Guest speaker Jason Cherry, an author and research consultant, laughs Thursday, April 20, with others at the Washington Summit held at the Butler Country Club in Penn Township. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle

PENN TWP — Though the attendees remained seated in the Butler Country Club, the Washington's Trail 1753 annual summit group trekked across Western Pennsylvania’s forts through the presentations of experts Thursday, April 20.

The group, which is responsible for the red, white and blue Washington’s Trail circular signs along Routes 8 and 19, held its sixth summit featuring speakers, booths, food and camaraderie.

This year’s gathering was titled “George Washington’s Travel Guide to Frontier Forts,” and included talks about the first president’s visits to forts on his journey from Williamsburg, Va., to Fort LeBoeuf in Erie.

For more information on Washington’s Trail 1953, visit washingtonstrail.org.