Social Media Photo Contest:

Share one of your favourite photos from Voyageur Winter Carnival 2023 for a chance to win a FWHP gift basket!

To enter you must:

  • Post your photo on Facebook or Instagram between February 18-20, 2023. Tag @FortWilliamHP and include the hashtag #VWC2023
  • Like/Follow us on Facebook or Instagram

Entry deadline: Monday, February 20, 2023, by 11:59 p.m. ET
One post equals one entry to the contest

Entries must be received by the stated deadline. After the deadline, one entry will be selected by a random draw from all eligible entries received during the contest period. Only the selected winner will be contacted by Fort William Historical Park with instructions on how to claim the prize. This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by any social media platform on which the contest may have been promoted or publicized, including Facebook and Instagram.

Celebrate Fort William Historical Park's 50th Anniversary in 2023!

Throughout 2023 we'll be hosting a variety of programs and activities for this landmark event. Stay tuned for more details.

Subscribe to our e-newsletter for information about all our programs and services, including our 50th Anniversary.

Great Rendezvous Celebration • July 8-16, 2023

Enjoy a variety of exciting programs and activities that celebrate the people who helped build Fort William Historical Park and its fur trade history, culminating in a weekend re-enactment.

Great Rendezvous Historic Re-enactment • July 14-16, 2023

Rendezvous is a re-creation of the annual summer gathering held at Fort William over 200 years ago when it was the inland headquarters of the North West Company, which, at the time was the world's largest fur trading enterprise with posts stretching across North America. During Rendezvous, French-Canadian voyageurs, Scottish businessmen, Indigenous Peoples, and other from various places around the world would gather at Fort William to discuss business, share news and renew friendships.

The historic re-enactment will include daily workshops, contests, arrival, and more! Stay tuned for our daily event schedule. Historic re-enactor camping will be available July 13-17, 2023.

Registration package now available!

The deadline to register is June 23, 2023. Registration is free this year.

Great Rendezvous Historic Re-enactment
July 14-16, 2023

Fort William Historical Park will be celebrating its 50th anniversary throughout 2023. Fort William Historical Park features one of North America's largest living history sites, which brings to life the 19th century fur trade at Fort William, the inland headquarters of the North West Company.

To celebrate this landmark event, we are holding a Great Rendezvous Celebration July 8-16, 2023, which will culminate with the Great Rendezvous Historic Re-enactment July 14-16, 2023. The Historic Re-enactment will include daily workshops, contests, arrival, and more! Stay tuned for our daily event schedule.

To register for the Great Rendezvous Re-enactment, complete the Registration Package and the Waiver and Release Forms, submit by:

  • Email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Drop-off at the Visitor Centre Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m, or
  • Send by mail to Fort Willam Historical Park, Attn: Great Rendezvous Re-enactment Registration, 1350 King Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7K 1L6

The deadline to register is June 23, 2023. 
Registration is free this year.

Rendezvous is a re-creation of the annual summer gathering held at Fort William over 200 years ago when it was the inland headquarters of the North West Company, which, at the time was the world's largest fur trading enterprise with posts stretching across North America. During Rendezvous, French-Canadian voyageurs, Scottish businessmen, Indigenous Peoples, and other from various places around the world would gather at Fort William to discuss business, share news and renew friendships.

Celebrate Fort William Historical Park's 50th Anniversary in 2023!

Throughout 2023 we'll be hosting a variety of programs and activities for this landmark event. Stay tuned for more details.

Subscribe to our e-newsletter for information about all our programs and services, including our 50th Anniversary.

Great Rendezvous Celebration • July 8-16, 2023

Enjoy a variety of exciting programs and activities that celebrate the people who helped build Fort William Historical Park and its fur trade history, culminating in a weekend re-enactment.

Great Rendezvous Historic Re-enactment • July 14-16, 2023

Rendezvous is a re-creation of the annual summer gathering held at Fort William over 200 years ago when it was the inland headquarters of the North West Company, which, at the time was the world's largest fur trading enterprise with posts stretching across North America. During Rendezvous, French-Canadian voyageurs, Scottish businessmen, Indigenous Peoples, and other from various places around the world would gather at Fort William to discuss business, share news and renew friendships.

The Historic Re-enactment will include daily workshops, contests, arrival, and more! Stay tuned for our daily event schedule. Historic re-enactor camping will be available July 13-17, 2023. 

Registration package coming soon

The deadline to register is June 23, 2023. Registration is free this year.

 

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