I visited Fort Toulouse in Wetumpka, AL with my daughter's class on Friday. It a neat experience and a step back in time. They have a fort (duh!) and actors that portray what it was like to dress, dine, kill and conduct business during that time. When you drive up to the fort, you can smell campfires. Each station has people teaching about some aspect of the time period, whether it is music (bagpipes), weapons (man actually throwing a hatchet), dance (Indians dressed in mostly long shirts and chaps ~ and that's all!) or food (homemade butter). They had shops set up where you can buy leather goods or animal skin products. It was an eye-opening experience. Oh and did I mention that every 30 minutes, a canon sounded? I am so thankful that we live in a time where there is running water and electricity!
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