Civil War Days is at Detroit's Fort Wayne this weekend

DETROIT – The Historic Fort Wayne Coalition continues its year of events Saturday and Sunday, September 13-14 at the Fort, located at 6325 W. Jefferson (at the foot of Livernois), with a Civil War Days weekend from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

A wide variety of activities will take place around the Star Fort and throughout the Historic Fort Wayne complex, including:

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• Artillery demonstrations
• A medical display;
• A Union headquarters;
• A Union garrison living as they would have in the 1860 within the Star Fort;
• Civil War-era cooking demonstrations;
• Costumed interpreters portraying President Abraham Lincoln, U.S. Senator from Michigan Jacob Howard, and Michigan Governor Austin Blair.
• A Sunday morning garrison church service;
• Historic baseball on Sunday out on the parade grounds outside the Star Fort.

Secured parking is $5 per vehicle. Admission is $3 for adults and kids under 12 are FREE for this special weekend. Guided tours of the Historic Fort Wayne complex will also be offered each day priced at $5 for adults and free for children under 12. The guided tours will include the Star Fort and barracks built in the 1840s, as well as the Spanish-American War Guard House.
The Fort's regular hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday each weekend now through Sunday, October 26, and admission is generally $3 for adults and free for children under 14. For more information on special events and activities at Historic Fort Wayne during 2014, visit www.historicfortwaynecoalition.com.

The Historic Fort Wayne Coalition is dedicated to preserving the history of Michigan men and women who served their country between 1845 and 1973 who either sent material to or personally passed through Historic Fort Wayne as a place of induction to United States military service. We are busy helping the Fort's caretakers, the City of Detroit Recreation Department with this effort in two major ways. First, we present high quality events that provide ways for the public to enjoy Historic Fort Wayne and see glimpses of how it would have looked when it was garrisoned. We are also very busy preserving and restoring as much of the structures and facilities as possible on the Fort grounds.