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Museums in Muskoka
Museums in Port Carling
Museums in Ontario, Canada
Marine Museums, Wooden Boat History
Native Canadian Museums in Muskoka
Come to the museum and see our pioneer and marine displays, featuring an 1875 log cabin, old wooden boats and early gas engines, and early native artefacts. Learn about Muskoka’s grand old resorts, the steamships that shuttled people up and down the lakes, and the early cottaging history of the township. A variety of children's activities and programming are offered throughout the summer. Each month there is a new temporary exhibit on a related topic, and a new art show in the museum’s own Catto art gallery. 2009 events include our annual Plant Sale on Saturday, May 16th, our annual ‘Artifact or Fiction’ fundraiser (date TBA), and the Thanksgiving Open House, to be held on Saturday, October 10th.
The Museum’s own history began as the Port Carling Historical Society back in 1961. By July 1963, the Historical Society was housed in the dining room of the old Algonquin Hotel on Joseph Street in Port Carling, with James Thompson as the first curator. The Port Carling Museum was incorporated in October 1964. On July 2, 1967, museum founder Marion Catto cut the ribbon and declared the museum "open". Donations and loans of artifacts from descendants of the pioneers were soon pouring in and it was obvious that a further structure was needed to house them all. The museum has undergone several expansions and additions since that time, bringing it to its present size and state, but still serving to preserve the region’s history.
Link to Southern Georgian Bay Map
Link to Blue Mountain Map
Link to Muskoka Region Map
Link to Huntsville and Lake of Bays Map
Link to North Lake Simcoe Map
Link to West Kawartha Lakes Map
Link to Parry Sound Map
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