Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Fort Meigs


A magician thrusts a sword thru a volunteer's neck.


A German mercenary in 1500's attire.


Civil War unit target practice.

On Saturday, we drove up to Toledo to Ft. Meigs, a military camp built to defend the country during the War of 1812. Reenactors recreated settings from conflicts through the ages, from Roman soldiers to current times. We saw archers from England, German mercenary fighters, cowboys, trappers, SS soldiers, Russians and, it seemed like, every military uniform worn by U.S. militia. It was quite a history lesson and a relaxing and fun day.

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