This Canada Day weekend, thousands of you will no doubt be headed out to Little Lake Park to enjoy festivities in celebration of the Dominion.
But many park-goers may be surprised to learn of the park’s long and varied history. In part 1 of a two-part episode, Huronia Museum curator Jamie Hunter takes us on a tour of the history of Little Lake Park from prehistoric glaciers to modern day volleyball.
In this week’s episode, Huronia Museum curator Jamie Hunter discusses the important role of lighthouses on Georgian Bay and showcases one of the museum’s most unique items, the Lonely Island Lighthouse fresnel.
If you’d like to learn more about Georgian Bay lighthouses, the following book titles are available to purchase at our gift shop as well as via our online store at ShopMidland:
Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia
Guiding Lights, Tragic Shadows: Tales of Great Lakes Lighthouses
Up the Shore: The Lighthouse Years
In this week’s episode, Huronia Museum curator Jamie Hunter describes Group of Seven artist A.Y. Jackson and his paintings of Georgian Bay on display at the museum.
To see what A.Y. thought of Midland Painter/Etcher see this link
Huronia Museum 