Serving Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky and Wood Counties
Area residents are invited to remember the bravery of Paul Revere warning the colonists that the British were coming with a lantern walk through Spiegel Grove on the 251st anniversary of his legendary ride on Saturday, April 18.
Walk through Spiegel Grove, the grounds of the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums and an accredited arboretum, as you hear the poem “Paul Revere’s Ride” written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Tours depart at 7:30 and 7:45 p.m.
The poem will be read in sections at three different stops at the Grove, culminating with two lanterns being lighted at 8:45 p.m. in the cupola of the historic Hayes Home, which participants will see while gathered on the lawn outside the home.
Tickets are required and cost $5 per person. They are available online at https://www.rbhayes.org/news/2026/03/13/general/celebrate-the-anniversary-of-paul-revere-s-ride-with-lantern-walk-at-spiegel-grove/. They will also be available at the museum front desk the night of the event, pending availability.
In case of inclement weather, the event will be moved inside the museum.
The lantern walk event is part of Hayes Presidential’s yearlong America 250 celebration. Partial funding for America 250 events is provided by Albrechta & Liebold, Ltd., Attorneys at Law.
Hayes Presidential, America’s first presidential library and the forerunner of the federal presidential library system, is located at Spiegel Grove on Buckland Avenue in Fremont.
For information, call 419-332-2081, visit rbhayes.org or follow Hayes Presidential on social media.
