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NOTE: We will be CLOSED: Fri - Sun, Apr 7, 8 9 For the Easter Weekend. https://shawniganlakemuseum.com/pages/what-s-the-first-nations-history-of-shawnigan-lak...

NOTE: We will be CLOSED: Fri - Sun, Apr 7, 8 9 For the Easter Weekend. Mr. Johnny Meyland was a popular barber of Shawnigan from 1930 until 1957. Barbering f...

NOTE: We will be CLOSED: Fri - Sun, Apr 7, 8 9 For the Easter Weekend. Before the late 1930s, the main method of feeling trees was to create an undercut (hing...

The route in 1897 would have been considerably further than the current 113km Island Highway 1 distance. (probably closer to 145 km) At the time of this run, th...

The Shawnigan Lake Lumber Company began in 1889 with the construction of the sawmill just south of the Village on the E&N Railway. It opened in 1890. A head of...

Respectful use of the lake has been a community issue for as long as powered craft have been around (going back to the 1930s). Numerous community meetings have ...

(from Green Branches & Fallen Leaves) "The second world war... saw Shawnigan making a commendable effort under the local well-organized A.R.P. [Air Raid Precau...

The building in the background/right was the Shawnigan Lake Athletic Association Hall (SLAA), built in 1911 through local support by public purchase of shares. ...

Check out our website page on EJ Hughes! https://shawniganlakemuseum.com/pages/ej-hughes EJ Hughes pocket gallery of original works and belongings is open Wed,...