Open 7 days a week
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Discover Fort William on your own and enjoy a variety of scheduled activities taking place throughout the day.
Welcome to 1815! There is plenty happening at the Anishinaabe Encampment and Fort William, the North West Company’s inland headquarters and world’s largest fur trade post. Last admission is at 4 p.m.
English Guided Tours: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
French Guided Tours: 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Guided tours start at the Tour Shelter
Take a guided tour of Fort William led by one of its inhabitants. Guided tours last approximately 1.5 hours and are are available in English and French.
11:30 a.m.
Great Hall Veranda (20)
Join a new clerk and an experienced guide of the North West Company as they embark on a quest to locate an important trading ledger before Mr. Taitt discovers it is missing.
10:45-11:20 a.m. and 2:45-4:20 p.m.
Voyageur Encampment (38)
Explore the historic Kaministiquia River by canoe while voyageurs entertain you with songs and stories.
12-12:30 p.m.
Armourer’s Shop, Trades Square (36)
Try your hand at throwing a trade axe! Voyageurs and tradesmen spend their leisure time trying to best one another in this game of precision and skill.
2:30 p.m.
Wharf (39)
Celebrate the arrival of travellers and traders to Fort William with a traditional salute from the Fort’s inhabitants.
2:30-4 p.m.
Anishinaabe Encampment (1)
Come experience how the Anishinaabe live in harmony with Nimaamaa Aki (Mother Earth). Learn about the transition and melding of different tools and technologies through trade.
3-3:30 p.m.
Armourer’s Shop, Trades Square (36)
Firearms are an important trade item in 1815. Learn the skills you’ll need to use a fur trade era musket to hunt for your food.
4-4:30 p.m.
Main Square
Join Fort William’s inhabitants as they celebrate with singing and dancing in the Main Square.
All day
Bakery (25)
Smell the aroma of fresh baked bread, baked in our historic bake ovens. Swing by the Bakery and enjoy a sample today!
All day
Farm (15)
Meet our sheep, pigs and chickens on the Farm. Consider lending a hand, there are always chores to be done.