Fun for the Whole Family
From historical re-enactments and period encampments to apple picking and special tours, there's always something going on at Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters!
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Upcoming Special Events
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See you at FWSQ soon!
May 20th: For our Opening Day, we will be selling plants from our Daughters gardens! We will also have
a few speakers on site to talk about the local plantings, we will be highlighting a few of our gardening
artifacts, and we will be planting our Medicinal Garden to honor the Army Surgeons who lived on the
site.
June 3rd: We have a marker in our Pollinator Garden honoring Marquette and Joliette and their historic
trip on the Fox River. Being the 350 th Anniversary, the re-enactors who are making the same journey will
be passing though Portage on June 3 rd “by their reckoning”. Come and help us welcome them to our
historic site.
June 18th: Take a trip back in time and explore the past. Visit FWSQ and see how families lived before
there was electricity, modern appliances, and conveniences.
July 15th: Once again, FWSQ will be hosting Ghost Hunting after hours. Come and see who comes out to
talk!
July 23rd: For the last three years, we have been restoring our Cabin. Now it’s time to celebrate the
completion! From Noon until 3pn, come and join us as we have the Cabin and Schoolhouse open to the
public to walk through, see some of the artifacts that we “never put out”, and have some light
refreshments as you sit on the cool grass.
July 26th – 30th: Come and visit our table at the Columbia County Fair!
August 19th: Missed the July 15 th Ghost Hunting event? We have another team coming to help us
connect with the resident ghosts. After hours and in the dark of course…bring your flashlight and your
courage.
September 23rd: Missed both Ghost Hunting events but really want to find out who’s “living” in the
Cabin and Schoolhouse? We are going to be doing a Cemetery Walk to the Fort Winnebago Cemetery
where you will encounter some of the past residents of the cemetery, then a short walk to the wayside
and a conversation with someone who lived at Fort Winnebago, and finally back to FWSQ to meet and
talk to a few residents who lived onsite. Come back after dark and we’re going to have Ghost Hunting to
see what happens when we ask if we got the information right.
a few speakers on site to talk about the local plantings, we will be highlighting a few of our gardening
artifacts, and we will be planting our Medicinal Garden to honor the Army Surgeons who lived on the
site.
June 3rd: We have a marker in our Pollinator Garden honoring Marquette and Joliette and their historic
trip on the Fox River. Being the 350 th Anniversary, the re-enactors who are making the same journey will
be passing though Portage on June 3 rd “by their reckoning”. Come and help us welcome them to our
historic site.
June 18th: Take a trip back in time and explore the past. Visit FWSQ and see how families lived before
there was electricity, modern appliances, and conveniences.
July 15th: Once again, FWSQ will be hosting Ghost Hunting after hours. Come and see who comes out to
talk!
July 23rd: For the last three years, we have been restoring our Cabin. Now it’s time to celebrate the
completion! From Noon until 3pn, come and join us as we have the Cabin and Schoolhouse open to the
public to walk through, see some of the artifacts that we “never put out”, and have some light
refreshments as you sit on the cool grass.
July 26th – 30th: Come and visit our table at the Columbia County Fair!
August 19th: Missed the July 15 th Ghost Hunting event? We have another team coming to help us
connect with the resident ghosts. After hours and in the dark of course…bring your flashlight and your
courage.
September 23rd: Missed both Ghost Hunting events but really want to find out who’s “living” in the
Cabin and Schoolhouse? We are going to be doing a Cemetery Walk to the Fort Winnebago Cemetery
where you will encounter some of the past residents of the cemetery, then a short walk to the wayside
and a conversation with someone who lived at Fort Winnebago, and finally back to FWSQ to meet and
talk to a few residents who lived onsite. Come back after dark and we’re going to have Ghost Hunting to
see what happens when we ask if we got the information right.
Regular Hours
In addition to the special events listed above, we are regularly open to the public.
Wednesdays to Sundays
May 15 to October 15
10:00am to 4:00pm
Wednesdays to Sundays
May 15 to October 15
10:00am to 4:00pm
