Copper Harbor – “Fort Wilkins by Candlelight,” a special candlelight event, will rekindle the past with a twilight lantern tour and theatrical performances on Saturday, Aug. 11, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at Fort Wilkins Historic State Park in Copper Harbor
Costumed interpreters will lead visitors on a lantern-lit progressive theatrical tour of the mid-19th-century fort, depicting army life in the year 1870. The event will also feature a fashion show of historic costumes by Becky Weeks, live string music and period dancing, and light refreshments served by candlelight in the fort’s restored 1840s mess hall.
Fort Wilkins by Candlelight is free for park visitors, however, a Recreation Passport is required to enter the park.
For further details, contact the park at 906-289-4215, (TTY/TDD711 Michigan Relay Center for the hearing impaired), or visit www.michigan.gov/historicfortwilkins.
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