Kawartha Cottage SUMMER 2019

CANADIAN CANOE MUSEUM
Experience a Voyageur Canoe Tour
By Joanne Culley
Not a paddler? That’s not a problem, just bring
your sense of adventure to the many activities
offered by the Canadian Canoe Museum this
summer.
part of interactive, hands-on galleries, and engaging
exhibits. Drop-in family friendly programming will be
happening all summer, with a calendar of events at
canoemuseum.ca.
Some spaces are still available for their Summer
Paddling Adventure day camps and multi-day canoe
trips for youth age 8 to 14, where campers learn skills
from Ontario Recreational Canoeing and Kayaking
Association-certified instructors in a fun, safe and
supportive environment while interacting with nature,
developing their paddling skills and enjoying the lakes
and rivers in the Kawarthas.
“You’ll see us popping up at community events
this summer, including the Peterborough Pulse
street festival, the Muskoka Heritage Boat Show in
Gravenhurst and local farmer’s markets – be sure to
come over and say hello,” says Hyslop.
Located at 910 Monaghan Road. For more information,
please call 705-748-9153 or visit www.canoemuseum.ca
Down at the Peterborough Liftlock, the museum’s
voyageur canoe tours take guests for paddles up
and over the Liftlock north along the Trent-Severn
Waterway for a 90-minute fun and engaging ride
suitable for all ages and abilities. Scheduled tours
are available on weekends and custom tours can also
be booked for up to 20 people by emailing paddle@
canoemuseum.ca or by calling 705-748-9153 ext. 218.
Currently on display is Just Add Water: Little Boats
with BIG Stories featuring canoes from noteworthy
people, including Robert Bateman’s Minto canoe and
Gordon Lightfoot’s canary yellow canoe, along with a
Fijian Takia boat, and the stories behind these vessels.
Meanwhile, the museum is planning for its new facility
at the water’s edge, estimated for completion in 2022.
Come visit the museum itself to learn about the
importance of the canoe and kayak to not only the
local area but to the history of Canada. The museum
has the largest collection of its kind and displays
more than 100 canoes and kayaks ranging from
First Nations’ dugouts and Beothuk bark canoes to
canvas canoes made in Peterborough. These are all
“We’re excited to be at 60 percent of our fundraising
goal for the new building, having recently received
an incredible $10 million grant from the Canada
Cultural Spaces Fund,” says Carolyn Hyslop, Executive
Director. “At our current location, visitors can view the
architectural plans for the new museum and via our
web site, they can ‘fly through’ the new facility.”
The Canadian Canoe Museum Conceptual Rendering
Heneghan Peng Architects and Kearns Mancini Architects
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