Each September, the site has been (and still is) flooded with the arrival of hundreds, often thousands, of visitors who came to remember the celebrated battle.  The weekend-long event included speeches, battle reenactments, meals, and music.  The remainder of the year, the remote site was visited by a much smaller number of tourists who traveled there for its appeal as a touchstone of western American frontier history.  Its attraction to those interested in frontier history remains unabated today.  Consequently, the Battleground has long derived distinction from its character and use as a commemorative site, and this remains its most intact characteristic.