We are building a living history theme area at Camp Agawam. It is called Fort Pontiac. It is a new themed program area located South of Outpost.
At this writing the outer stockade walls are up with stockade fence. We hope to eventually replace this with cedar poles. It will be an ongoing project. There is a blacksmith shelter with a traditional overhead, 3 board bellows. There is also an Adobe Bake Oven.
The fort is available to rent like any other camp site or building, except on the weekends that the CPT is hosting themed events there. At those times the fort will be a center of living history activity and units can camp outside it and visit to take part in the activities (like a miniature Williamsburg)
If a unit would like to use the blacksmith shop or bread oven during their stay at Fort Pontiac they must make arrangements to do so with the Chief Pontiac Trail Committee well in advance, so a volunteer from the committee can be scheduled to work with the unit at the Fort.
Future Plans
The Chief Pontiac Trail Committee plans to continue development inside and around the Fort to create a unique living history themed campsite. Future additions include more Adirondak Shelters, a meeting shelter designed to give the appearance of a colonial era meeting hall for chapel services or courts of honor, corner block houses designed to shelter a patrol sized group.
Scheduled Events
The Chief Pontiac Trail intends to host occasional themed events at the Fort. These events will include the annual Rendezvous weekends and other weekends that will center on one or two primitive skills, that still have useful applications in modern times.
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