Visitors can fire cannons, take after-hours tours and explore historic forts during special summer programs with Mackinac ...

You can see cannon and musket firing demonstrations at Colonial Michilimackinac, but did you know you can fire them yourself? Guests have the option to open Colonial Michilimackinac for the day by ...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A piece of history that has been hidden in the Cape Fear River for more than three centuries has surfaced in Brunswick County. A colonial cannon was discovered right ...

MACKINAW CITY, MI - Colonial Michilimackinac always hits the mark when you’re looking for an easy vacation adventure that lets you step back in time and see what the on-site archeologists are working ...

MACKINAW CITY, MI – Michigan’s Colonial Michilimackinac garrison is open for the season and has opportunities for guests to get their hands on history. Michilimackinac, at the base of Mackinac Bridge ...

MILFORD -- A piece of local history is back home, a piece that weighs more than a ton and at one time defended the city from attack. A cannon that was once part of the battery at Fort Trumbull during ...

WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA—A construction crew working in front of Wilmington’s Federal Courthouse has uncovered a colonial-era cannon. Weighing up to 800 pounds, the weapon probably dates to between ...

FORT FISHER — Underneath a fraying tarp and a thick layer of mosquitoes, a local piece of history is soaking in a concoction of fresh water and chemicals behind the N.C. Underwater Archaeology Branch.

MONCKS CORNER — The looming threat of rain didn’t stop the huzzah at Old Santee Canal Park Sept. 27, as hundreds celebrated the fourth annual Colonial Day. Liz Canada waved to visitors with a blue ...