Friends & Descendants of Johnson's Island Civil War Prison

Park Day at Johnson's Island (American Battlefield Trust)
2026-04-11 09:00 - 15:00 UTC
Join us for the Johnson’s Island Civil War Military Prison Park Day to help clean up and maintain the site of Johnson’s Island Civil War Prison.

*Please note that the Johnson’s Island Park Day is not on the nationally-observed date in 2026.

Advance registration is required. This is important so we can plan to have enough food for everyone!
To register, please complete this form by April 5: https://forms.gle/Qi5FmLG5qHm1QDy99 .
Registrants will receive further instructions by email.

Please meet at the site (GPS: 4005 E. Baycliffs Drive, Lakeside Marblehead, OH 43440) at 9:00 a.m. for a brief introduction to Johnson’s Island.

Wear your outdoor work clothes (including gloves) and dress for the weather (there is no shelter at the site). Please bring garden rakes, wheel barrows, tools for cutting branches, and/or chain saws if you can.

We will be clearing brush and sticks that have fallen over the winter to clean up the site, clearing trees around Fort Johnson, doing some general landscaping, and other similar projects.

Lunch will be provided. After lunch, there will be a tour and time to view the fort.

Ohio Civil War Show in Mansfield
2026-05-02 08:00 - 2026-05-03 15:00 (America/New_York)
The Friends & Descendants of Johnson’s Island Civil War Prison will have an educational table and books for sale in the Main Exhibitors Hall during the Ohio Civil War Show (May 2-3, 2026). The show is held at the Richland County Fairgrounds (750 North Home Road, Mansfield, OH 44906).
More information about the show can be found at https://ohiocivilwarshow.com/wp/.

Johnson's Island Pop-Up Museum & Tours
2026-07-18 10:00 - 15:00 UTC
The Friends and Descendants of Johnson’s Island Civil War Prison will host a pop-up museum of artifacts and historical documents relating to the prisoners and guards on display at the Johnson’s Island Clubhouse (located next to the Confederate Stockade Cemetery). A series of short presentations will be given throughout the day in the clubhouse. Parking is available at the adjacent Confederate Cemetery.

We invite organizations and private collectors with items relating to Johnson’s Island and/or Ohio’s role in the Civil War to have a display at this event. There is no cost to host a table. Please contact us for more information.

Tours of the Civil War Prison site (GPS: 4005 E Baycliffs Dr, Johnson’s Island, Ohio) and the cemetery will be held at select times during the event. Parking for the prison tours is available along Baycliffs Drive. Please do not park in the marina parking area across the street.

The event and tours are free and open to the public. Visitors to Johnson’s Island will need to pay a $2 cash toll to access the island via the causeway (dollars or quarters only).
Questions? Contact us at jicwmp@gmail.com
