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Marysa King, 8, center, smiles up at two historical actors Marysa King, 8, center, smiles up at two historical actors as they finish their musket firing demonstration during Saturday morning's event Life in Early Ohio at Fort Meigs in Perrysburg. The two-day event features historical actors giving demonstrations of life around the time of the War of 1812.

Marysa King, 8, center, smiles up at two historical actors as they finish their musket firing demonstration during Saturday morning's event Life in Early Ohio at Fort Meigs in Perrysburg. The two-day event features historical actors giving demonstrations of life around the time of the War of 1812. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH Enlarge | Buy This Photo

Published: 8/25/2012

Fort Meigs festival sports hands-on activities

BLADE STAFF

A two-day festival at Fort Meigs continues Sunday, giving people a chance to learn how to shoot cannons, craft a violin, stitch leather or throw a tomahawk.

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The Perrysburg historic fort was full of hands-on activities and demonstrations Saturday and Sunday as part of the “Life in Early Ohio” event.

The fort, which is a War of 1812 battlefield and a recognized site within the Ohio Historical Society, is located at 29100 W. River Rd.

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