Tales of Scales Events

Fort Morris Historic Site


Saturday, May 25, 2024

Memorial Day Commemoration
Saturday, May 25, 2024 10 AM to 3 PM
Fort Morris Historic Site - Midway, GA
This coastal fort will present hourly Revolutionary War soldier talks and musket and cannon demonstrations. $3.50-$5.00 912-884-5999.

Saturday, July 6, 2024

Independence Day at Colonial Sunbury
Saturday, Jul 6, 2024 10 AM to 3 PM
Fort Morris Historic Site - Midway, GA
Celebrate Independence Day with a bang! Visitors will experience musket, and cannon firing demonstrations each hour. Also fun for the younger ones, or the simply the young at heart, enjoy yourself playing hands-on some of the old fashioned toys and games that were common place. Sack races, jump rope, bean bags, and more will be available. $3.50-$5.00 912-884-5999.

Saturday, September 14, 2024

Girl Scouts Love State Parks: Spinning wool, Fort tour
Saturday, Sep 14, 2024 10 AM to 3 PM
Fort Morris Historic Site - Midway, GA
Girl Scouts come enjoy a hands-on wool fiber spinning activity, as they learn how the early settlers made their own clothing. Scouts will card wool, spin the walking wheel, and experience the texture of various natural fibers. Fort tour with an American Continental soldier offered. Call the site office to register. $5. 912-884-5999.

Sunday, September 15, 2024

Girl Scouts Love State Parks: Spinning wool, Fort tour
Sunday, Sep 15, 2024 10 AM to 3 PM
Fort Morris Historic Site - Midway, GA
Girl Scouts come enjoy a hands-on wool fiber spinning activity, as they learn how the early settlers made their own clothing. Scouts will card wool, spin the walking wheel, and experience the texture of various natural fibers. Fort tour with an American Continental soldier offered. Call the site office to register. $5. 912-884-5999.

Saturday, November 23, 2024

"Come and Take It!" Encampment and Wreath Ceremony
Saturday, Nov 23, 2024 10 AM to 3 PM
Fort Morris Historic Site - Midway, GA
The event commemorates Colonel John McIntosh's defiant reply to a British demand for surrender: "Come & Take It!" Watch colonial demonstrations, musket and cannon drills, 18th century music and wreath laying ceremony by the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution. $3.75-$5.00 912-884-5999.