Celebrate America 250!
Join us at Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters for Celebrate America 250!
Celebrate America's Semiquincentennial - 250 years of American History
● Join us on a 'Revolutionary Path' through the history witnessed at this site on the Fox-Wisconsin portage.
● Learn about the role of lakes and rivers in becoming Wisconsin – how did water navigation make the state?
● Hear stories of American Patriots who moved West to pursue opportunities in the northwest territory prior to Wisconsin statehood in 1848.
● Consider the changes experienced by fur trader Francois LeRoi and his family as they made a life at the Fox-Wisconsin portage.
● Explore the arrival of Fort Winnebago in 1828 – what impact did it have then and now?
● Learn about frontier life through the personal stories of people who lived at the portage, as told by our historical interpreters.
Date and Time
Sunday Jun 7, 2026
Location
Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters 1824 East State Road 33 Portage, WI 53901
Contact Information
608-742-2949
Printed courtesy of www.portagewi.com – Contact the Portage Area Chamber of Commerce for more information.
104 West Cook Street, STE A, Portage, WI 53901 – (608) 742-6242 – pacc@portagewi.com