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Connecting Canoes & Their Stories: Victor Adams’ Eagle Dugout Canoe
At The Canadian Canoe Museum (CCM), each watercraft carries a story of how it came into the collection. A Haida dugout canoe, housed at the Museum, has a particularly heartfelt journey.
Remembering Doug Williams (Gitigaa Migizi)
Life is different now that Michi Saagig Anishinaabeg Elder and teacher Doug Williams has moved on to a higher plane. In conveying condolences to his family, community, and many friends throughout Turtle Island, my colleagues and I celebrate Gitigaa Migizi as a great...
Labrador family begins building a Mi’kmaq canoe for The Canadian Canoe Museum
The canoe being built for The Canadian Canoe Museum begins to take shape. Photo by Todd Labrador.The Canadian Canoe Museum is excited to announce that the talented Labrador family has started building a new, ocean-going Mi’kmaq canoe for the collection. Todd Labrador...
Canadian Canoe Museum receives $750,000 to develop exhibits for new 20,000-square-foot Exhibition Hall
Canadian Canoe Museum receives a $750,000 investment from FedDev Ontario towards developing exhibits for the new museum’s 20,000-square-foot Exhibition Hall.
Celebrate National Canoe Day on June 26th by sharing a #PortagePic and enjoying free admission to The Canadian Canoe Museum!
Every June 26th, The Canadian Canoe Museums celebrates our favourite holiday of the year – National Canoe Day! What is National Canoe Day? June 26th was coined National Canoe Day by The Canadian Canoe Museum following a CBC campaign that, in 2007, declared the...
Temporary closure extended as The Canadian Canoe Museum continues emergency repairs following storm damage
This week saw a flurry of activity at The Canadian Canoe Museum as restoration and repair crews worked to address the serious damage caused by the storm (a derecho) on May 21st. The storm’s violent winds tore signage off the building, blew out windows in the...