the Village
Muskoka Pioneer Village is now closed for the season.
The Muskoka Museum & Gift Shop is open Monday - Saturday, 10:00 am-4:00 pm. Year-end Sale, 10% - 50% everything in the store (consignment and blacksmith items not included) until Dec. 23rd, 2023.
the Train
The Portage Flyer Train is now closed for the season.
We will reopen again on May 18, 2024.
an Artifact
Sponsor an object in our artifact collection. This is a fun way to learn about items in the collection and a chance to safely handle them.
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Fun for the whole family
Objects, photographs and archival material related to the human history of Muskoka, with a focus on Huntsville.
Indigenous post-contact encampment and working cross-roads pioneer settlement, circa 1860-1910. Close-up views of buildings and contents within.
Huntsville and Lake of Bays Navigation Company, related railway stock, and the operation of the diesel electric and steam engines.
Memories start here
Make our history, yours too
If an intimate, classic and beautiful backdrop for photographs is what you have been dreaming for on your wedding day, look no further.
Education in the 1800's
Groups of students will get hands-on learning and a feel for pioneer life within the Village. Costumed narrators lead demonstrations from pioneer chores to lessons in the blacksmith shop.
"My husband and I really enjoyed the exhibits. Quite interesting to see how people lived many years ago. Would recommend this visit and the kids would love the steam engine train ride." - Tammy D
