Park plans trip back to 1700s

Reenactors portraying the British prepare their cannon for an assault on Fort Toulouse.

 Peggy Blackburn

The annual French and Indian War Encampment will be held at Fort Toulouse/Jackson Park in Wetumpka April 20 and 21. The weekend event will offer visitors an opportunity to see firsthand what life was like in the area more than 250 years ago.

Reenactors will portray British, French and Native American people who fought in the 1756-1763 war for control of eastern North America.