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Festival at Fort Willow

Record #: BAR2216
Last Modified: 07 Sep 2022
Last Full Update: 07 Sep 2022

Contacts

Office Phone 705-424-1479
Website fortwillow.nvca.on.ca/
Social Media Facebook Facebook: https://fb.me/e/20IeeuANe
Primary Contact Maria Leung, Communications Coordinator, Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority; Phone: 705-424-1479 ext 254; Email: mleung@nvca.on.ca
Alternate Contact Briana Dea, Manager, Recreation, Parks & Facilities, Township of Springwater; Phone: 705-728-4784 ext 2100
Primary Executive Byron Wesson, Director, Land, Education & Stewardship Services, Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority; Phone: 705-424-1479 ext 224; Email: bwesson@nvca.on.ca

Addresses

Site Location Fort Willow - see website for map
Mailing Address c/o Maria Leung 
Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority 
8195 8th Line 
Utopia, ON L0M 1T0
Physical Access Not Accessible

Description

Description (Service) Fort Willow was developed as a half way point between Kempenfelt Bay and the Nottawasaga River enabling a continuous trade and transportation route from Lake Ontario through to Georgian Bay for many centuries
  • during the War of 1812, the British military utilized this portage route for the transport of supplies and personnel as the lower lakes were occupied by the Americans
  • Festival of Fort Willow is hosted by the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority, Springwater Township, the Friends of Fort Willow and the Barrie Rotary Club
    • Annual event held late Fall of each year where visitors will experience what life was like at Fort Willow pre-European contact, during the Fur Trade and the War of 1812.
    • visitors can enjoy various re-enactors as they interact with festival visitors and demonstrate their daily tasks including blacksmithing, carpentry and candle making, children's entertainment and hands-on historical displays

Service Details

Legal Status (50) Non Profit
Hours Sat Oct 1, 10 am-4 pm
Dates October 1, 2022
Areas Served Simcoe County
Eligibility No restrictions
Application Call or email for information
Languages English
Fees None - Donations welcome

Subjects

Service Categories Special Events

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