by Tammy Zebruck | Jun 18, 2022
Participants will meet at the Lake of the Woods Museum at 7:45 AM, and with the coach leaving Kenora at 8 AM. After a brief rest stop in Prawda, it’s on to the Mennonite Heritage Village in Steinbach, Manitoba.
by Shelby Smith | Mar 12, 2022 | Boats
The Ballad of Sundin’s Scorpions The Muse NewsletterVol. 32 No. 1 – Winter 2022 by Braden Murray Ninety years ago a hockey team from the depression relief highway construction camps electrified local crowds with a mix of rough-and-tumble hockey and...
by Shelby Smith | Mar 12, 2022 | Boats
This article tells the story of two historical boats on Lake of the Woods – one that ended with a bang, and one that started with a bang!
by Shelby Smith | Mar 12, 2022 | General
J.S. Woodsworth was a politician, labour leader, and founder of the CCF. It was during his time in Keewatin when he began to wrestle with the ideas that would inform his work for the rest of his life.
by Shelby Smith | Mar 12, 2022 | General
There is a local legend that Kenora changed its name from Rat Portage because a flour company didn’t want the word “rat” on their flour bag. I’m not convinced that’s the case.
by Shelby Smith | Feb 26, 2022 | The MUSE Blog
To celebrate Heritage week we are offering FREE admission for the Lake of the Woods Museum this Saturday, February 26th.
by Shelby Smith | Jan 28, 2022 | The MUSE Blog
If you are 55+ years, you are invited to join us for FREE cultural programming for seniors at The Muse from February to March 2022.
by Shelby Smith | Jan 21, 2022 | The MUSE Blog
Here’s a question for ya— why did everyone stand to watch hockey at the Thistle Rink? There is even people standing in the rafters!
by Shelby Smith | Jan 21, 2022 | The MUSE Blog
Before they named the newly built Thistle Rink in the 1920s there were many names in the running. Here are just a few!
by Shelby Smith | Jan 16, 2022 | The MUSE Blog
If it were not The Canadian Film and Photo Unit, Canada would not have any first hand footage of the battles of World War II.
by Shelby Smith | Dec 29, 2021 | The MUSE Blog
In this locket from the Lake of the Woods Museum collection, you can find the photo of someones cherished cat.
by Shelby Smith | Dec 14, 2021 | The MUSE Blog
In the late 1800s, the Willis family encountered an albatross on a sailing trip. This albatross muff is part of the LOTW Museum collection.
by Shelby Smith | Nov 28, 2021 | The MUSE Blog
In Victorian times, it was all the rage. It’s hair jewellery. Not jewellery to put in your hair, but jewellery with hair in it.
by Shelby Smith | Nov 11, 2021 | The MUSE Blog
The first World War had already been raging for three years when this poppy was picked in 1917 by Harold Machin in a field in France.
by Shelby Smith | Nov 6, 2021
Join Museum Educator Braden Murray as he talks about five (or more!) museum artifacts that help explain Kenora’s military history.
by Shelby Smith | Oct 25, 2021 | The MUSE Blog
It was on this day in 1884 that Walter Joseph Phillips was born in Barton-on-Humber, Lincolnshire, England.
by Shelby Smith | Oct 22, 2021
Join us this fall as we venture back to the dark side to look at the true crime tales in this the Lake of the Woods Cemetery tour.
by Shelby Smith | Oct 19, 2021 | The MUSE Blog
Bakaan nake’ii ngii-izhi-gakinoo’amaagoomin / We Were Taught Differently: The Indian Residential School Experience is closing tomorrow, October 20th.
by Shelby Smith | Oct 16, 2021 | The MUSE Blog
In the early twentieth century, women’s hats were over the top. They were usually decorated with frills, flowers, feathers, and even birds!
by Shelby Smith | Oct 8, 2021
Join us this fall as we venture back to the dark side to look at the true crime tales in this the Lake of the Woods Cemetery tour.
by Shelby Smith | Oct 5, 2021 | The MUSE Blog
Science North and The Muse are proud to present this recording of a Bluecoat Talk with artist Ruth Cuthand.
by Shelby Smith | Oct 2, 2021 | The MUSE Blog
On September 30th, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, staff and members of council from the City Of Kenora visited The Muse.
by Shelby Smith | Sep 28, 2021 | The MUSE Blog
On September 30th, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, The Muse will be open special hours of 2:30-8:00pm.
by Shelby Smith | Sep 27, 2021 | The MUSE Blog
On September 30th, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, The Muse will be open special hours of 2:30-8:00pm.