This year marks the bicentennial of the Hugh Glass’ legendary trek across the Dakota Territory, and the folks of Perkins County are celebrating the occasion all week.
LaQuita Shockley is an organizer for the Hugh Glass Rendezvous and the owner of the Dakota Herald, the local paper. She said it’s a great chance to get the family some fresh air.
“It’s just a good event to bring the whole family," Shockley said. "We give something to step back in time to when life was a little bit easier. If you have a chance to visit with any of the campers here too, they always are filled with lots of tales and stories – some of them aren’t true but…”
Things like arrowhead hunts, period appropriate outfits and campsites, and demonstrations of pioneer-era flintlock firearms are all on the docket for guests this year.
Festivities run through Sunday.