Fort Sisseton Historic Festival
June 2-3, 2007

SDPAA artists are invited to paint “en plein aire” during the annual Fort Sisseton Historical Festival.  This event draws an estimated 25,000 visitors every year. This event is unstructured – there are no plans for a dinner or wet exhibit due to the scope and size of the festival. 

Participating artists should register/check-in at the park entrance.  Artists are required to pay the standard admission fee. The park will waive all vendor fees normally charged to commercial vendors.

Originally a frontier army outpost, this restored1864 fort, atop the Coteau des Prairies (or hills of the prairies), is a rare reminder of the western frontier.  Paint on location among the officers' quarters, stone barracks, powder magazine, guardhouse, and other frontier structures.

Contact the Fort Sisseton Gift Shop at 605-448-5474 for additional information. The Fort Sisseton Gift Shop is open daily from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

SCHEDULE
Saturday, June 2
Register at the Park Entrance
Paint, paint, paint! 

Sunday, June 3
Paint, paint, paint!

For more information
Pete Kilian @ 605.225.4599
or kilianp@northern.edu.

DIRECTIONS/LODGING
Fort Sisseton is located 10 miles SW of Lake City, SD off US Hwy. 10  Location map

Park entrance license required: $5/day/vehicle or $23 for an annual pass

Camping & Fees: $8/non-electrical, $12/electrical. 14 campsites (10 electrical). Tent area with three sites. $20/specialty tents (non-electrical). Showers. Water. Group rentals for special events available.

Camping Cabins: Three rustic camping cabins (see left). Each sleeps six people. $37/night. 

Reservations: (800) 710-2267 or www.CampSD.com. Up to 90 days prior to arrival. Campsites May to Sept. Cabins year-round.

Motel Rooms are available at nearby Sisseton, SD