Frontier History Encampment

Experience the Rich History and Excitement of the Frontier History Encampment at LCC

Step back in time and watch history come alive!

A complete living history experience awaits on the Lamar Community College (LCC) campus at the 2022 Frontier History Encampment on Friday, April 29, 12 to 5 p.m., and Saturday, April 30, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free, and all ages are welcome to this immersive family-friendly event featuring presentations and performances representing Native Americans of the 1800s, buffalo soldiers, homesteaders, early fur trappers, blacksmiths and more. 

Enjoy the skilled craftsmanship of a blacksmith at his forge and take in the sights and sounds of a thrilling artillery firing demonstration. From wagon rides and chuckwagon cooks to Mexican vaquero and pioneer woman sightings, you will feel like you stepped back into the Great Plains of the 1800s. 

LCC presents this biannual, one-of-a-kind event to celebrate and honor the many different groups and cultures who called this part of the country home in the 19th century. Visitors will see history come to life through expert, first-person historic interpreters, demonstrations and hands-on activities. 

School groups and homeschoolers are encouraged to incorporate this event into a unique and memorable field trip experience for their students.

Frontier History Encampment draws hundreds of attendees from Colorado and neighboring states. Unlike static museum displays, attendees interact with living historians by asking questions, joining in activities and listening to the historians’ engaging tales. Frontier History Encampment is made possible by a grant from Colorado Humanities and our local sponsor, Judy Turpin and New York Life Insurance. 

The free event will take place on the LCC campus at 2401 S. Main Street in Lamar, Colorado.

Find us on Facebook to see photos and videos of past events and learn a little about the time in history that the Frontier History Encampment portrays. For more information about the event, contact Kelly Emick at 719-336-1532 or by email at encampment@lamarcc.edu.


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This event is made possible by a grant from Colorado Humanities, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) and the NEH Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (SHARP) initiative.  Additional funding has been given from New York Life Insurance, and Judy Turpin, New York Life Agent.  Thank you to the Prowers Lodging Tax Tourism Panel for its support as well.

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