BAY MINETTE, Ala. — The dedication of an Indian War Monument Saturday begins a series of events planned this fall at Bicentennial Park, and visitors will see various exhibits representing the lifestyles of Americans and Indians.

Additions to the Native American experience are under construction and include a trade house to interpret Euro-American and Indian relations during the early fur trade, according to Nick Warren, director of the facility on State Road 225 about two miles south of Stockton.

Four Creek Indian winter houses are being erected to represent lifestyles in the early 1800s. The exhibit also will contain a ceremonial area, subsistence gardens and several summer houses.

Later this fall, construction will begin on a visitors center, a 1,200-square-foot facility which will contain exhibits and information on the history and natural attractions offered at the park, Warren said.

“Later this fall, work begins on the circa 1840 farm exhibit,” Warren said. “It will be an exact replication of a working farm as seen in the mid-1800s.

“Our goal is to offer visitors the opportunity to step back into the very roots of the Baldwin County agrarian tradition.”

During construction, the park will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Indian War Monument dedication will be Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon at the park’s Veterans Memorial Site. The monument will honor those engaged in the early Indian wars fought in Baldwin County. Warren said similar monuments will be erected honoring all conflicts involving Baldwin County residents.

Other activities set for the fall are:

• West Florida Days, Sept. 18-19, commemorating and celebrating the West Florida Rebellion in the fall of 1810. The park will be open from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. both days. Living historians and a variety of demonstrations are planned. The event is sponsored by the Baldwin County Department of Archives, and admission is free.

• The second annual Haunted Trail, slated Oct. 22-23 from 6:45 p.m. to 9 p.m.,will be a 30-minute ride displaying the Hangman’s Tree, Gulf Shores’ infamous Cat Man, the spirits of Fort Mims, and the blood curdling screams of a Civil War surgeon’s table. Admission is $5 for adults and free for children 3 and under.

• Christmas at the Park will be Dec. 10 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Dec. 11 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Activities include performances by area choirs, a walk through the Avenue of Trees, a Christmas Trolley, and Santa as he would have appeared in the past.

A tree lighting will be Dec. 10 at 6 p.m., and a festive parade will be at 4 p.m. Dec. 11. A kid’s craft area will be available, and a gingerbread house contest is planned.

Admission is $5 for adults and free for children 3 or under.

For more information about sponsoring a tree, joining the parade or entering the gingerbread house contest, call the park at (251) 580-1826.