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Fort Whoop-Up opening on weekends in September

Sep 8, 2020 | 11:32 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB– Fort Whoop-Up’s interpretive season this year was so popular with visitors that it has been extended to include weekends through the month of September.

“With COVID-19, we were unsure how comfortable residents and visitors would feel touring Fort Whoop-Up, but we were very pleasantly surprised,” says CEO Darrin Martens.

“Our focus on health precautions helped people feel relaxed visiting the interpretive centre and experiencing local history. We want to continue to offer access to the stories that are told at the fort through our interpretive staff as we enter the fall season.”

Fort Whoop-Up says in order to comply with provincial health guidelines, all visitors to the fort are taken on guided tours throughout the facility in groups of no more than ten.

Tours start in the Blackfoot Gallery with visitors discovering the history of the Blackfoot people before contact with European traders.

The tour ends with a horse-drawn wagon ride through the river valley and under the High-Level Bridge and some have called it a quite unique experience.

Online tickets are available for purchase to ensure that groups don’t exceed ten visitors but open spots are available to walk-in visitors.

You can find tickets at https://fort.galtmuseum.com/visit.