thanks to donations from the community.

Ready to make a reservation? Click the button below.

Everyone else? Tuesday through Friday (October 21-24) you'll have to pay the regular price, but you're welcome to visit Coffee's Station, too. Saturday, October 25, the museum is free to the public for the Grand Opening of Coffee's Station! We think the Saturday thing will be a big deal. See you there.

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