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Fort Meigs Winter Quarter: The outdoor fort is seasonally closed from November 4, 2024 – April 1, 2025. The indoor visitor center, museum, and gift shop are open year round! Explore our state of the art War of 1812 museum; enjoy our film room and view hundreds of artifacts found here on site for reduced winter rates.

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Fort Meigs Historic Site is managed by the Fort Meigs Association, a 501(c)3 non-profit, on behalf of the Ohio History Connection

Historic Holidays Winter Festival

Sunday, December 8, 2024 | 12pm – 4pm

Experience holiday traditions of the past! See the West portion of fort decorated for the holidays and enjoy various activities including: tomahawk throwing, historic games, crafts, music, bonfires, warm refreshments, and more!

Second Sunday Tabletop Games

Next Second Sunday Gaming Day: November 10, 2024 | 1:00-4:00 p.m.

Second Sunday is November 10th at the Visitor Center. We offer activities for the whole family. Easy, roll the dice games to help the younger children with their counting and sportsmanship skills. Additionally, for the older kids and adults, there will be several historical miniatures games to teach critical thinking while having some fun!

Our historical miniatures games for this month:

Iron Fleet – Naval combat during the Age of Steam.

Wings of War WW1 – Take to the skies over France to

fight man to man in early aeroplanes.

The War of 1812 – British and American troops meet

on the field of battle. 54mm. figures

No experience with tabletop gaming is necessary and the easy rules will be taught. The event is free to play with regular admission. Questions? Contact [email protected]

Check out our Podcast Series!

The Foot of the Rapids showcases diary entries, memoirs, letters home, poems, and music to convey exciting historic themes of The War of 1812.

Hosted by the staff of Fort Meigs Historic Site.

Photo credit: Weaver
Background image credit: Library of Congress