The Town of Huntsville wants your ideas and opinions on the future of Muskoka Heritage Place.
Earlier this year, the Town received a $75,000 Ontario Trillium Foundation grant to review operations at Muskoka Heritage Place, with the intent of making the most of the facility as a cultural asset. After an RFP process, Toronto-based consulting firm Lord Cultural Resources was selected to complete the review. The company’s bid for the project was $66,340.
To provide your input, join a public meeting, hosted with Lord Cultural Resources, on Thursday November 24, 2016 at the Active Living Centre, 20 Park Drive in Huntsville. The public meeting will run from 7-8 p.m. with an open house to follow from 8-9 p.m.
Background
In a release, the Town describes Muskoka Heritage Place as consisting of “Muskoka Museum, a self-guided chronological journey of artifacts showing human activity in the area starting 7,000 years ago; Muskoka Pioneer Village, part of a 99-acre site featuring 18 historic buildings nestled beside Cann Lake; and the Portage Flyer, a fully operational narrow-gauge steam train, which during the warmer months ferries passengers alongside the Muskoka River to a beautiful stop on the shore of Fairy Lake.” muskokaheritageplace.org
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I think that the re-enactment of how things were done, ” way back when”, with the participation of the touring public, is a great boon to the site. Having volunteers dressed in the apparel of the day and demonstrating old-fashioned methods and tools makes the event memorable. A static display is only interesting to a point, but bringing things to life and involving people is a lot more fun and a much bigger draw.