The Canadian Canoe Museum

Name: The Canadian Canoe Museum
Address: 910 Monaghan Rd, Peterborough, ON K9J 5K4, Canada, J, Canada

4.7/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

Contact The Canadian Canoe Museum

Address :	910 Monaghan Rd, Peterborough, ON K9J 5K4, Canada
Phone :	📞 +7789
Website :	http://www.canoemuseum.ca/
Categories :	Gift shop , Museum , Tourist attraction ,
City :	J
Description :	Heritage museum with hundreds of historic canoes, kayaks & related artifacts, plus kids' activities.

910 Monaghan Rd, Peterborough, ON K9J 5K4, Canada

Best Museum in Canada

Y	YannikR9 on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The fact that this museum was only about canoes and nothing else made it a kind of boring and after a while you have the feeling of already having seen everything already. On the other hand it's an awesome service to get in for free on thursdays and the souvenir shop has many things to offer! I think I actually spent more time in there than in the museum itself.
S	Steve Mayes on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ First time visiting the Canadian Canoe Muesum in Peterborough. I found it very informative and interactive. Lots of items to see and work with. Worth visiting the workshop as well. Any of the staff we talk to were quite helpful. Definitely take the time if you're ever in the area and go to the Muesum. You will not be disappointed! ☺?☝☝
O	Ofir Michaeli on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Great Museum! I was expecting a small musuem but it turned out to be big, with large exibits. It was very informative and the kids (10yo, 8yo and 7yo twins) loved it! They also had a fun activity for the kids to try and find items, which kept them intriged to the very end.
M	Mary on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Canadian Canoe Museum presents how indigenous peoples and their creation of canoes and kayaks allowed this country to be discovered, mapped, goods transported and communities built. The Hudson Bay company giant transport canoes were mind-boggling! The display on recreational canoeing (and sail canoes!) was great. It was and is a way to see this magnificent country from angles it could not otherwise be seen. The differing styles of dugout, birch bark and wooden strip & plank canoes and seal skin kayaks was amazing. I especially appreciated the extensive information on how different indigenous communities shaped them differently to suit the kind of water they were dealing with. It is also the story of the passion and vision of people who collected & preserved this important part of our history. The gift shop is also wonderful and I bought several gifts - and a comfy Canadian-made sweatshirt for myself. The volunteers were extremely helpful & COVID-19 protocols carefully observed. It was a wonderful outing for myself and my niece. She actually got married there a few years ago. I recommend it if you are in Peterborough.
S	Spire Beats on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Canadian Canoe Museum is a museum dedicated to canoes located in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. The museum's mission is to preserve and share the culture and history of the canoe. The Canadian Canoe Museum's exhibits explore how the canoe defines the Canadian character and spirit. As well as the canoe collection, the museum features a dramatic waterfall, and a traditional Mi'kmaq wigwam where visitors can hear creation stories. Visitors can also try their hand at building a birch bark canoe in the Preserving Skills Gallery, plan a prospecting expedition like in the gold rush days, feel what it was like to be a voyageur during the fur trade era, and enjoy the cottaging lifestyles of the early 20th century.
D	Doug Bailey on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Canadian Canoe Museum is awesome! Anyone who has a love for canoeing will enjoy this museum. They have a very impressive collection of canoes. My favourites were Bill Mason's, Pierre Trudeau's, Gordon Lightfoot's, The royal family, and The Starkell's canoes! I will be returning for another visit once the museum moves to the new location on the river. The current building looks a little depressing from the outside but once you get inside you realize how amazing this place is. The only complaint I have is that while I was there, the Gordon Lightfoot plaque with the music wasn't working, so I couldn't hear what the song Canary Yellow Canoe sounds like. This song is hard to find because it is not on Youtube or Spotify or anywhere else on the internet and the only way to hear it is by buying the 4 CD box set that costs $55!. Hopefully they get the speakers fixed soon. When we arrived the person at the front desk gave us a great introduction and he was very excited to see us. We also had the whole museum to ourselves as we were the first to arrive all day. Other people did show up throughout the day. I hope you enjoy the museum as much as I did!
J	Jim Deal on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This is a great museum of canoes and kayaks. The self guided tour takes you through the history of these water crafts. There is a nice gift shop as well.
L	Libin Philip on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Never really knew that canoes had such a huge contribution to what we are today! Must visit this museum at least once. It's so informative, will definitely widen your perspective. The whole place is beautifully maintained with staff who have a very good knowledge on the subject. Each & every object has detailed information and explains the historical impact & importance. Being an immigrant myself, this place helped me gain so much knowledge about Canadian history. Definitely worth the time for people all ages. Their is also a memoir shop inside with things such as miniature canoes, books & magazines, collectables, t-shirts and so on. Price for an adult is $14 but you can avail a discount if you're a student. My friends definitely did. We paid $28 for the three of us. Totally worth it!