Organizers Sad To Say There Won’t Be A ‘Fright At The Fort’ This Year

For over two decades, Fort Knox in Prospect has been the backdrop for a fantastically freaky Halloween Event called "Fright At The Fort."

Each year, the Friends of Fort Knox put on this event, the scale of which is truly impressive. Over a hundred volunteers take part, with folks decorating the Fort based on a new theme each year, and dressing up in terrifying costumes.

To date, the event has been one of the organization's largest yearly fundraisers, at times bringing in around $100K a year for the Friends of Fort Knox.

Unfortunately, the Fright At The Fort will NOT take place this year. Organizers made the sad announcement on social media Thursday evening, stating that they just didn't have the manpower to make it happen this time around.

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"The board, director, staff, and past Fright volunteers struggled with this decision, but with each year, we experienced increased production costs, guest misbehavior, liability insurance risk, and decreased attendance with fewer staff and volunteers. It was not decided lightly.

To the many fans of Fright, we’re sincerely sorry to disappoint you. To the local community and supporters who made past Frights so successful and frightful, we cannot thank you all enough for your efforts and energy. We could not have done it without you."

Last year's Fright At The Fort suffered a serious setback when the Lewiston shootings forced the closure of its second and third weekends. A major effort had been made to go all out with the decorations and the costumes, but for safety reasons and with the timing being what it was,  it was ultimately decided that canceling the event was in everyone's best interest.

This year, the decision was made to skip the event altogether.

Fans of the Fright expressed their disappointment that the event would not be happening this year but said they if the organization ever brings the event back, they will be there to support it.

We're told that the organization still plans to host special events like their Superhero and Wizarding weekends, and the Fort and observatory are still open to the public. To find out more about what is happening at the Fort, you can check out their website.