The “Lighting of the Fort” will be back with a bang on Saturday, Dec. 4, at the Fort Seward parade grounds.

“It starts at 5 o’clock sharp,” said coordinator Annette Smith. “The great cannon here in front will blast, and all the lights of the fort will come up.”

Fort Seward has hosted the celebration since 2002.

“It’s put on by the residents of Fort Seward,” Smith said. “It’s kind of our gift to the…