Most FoCo natives I’ve talked to only know of Ft. Lupton from the sign at Interstate 25 and Route 52 exit 235. Just go East 10 miles from the exit and you’re there.
The Tallow River Trappers at the fort
Standing near the fort, these two didn’t mind getting their picture taken. Not to confuse anyone, but the Tallow River is what they now call The South Platte River and Fort Lupton used to be called Fort Lancaster apparently named after a Lieutenant Lancaster Platt Lupton; see where this is going? Anyhow, it was a nice day to visit someplace we’ve never been.
Pile o’ Bones
Not sure what this means, but on this day was held the Official Fort Lupton Heritage Fair where enthusiastic re-enactors from a fairly wide span of history (OK, how about from the early Vikings to WWII era ?) went about re-enacting for anyone who realized there actually was a Heritage Fair in town. Our own non-scientific poll of Ft. Lupton citizens discovered that zero percent of the population knew the fair existed.
Early baseball game
There might have been three teams playing on this day. I would venture to say that there were more vintage baseball players at the fair than there were actual faire attendees.
Trapper and a kid re-enactor
There is a Platte Valley Historical Society with 350 members and they have a bunch of activities throughout the year including the “Frozen Toes”, the Lancaster Rendezvous, Colonial Encampment, Hot Iron Rendezvous, Trapper Days and the Hunter’s Widow’s Rendezvous none of which are as wildly anachronistic as this crazy heritage fair.
And lastly, the Buffalo Soldiers Mounted Drill Team
A really nice show for us and the maybe five other persons at the fair. I hate huge crowds anyway! They have a web site here, but their events calendar is empty so I don’t know where to catch them later this year.