Four Forts, One Story, an archaeological bus tour with the archaeologists who helped excavate each site is set for Saturday, Oct. 19.

Upon arrival at Fort Western at 16 Cony St. in Augusta, a Fort passbook will be given to participants. At each site, Fort Western staff will hand out site information cards to add to the passbook.

The vans will leave Fort Western at 9 a.m. and head downriver to Fort Richmond Park in Richmond. Once there, Dr. Leith Smith, MHPC historic archaeologist, will lead a tour of the Fort Richmond (1721-55) archaeological site, according to a news release from Linda Novak at the fort.

The next stop will be Pownalborough Court House in Dresden, where Leon Cranmer, retired MHPC historic archaeologist, will direct a tour of the Fort Frankfort/Shirley (1752-59) archaeological site.

The bus will then head to Augusta, where Leon Cranmer and Linda Novak, director of Fort Western, will share information on Fort Western’s (1754-67) archaeological excavations. Also, at Fort Western, attendees can see artifacts from all four fort sites.

A lunch break will take place at Fort Western; people can either bring their own and picnic on the grounds overlooking the Kennebec River, or walk the short distance to Downtown Augusta and dine in one of the restaurants there.

The last stop will be Winslow, where Leon Cranmer will give a tour of the Fort Halifax archaeological site (1754-66). The vans will return to Fort Western at 4 p.m.

Participants will receive passes to visit Old Fort Western for more in-depth museum tours during the regular hours of the 2025 season.

The cost for this program is $50.

Registration closes at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, at 4 p.m.

To register call 207-626-2385 or visit oldfortwestern.org.

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