Free Admission (Sponsored by Triple PLAY)
Enjoy FREE admission to The Muse on Saturday, March 2nd during Kenora’s Winter Weekend of Wonder thanks to Triple PLAY Kenora!
Beaded Pop Sockets Workshop
As complementary programming to Shiibashka’igan, Honouring the Sacred Jingle Dress exhibit, Bernice Bearle will lead this workshop on making beaded pop sockets.
Leatherworking: Make a Leather Bag
Sharon Crane and Elaine White will be on hand throughout the day to lead you in the making of a leather bag.
Lake of the Woods Cemetery Tour August 28
Every walk of life and some indelible characters are represented in the Lake of the Woods Museum’s cemetery walking tours.
Jingle Dress Earrings Workshop
As complementary programming to Shiibashka’igan, Honouring the Sacred Jingle Dress exhibit, Bernice Bearle will lead this workshop on making beaded jingle dress earrings.
Lake of the Woods Cemetery Tour August 23
Every walk of life and some indelible characters are represented in the Lake of the Woods Museum’s cemetery walking tours.
Book Launch: Fred Lodge’s Diaries
You are invited to join us for the local book launch of Fred Lodge’s Diaries: A Quiet Man’s Journey Through Hell.
Jingle Dress Making Demonstration
August 13, 2019 from 10am until 4pm is your opportunity to talk to Sharona Seymour Crane as she sews a jingle dress.
Drop-in Beading Circle
Please join Darci Everson and Sharona Crane at the Lake of the Woods Museum for a beading circle. Bring your beading project and work on it or come and learn how to bead.
Lake of the Woods Cemetery Tour July 31
Every walk of life and some indelible characters are represented in the Lake of the Woods Museum’s cemetery walking tours.
Metis Music, Dance & Voyageur Games
The Muse is pleased to be partnering with the Metis Nation of Ontario’s Summer Youth Program to offer a free workshop which gives people of all ages, opportunities to engage with Metis culture and history.
Lake of the Woods Cemetery Tour July 24
Every walk of life and some indelible characters are represented in the Lake of the Woods Museum’s cemetery walking tours.
Lake of the Woods Museum Darkside Cemetery Tour July 19
If you’re in the mood for something a little macabre be certain to attend the Darkside Cemetery Tour with the Lake of the Woods Museum’s tale-telling Museum Educator Braden Murray.
SHIIBAASHKA’IGAN Honouring the Sacred Jingle Dress – Exhibit Opening
Please join us for the official opening of Shiibaashka’igan – Honouring the Sacred Jingle Dress exhibit.
Book Launch of Levelling the Lake by author Jamie Benidickson
Stretching across parts of Ontario, Manitoba, and Minnesota, the Lake of the Woods and Rainy Lake basin spans boundaries and jurisdictions. Levelling the Lake explores a century and a half of social, economic, and legal arrangements through which the resources and environment of the Lake of the Woods and Rainy Lake watershed have been both harnessed and harmed.
2019 Summer Speaker Series
As two unique components in the overall La Verendrye history, historians David Malaher and David Fuller, will describe the Roseau River route and the biographical details of Father Aulneau’s early life over two evenings. This is modern, original work. Malaher and...
How to Conduct a Historic Interview: Tips & Tricks from Lloyd Mack
Lloyd Mack, former editor of the Kenora Miner and News, will be presenting tips and tricks on how to conduct an interview, whether it is genealogy, family stories, personal interest, or oral history.
Halloween Family Fun at the Museum!
Family fun for the young and the young at heart, come out and solve family-friendly Halloween mysteries at the Lake of the Woods Museum.
Halloween Family Fun at the Museum!
Family fun for the young and the young at heart, come out and solve family-friendly Halloween mysteries at the Lake of the Woods Museum.
Film Screening: Lost Moccasin
Join us for a special screening of the short documentary Lost Moccasin on September 29.
Lake of the Woods Cemetery Tour
Join The Muse’s Braden Murray as we take an evening tour through Kenora’s silent city, the Lake of the Woods Cemetery.
Lake of the Woods Cemetery Tour
Join The Muse’s Braden Murray as we take an evening tour through Kenora’s silent city, the Lake of the Woods Cemetery.
The Past is a Foreign Country
Braden Murray takes a look at the history of abandoned wedding traditions, and is reminded that the past is indeed a “foreign country.”
The Burley Mine
To the south and west of the still-visible slag pile of the former Sultana Mine is a small man-made island – The Burley Mine.