FMHA and Delaware State Parks Announce Delaware Goes to War Events Schedule

Where: Fort Miles Museum and Historical Area – Cape Henlopen State Park (“CHSP”)

Hours: 10 AM – 4 PM

Museum Admission: $5 per person (standard vehicle admission fees apply to enter CHSP)

Throughout the Day:

Mess Hall Concessions: 10 AM – 3 PM

2nd Annual Fort Miles Historical Association Sketching Contest and Event: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM*

Live Music by WWII Tunes, Orientation Building: 10:30 AM – 3 PM

Veterans Postcard Connect, Orientation Building: 10 AM – 4 PM

Scheduled Events:

10:00 AM – Museum Doors Open – First Tour (Battery 519)

10:30 AM – Presentation – The German Battle Fleet (Battery 519)

11:30 AM – 3” Artillery Gun Firing (Round 1 – Orientation Building)

11:45 AM – Dunes of Defense Film (1st Showing – Battery 519)

12:45 PM – Women of Fort Miles (Battery 519)

1:00 PM – German U-Boat Surrender (Orientation Building)

2:00 PM – Small Arms Demonstration (Orientation Building)

2:15 PM – Dunes of Defense Film (2nd Showing – Battery 519)

3:30 PM – 3” Artillery Gun Firing (Round 2 – Orientation Building)

3:30 PM – Fort Miles Historical Association Veterans Wall of Honor Induction Ceremony (Battery 519)

3:30 PM – Final Battery 519 Tour

Shuttles to Fort Miles Historical Area: 9:30 – 4:30PM – CHSP Beach Bathhouse Parking Lot

Post Open House Event: Rehoboth Beach Concert Band, Free Concert, 5 – 6:15 PM (Battery 519)

Historical Interpreters from the 261st Coast Artillery and Other Units will be on site all day – See and Learn About World War II Vintage Vehicles and Equipment.

Sketching Contest for Registered Artists (10:30 AM – 12:30 PM) and informal sketching for others throughout the day.

Museum Gift Shop and Visiting Artists Art Gallery open 10 AM – 4 PM.