June 12, 2022

Cullen Elkins (center) helps his 7-year-old son Hayden construct a fort on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at a My City is a Fort cardboard fort building contest at the Fort Chaffee Historical District in Fort Smith. The free-to-enter event, hosted in conjunction with the monthly Chaffee Crossing Farmers and Artisans Market, saw teams compete to design and build the most creative fort in their age category using cardboard boxes, tape and chalk. The top prize, awarded by judges, included season passes to Parrot Island Waterpark. Visit nwaonline.com/220612Daily/ for today's photo gallery.
(NWA Democrat-Gazette/Hank Layton)