shawniganlakemuseum
on July 23, 2022
Fern Perkins is the Metis, great-great-great granddaughter of the Anishinabe woman, Isabella Mainville Ross, and HBC Scottish Chief Trader, Charles Ross. They w...
shawniganlakemuseum
on July 22, 2022
The Museum is the unofficial Visitor's Centre for Shawnigan. If you have a question about the history or just in general, we can provide an answer or certainly...
shawniganlakemuseum
on July 21, 2022
Morton House was completed in November 1886 and run by Charlie Morton until his death in January 1891.
It was auctioned to John Cameron and then sold to the Ko...
shawniganlakemuseum
on July 20, 2022
Our Gift Shop has a selection of 8 different tattoos and a dozen stuffies of various sizes.
Check them out online at: shawniganlakemuseum.com or
drop by Wed-Sat...
shawniganlakemuseum
on July 19, 2022
It's Artifact Tuesday!
Answer available on Thursday.
Drop by the Museum to see this artifact.
Wed - Sat, 10:30 - 3:30
Admission by donation
shawniganlakemuseum
on July 18, 2022
Fern Perkins is the Metis, great-great-great granddaughter of the Anishinabe woman, Isabella Mainville Ross, and HBC Scottish Chief Trader, Charles Ross. They w...
shawniganlakemuseum
on July 17, 2022
2017
The Shawnigan Lake Pavillion, which opened October 7, 2017, was the first phase of vision work that was started for Elsie Miles Park by the Shawnigan Vill...
shawniganlakemuseum
on July 15, 2022
shawniganlakemuseum
on July 14, 2022
Did you Know?
(from “Green Branches and Fallen Leaves” – sold in the Museum Gift Shop - $18.00)
The remnants in the middle of “Strathcona Bay” (the bay on the...
shawniganlakemuseum
on July 13, 2022
Two of the most popular items at the Museum Gift Shop:
1. George Norris painted map poster of Shawnigan Lake: completed in the 1990's by one of Shawnigan's be...
shawniganlakemuseum
on July 11, 2022
Why Come Into the Shawnigan Lake Museum?
Although the building looks small from the outside, there is a lot of space inside!
After all, at one time the Old F...
shawniganlakemuseum
on July 10, 2022
(From Green Branches & Fallen Leaves). – The Big Fire of 1930.
As often happens in a small community, events are locally chronicled as being “before” or “after...
shawniganlakemuseum
on July 09, 2022
Project Impact: The Museum Expansion
With the expanded new EJ Hughes Gallery, there will be exciting new displays of Hughes' work and belongings!
The new EJ H...
