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Muskoka Museum

Located in our main admissions building beside our gift shop, at 88 Brunel Road, Huntsville, Ontario.
Our museum is “self-guided”
Takes you on a journey beginning with our First People
- Through settlement and development
- Industry and tourism
Browse through hundreds of artifacts that once were in the hands of those who shaped Huntsville
Self-guided scavenger hunt activity with five levels of difficulty
The museum is on one level and has accessible washrooms

The Muskoka Museum entrance is at 88 Brunel Road, Huntsville, Ontario. Find out where to park and accessible features.

You may purchase your train tickets for the Muskoka Museum at the station or at our main admissions desk.

“Healthy Huntsville – A Brief History of Health Care in Huntsville”

Created in partnership with Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare, Huntsville Hospital Auxiliary and the Huntsville Hospital Foundation.

Enjoy a look into Huntsville’s rich health care past
Some very clever thinking enabled our community to attract doctors away from the big city lure
Doctors fresh out of medical school were afraid to come to Huntsville for fear of low income and or non-payment
So the crafty town’s folk hatched an early version of medical insurance
The community guaranteed the doctor that came to Huntsville $600 for the first year, paid in two installments
Huntsville doctors soon came up with their own medical insurance. It cost $2.50 per person or $5.00 per family for one year
Doctors knew they could earn a living and town’s people knew that they had a doctor in their community
Come and look deeper into this exhibit to see how doctors, hospitals and the health care system have evolved and continue to evolve

A brief journey through the history of Muskoka and Huntsville.
Displays:

The First People in Muskoka
- Pre-Contact
- Post-Contact
- Beauty and Utility
- By Land and By Water
Métis
Hunting and Trapping
Surveying
Logging
Leather Working
Tourism
Music Makers
Going to the Fair
Team Sports
Winter Sports
Summer Sports
Child’s Play
For the Sake of Beauty
Donations of 2018

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