The Museum on Tower Hill

10/17/2026

Something is brewing here at the museum 👀

10/16/2026

2 spots just opened up!

Hey, folks! We're hosting our Witches' Brew: a Halloween Tea on October 17th from 12PM - 2PM.

While looking through our newspaper collection, we discovered the charming Parry Sound tradition of Halloween teas. Spanning from ~1870 - 1970, Halloween teas were held in churches, libraries, homes, among other venues, and offered the warmth of community and hot drink in the chilly autumn air.

Upon reading nearly a century of advertisements for Halloween teas in the North Star, we saw an perfect opportunity to bring back this fun heritage tradition here at the Museum on Tower Hill!

At the event, we'll be serving tea and food, and hosting local clairsentient, Lena Sider for tarot readings! Costumes (especially witchy ones) are encouraged to be worn by patrons.

The event is $20.00 per person and has a limited attendance. Interested? Visit https://www.museumontowerhill.com/events/witches-brew to purchase tickets. Alternatively, you can call us at 705-746-5365 to reserve and pay over the phone.

10/15/2026

Last night's Genealogy Club meeting was a huge success! Thanks Zenon Andrusyszyn and the CANADIGM crew for a wonderful and insightful evening, and thank you everyone for coming out!

10/14/2026

TONIGHT!

Join us in person at the Museum on Tower Hill, October 14th at 7pm, as we welcome Zenon Andrusyszyn, the artistic and executive director of CANADIGM!

Canadigm, a London based not-for-profit group has, since 2021, been documenting images and carvings created by our WW1 Canadian soldiers using 3d laser scanning and high-resolution photography. The soldiers were billeted in an underground Souterrain in preparation for the Battle of Vimy Ridge. During their stay below ground they wrote their names, drawings and intricately carved battalion cap badges. The documentation process in capturing these images and the results will be presented on October 14 at the Museum on Tower Hill.

To learn more about this event, visit: https://www.museumontowerhill.com/events/documenting-ww1-canadian-soldiers-images-carvings-with-canadigm

To learn more about CANADIGM, visit https://canadigm.ca/

10/12/2026

Happy Thanksgiving from everyone here at the Museum on Tower Hill! Here's some beautiful postcards to mark the occasion.

10/07/2026

Folks! We've got two more Halloween events for you coming up here at the Museum on Tower Hill.

First up, we have The Museum on Terror Hill--our haunted house experience on the 30th of October from 7PM - 9PM. We're turning our E. Roy Smith Gallery into a thing of nightmares 👻The event is $5.00 per person and is for ages 13 and up--but don't worry, we haven't forgot about our younger tricksters...

Which brings us to our second event: Fright at the Museum, an afternoon full of Halloween activities including pumpkin painting, games, and a costume contest!

There will be no admission prices for this event, however, games will be ticketed: $0.25 for 1 ticket, $1.00 for 5, $3.00 for 15, and $5.00 for 25.

For more information on Fright at the Museum, visit https://www.museumontowerhill.com/fright-at-the-museum

10/03/2026

Hey folks, only 8 tickets left for our Witches' Brew!! Interested in attending the event? Make sure to buy your tickets ASAP before it's too late!

Hey, folks! We're hosting our Witches' Brew: a Halloween Tea on October 17th from 12PM - 2PM.

While looking through our newspaper collection, we discovered the charming Parry Sound tradition of Halloween teas. Spanning from ~1870 - 1970, Halloween teas were held in churches, libraries, homes, among other venues, and offered the warmth of community and hot drink in the chilly autumn air.

Upon reading nearly a century of advertisements for Halloween teas in the North Star, we saw an perfect opportunity to bring back this fun heritage tradition here at the Museum on Tower Hill!

At the event, we'll be serving tea and food, and hosting local clairsentient, Lena Sider for tarot readings! Costumes (especially witchy ones) are encouraged to be worn by patrons.

The event is $20.00 per person and has a limited attendance. Interested? Visit https://www.museumontowerhill.com/events/witches-brew to purchase tickets. Alternatively, you can call us at 705-746-5365 to reserve and pay over the phone.

10/02/2026

we have some good old fashioned shenanigans with Mary Crawford and Ken Scott in Nobel! 🤸‍♀️

10/01/2026

Join us in person at the Museum on Tower Hill, October 14th at 7pm, as we welcome Zenon Andrusyszyn, the artistic and executive director of CANADIGM!

Canadigm, a London based not-for-profit group has, since 2021, been documenting images and carvings created by our WW1 Canadian soldiers using 3d laser scanning and high-resolution photography. The soldiers were billeted in an underground Souterrain in preparation for the Battle of Vimy Ridge. During their stay below ground they wrote their names, drawings and intricately carved battalion cap badges. The documentation process in capturing these images and the results will be presented on October 14 at the Museum on Tower Hill.

To learn more about this event, visit: https://www.museumontowerhill.com/events/documenting-ww1-canadian-soldiers-images-carvings-with-canadigm

To learn more about CANADIGM, visit https://canadigm.ca/

09/30/2026

September 30th is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt day - Every Child Matters.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation was created as a part of Call to Action 80 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, where the Federal Government of Canada was called to work in tandem with Indigenous, Metis, and Peoples to establish a statutory holiday to recognise survivors, their families, and communities and to ensure the public remembrance of the harm done by residential schools.

Orange Shirt Day came out of these reconciliation efforts, and serves to honour Residential School Survivors, their families, and those who never made it home.

What do we mean when we speak of reconciliation? Here, reconciliation originally referred to a process tied to the relationship between the Federal Government and Indigenous, Metis, and Inuit Peoples. This process has evolved in its extension to the general public, giving Canadians an opportunity to reflect on past relations with Indigenous, Metis, and Inuit Peoples, to heal, and to make right.

Reconciliation means different things to different people across Canada; it's a very personal journey, varying from individual to individual. Museums have our own roles to play in reconciliation as per the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action 67.

To learn more about Call to Action 67, visithttps://museums.ca/uploaded/web/TRC_2022/Report-CMA-MovedToAction.pdf