Fort Whoop-Up is a replica of an original fur trading fort built in the late 1800s. We tell the story of the buffalo robe and illegal whisky trade, the years leading up to and the years that followed. We tell the story of this region and the people here from the mid-1860s to the early 1890s. It is a complex story that includes the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), other First Nations, Métis, Canadians, Americans and British.
It is a story of trade and politics, good people and notorious characters, and the flow of time.
Book a school program at Fort Whoop-Up today at www.galtmuseum.com/ed-programs/fort-whoop-up.
The Galt Museum & Archives have run Fort Whoop-Up since the 2016 season. You can visit fort.galtmuseum.com to find out more about Fort Whoop-Up.
