NMDCA News:

Visit living history as Fort Stanton Historic Site and Fort Stanton, Inc. host the annual Fort Stanton Live celebration, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday, July 11.

Visitors will see infantry and artillery demonstrations, presentations from writers and historians, quilters, weavers, potters, site tours, food vendors, and live performances from period-appropriate bands.

Dancers from the Mescalero Apache Tribe will perform on the parade grounds, and other members from Mescalero will serve Indian tacos and display arts and crafts.

The community is invited to enjoy a look into the state’s military and medical past at Fort Stanton Live. $10 for adults and $5 for children 16 and younger. Free admission is offered at the visitor center to Museum of New Mexico Foundation members, Fort Stanton, Inc. members, NM disabled veterans, and NM foster families.

Purchase tickets online here.