Welcome
Explore the ten-acre reconstructed fort and learn more about life at Fort Meigs during the War of 1812!
See our hours, admission rates, and guided tour times here.
Fort Meigs Historic Site is managed by the Fort Meigs Association, a 501(c)3 non-profit, on behalf of the Ohio History Connection
Independence Day 1813
July 4, 2025 | 12 – 5 p.m.
Join us as we recreate the 18 gun salute fired at Fort Meigs in 1813 in celebration of Independence Day! 18 toasts, 18 artillery firings, and 18 songs – played by the army field music. Additionally, take special guided tours and witness a three shots a minute musket competition.
Artillerists fired 18 shots to represent the 18 total states in 1813.
General Admission
After Dark Lantern Tour
July 26, 2025 | 8:30 p.m.
Embark on a lantern-lit tour of Fort Meigs and learn more about army regulations and the dangers and hardships soldiers endured while under the threat of attack. See musket demonstrations light up the field at dusk, witness sentinels guarding their posts, experience the true darkness of a blockhouse, explore a soldier’s campsite, and hear the army field music perform their routine evening calls.
Advanced tickets for the lantern tour are required: store.fortmeigs.org
Regency Corset Workshop
June 20-22, 2025 | Cost $250
Learn to make your regency own corset! This workshop is perfect for experienced historical costume enthusiasts.
The class is taught by Janea Whitacre, formerly Mistress Milliner at Colonial Williamsburg.
Click here for more information.
Register by calling 419-874-4121. Space is limited.
Second Sunday Tabletop Games
Next Second Sunday Gaming Day: July 13, 2025 | 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Every second Sunday of the month we host historical miniature tabletop games in the classrooms! The featured games change each month. There are a variety of easy to learn games for all ages.
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.
