It’s time to start making plans for the summer!

After what feels like forever, the weather is finally starting to turn nice.  Unbelievably school will be over in only a few more weeks, which means it is time to start making plans for summer.  If you are stumped for what to do with the kids this summer, Huronia Museum has the solution.  Send them to our Summer Jam Day Camp.  We have been offering this camp for many years and strive to provide a fun and safe environment in which your children will thrive over the summer months.

Summer Jam Day Camp is running from July 2 to August 31 this year.  We are open to children between the ages of 5 and 12 years of age and while pre-registration is not required it is strongly recommended.  Parents can register with Summer Jam Day Camp by the dayor by the week, as a result we may have days throughout the summer that reach capacity and pre-registering will eliminate unnecessary worry.

Our camp is based on weekly themes with games and activities to correspond.  We will also swim Monday and Thursday at the YMCA as well as taking weekly field trips and having pizza day on Wednesdays.  We will also take advantage of the nice weather and spend a part of each day at Little Lake Park enjoying the playground there.

While we are still working on finalizing our daily activity schedule and confirming our field trips, the list of dates and weekly themes is as follows:

July 2-6:  You Don’t Want to Myth This

July 9-13:  Art Start

July 16-20:  Happy Holidays

July 23-27:How to Make Your Garden Grow

July 30-August 3:  Camp Olympics

August 7-10:  So You Think You Can Cook!

August 13-17:  Cloak and Dagger

August 20-24:  Glorious Games

August 27-31:  Dog Days of Summer 

A more complete daily calendar will be posted soon but if you would like to register your child for camp now you can download our Registration Form fill it out and return it to Huronia Museum to reserve your child`s spot in camp.  Please also read the cancellation policy attached to the registration form.

Our camp runs from 9AM to 5PM, Monday to Friday and the cost is $22 per day for museum members and $24 per day for non members.  We also offer early drop off between 8AM and 9AM and late pick up between 4PM and 5PM.  Each of these options costs an additional $1.

If you have any questions about our camp please feel free to call Gillian at Huronia Museum 705-526-2844.

Heritage Dinner a Great Success

This past Friday evening, Huronia Museum hosted its annual Heritage Dinner fundraiser.  There were over 300 people in attendance to hear our keynote speaker, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Dr. Alan Taylor.

Many thanks to all who attended and a special thanks to all of our indispensable volunteers.

Huronia Museum Now Open Weekends

Beginning this weekend, Huronia Museum is once again open 7 days a week for the remainder of the spring and summer.  The museum, village and Mundy’s Bay Store are open from 9:00am to 5:00pm.

The Forgiveness of Blood – Film Series Screening, May 2, 2012

The Huronia Museum Film Series presents The Forgivness of Blood.

May 2, 2012 – 7:30PM at Galaxy Cinemas, Midland, Ontario.

For more information about our film series, please visit our Film Series Page.

Footnote – Film Series Gala Presentation May 16, 2012

Huronia Museum Film Series presents its gala celebration on May 16, 2012 with a showing of the film Footnote.  Screenings will be at 4:30PM and 7:30PM at the Galaxy Cinemas in Midland, ON.

From Huronia Museum director Jamie Hunter:

On Wednesday, May 16, Huronia Museum Film Series presents our annual gala reception from 5:45 PM to 7:00 PM.  The 4:30 film showing will go on as planned and the 7:30 showing will go on as planned.  In between the two films the series will offer complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beer/wine in appreciation for our wonderful film series this season.  In addition, we will have Ms. Janet Robinson of the Ontario Film Review Board talk about what the Film Review Board does.  Janet’s talk will be at 7:00 PM sharp.  This should be an insightful description of how our films are rated and what the board does in supporting films shown in Ontario.

The film Footnote was nominated for an Oscar and has won 12 awards and 5 nominations at festivals worldwide.  It is a story about a father and son both of whom are academic rivals in Talmudic studies.  When the father is to be awarded a prize for his life’s work, the family relationship reaches a new peak.

The film is rated PG, has a running time of 103 minutes and was released May 25, 2011 in Israel as a drama.  It’s an interesting film and rates 82/100 from various sources and features director/writer Joseph Cedar and stars Shlomo Bar-Aba, Lior Ashkenazi and Aliza Rosen.

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen – Film Series Screening, April 18, 2012

The Huronia Museum Film Series presents Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.

April 18, 2012 – 7:30PM at Galaxy Cinemas, Midland, Ontario.

For more information about our film series, please visit our Film Series Page.

OPEN GOOD FRIDAY AND EASTER MONDAY!

We are open on Friday, April 6, 2012 and Monday, April 9, 2012 from 9 am to 5 pm.  We are open on Saturday, April 7, 2012 for our Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt frpm1 to 5 pm and closed Easter Sunday and!