A Tribute to Jon King Grant
A Tribute to Jon King Grant January 10th, 1945 – November 25th, 2024 By James Raffan The Canadian Canoe Museum ...
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A Tribute to John Eberhard
It is with sadness that we mark the peaceful passing of National Council Member, John Janes Eberhard, at the London Health Sciences Centre, in his 80th year, a pioneer of organized recreational canoeing in Canada.
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Sharing Inuit Knowledge and Language: A Partnership between The Canadian Canoe Museum and Iqaluit’s Qajakkut Society
Through National Council Member Robert Comeau, The Canadian Canoe Museum has partnered with the Qajakkut Society, an Iqaluit-based organization, aimed at strengthening the practice of qajaq (kayak) building and paddling.
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Canadian Canoe Museum Sets Grand Opening Celebrations for Spring 2024 | Les célébrations pour l’ouverture officielle du nouveau Musée canadien du canot auront lieu au printemps 2024
The Canadian Canoe Museum is excited to announce the official grand opening date of its highly anticipated new museum. The new museum will open this winter, followed by a grand opening celebration in May, marking the culmination of years of planning and ushering in a new era for The Canadian Canoe Museum and the paddling community.
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Celebrate your #PaddlingPals on June 26, National Canoe Day! 🛶
Every June 26th, The Canadian Canoe Museums celebrates our favourite holiday of the year – National Canoe Day. Celebrate National Canoe Day this year with your #PaddlingPals!
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Canadian Canoe Museum Announces $1.775M Transformative Gift for New Waterfront Campus
The Canadian Canoe Museum (CCM) is thrilled to announce a transformative gift from former CFL player and businessman Stuart (Stu) Lang and his wife, Kim.
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Our Fifth Trip to the Mazinaawbikinigin of Pictured Lake
The evocative eight-person canoe pictograph at Pictured Lake, upon which The Canadian Canoe Museum’s logo is based, is located about half an hour by road and another half an hour by snowshoe from the city centre of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
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Truth & Reconciliation: A Report Back to Our Community
As an organization that stewards the world's largest & most significant collection of canoes, kayaks & paddled watercraft, we have committed to honouring and sharing the cultural histories and stories within the collection in all that we do.
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Local historian and avid canoeist Shelagh Grant remembered with a $250,000 gift to the new Canadian Canoe Museum
The Canadian Canoe Museum's new museum capital campaign has received a significant boost with a $250,000 gift from a local family. The gift celebrates and honours the legacy of local historian, avid canoeist, and long-time friend of the Museum, Shelagh Grant, and the Grant family's involvement in the Museum since its inception.
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Governor General grants patronage to The Canadian Canoe Museum
The Canadian Canoe Museum (CCM) is honoured to announce that Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, has granted Viceregal Patronage to the Museum. The granting of viceregal patronage is a long-standing tradition, with governors general granting support through patronage to recognize exceptional contributions to Canadian society.
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