The basic techniques of blacksmithing will be taught at Fort Union on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (CDT). This workshop is presented by Fort Union Blacksmith Guy Pontoriero, Fairview, as well as additional blacksmiths, Tom Brown, John Hutter and Stuart Reed. The event is free.
Pontoriero says, “We will have forges and anvils available.” All who attend the workshop are encouraged to participate, from novices to accomplished iron workers. Participants are advised to bring their own lunch and wear appropriate clothing.
The fort will also have available additional stations for hands on programs, such as buffalo hide scraping, putting up a tipi, Indian games and Plains Indian sign language.
Hours are from 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. CDT daily at Fort Union. Fort Union Trading Post is located 24 miles north of Sidney and 25 miles southwest of Williston, via Highway 1804. While at the fort, visitors are encouraged to tour the reconstructed fort, trade room and bourgeois house.
For more information on Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site contact the park at 701-572-9083. Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fort-Union-Trading-Post-National-Historic-Site/118231345800.
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