SAVANNAH, GA - Travel back to 1863 for a holiday visit to Cockspur Island as Fort Pulaski National Monument presents special holiday day time programming on Saturday, December 17th and Sunday, December 18th. Visitors will have the chance to experience the Union fort at its festively decorated best as they attend guided fort tours, see cannon demonstrations featuring our living historians, and participate in family activities for all ages.
Special musical entertainment will feature performances by Three Fold Chord and Suzanne and Jim. The Minick Ladies of Three Fold Chord specialize in providing beautiful acapella music in period-specific style. Suzanne and Jim, a husband and wife team, are true modern troubadours who blend their harmonious vocals with their astounding skills on acoustic instruments such as the 5 string banjo, guitar, flute, autoharp, courtship dulcimer--and maybe even a few surprises.
Event Schedule:
Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016
10:00 am -- Guided Fort Tour
11:00 am -- Cannon Demonstration
11:30 am - Music with Suzanne and Jim
12:00 pm - Guided Fort Tour
1:00 pm - Cannon Demonstration
1:30 pm - Music by Three Fold Chord
2:00 pm - Guided Fort Tour
3:00 pm - Cannon Demonstration
10 am to 3 pm - Family Activities & Music in the Fort
Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016
10:30 am - Guided Fort Tour
11:30 am - Music with Suzanne and Jim
12:30 pm - Guided Fort Tour
1:30 pm - Music by Three Fold Chord
2:00 pm - Guided Fort Tour
10 am to 3 pm - Family Activities & Music in the Fort
Fort Pulaski National Monument is located on U.S. Highway 80, 15 miles east of Savannah. For more information, please visit the park website at www.nps.gov/fopu or call (912) 786-5787. You can also follow the park on Instagram at www.instagram.com/FortPulaskiNPS, on Twitter at www.twitter.com/FortPulaskiNPS, or like the official Fort Pulaski National Monument Facebook page at www.facebook.com/FortPulaskiNPS.
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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
