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Historic Fort Willow Conservation Area comes to life with history festival
October 3, 2024 · 0 Comments
By Brian Lockhart
You can take a journey back in time during the history festival at Fort Willow on Saturday, October 5.
Visitors can make candles, watch a blacksmith work metal, and witness a military firing line.
You can also chat with Voyageus, and experience how sailors worked on ships and line up to march in the King’s army.
The festival is held at the Fort Willow Conservation Area, which was used for centuries by Indigenous People during the fur trade, as well as by French explorers.
The fort was a part of a major transportation route known as the Nine Mile Portage.
It was also a strategically located supply depot during the War of 1812.
“At Festival at Fort Willow, reenactors will be dressed in period clothing and will demonstrate life as it was in the early 1800s in our area,” said Kyra Howes, Director of Conservation Services at the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority. “This is a great opportunity for people to not only learn about what our area was like 200 years ago, but to really experience it as well.”
The Festival will take place on Saturday, October 5, a the Fort Willow Conservation Area located at 2714 Grenfel Road, Utopia.
The Festival runs from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Tickets for the event a $10.00 per person or $35.00 for a family of four. Children under the age of two are free.
Tickets can be purchased at www.fortwillow.nvca.on.ca.
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