Fort Atkinson - The People Who Keep It Alive
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The fort is still standing. And so are the people who keep its story alive.
In the final episode of our Fort Atkinson summer series, we go to the source: the volunteers who show up on the first weekend of every month, put on the uniforms, and bring the 1820s back to life for everyone who walks through the gates.
A soldier. A blacksmith. A tinsmith. A weaver. And Andrew, our guide through this whole series, is back on the bluff where it all began. I asked them all the same questions: What do people get wrong about life at this fort? What moment from a visitor has stayed with…
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