The Grand Reopening of Fort Whoop-Up will be on May 18th, 2013. Join us for a free day filled with reenactments and activities for the whole family from 10 am – 5 pm! Thank you for bearing with us during this flood restoration

              Nestled in the coulees of Indian Battle Park, near the Oldman River, lies Fort
Whoop Up — the famous frontier trading post.

              It all started in 1869, when American fur traders brought a wagon train of            whiskey and other trade goods north. They established a stockade, later known as Fort
Whoop Up, and made a ton of profit before the Mounties showed up to rein in the
whiskey business.

             Today, the fort still trades with the aboriginal Blackfoot tribes of Southern Alberta,
supplying many ceremonial goods, hides, sweetgrass, and other items.

              Step in to life in a frontier outpost on the great plains, and see if you think
“today is a good day to trade.”