10/08/2026
What an evening of generosity by the lake! 🛶
On Saturday, our second annual Lakeside Gala brought Museum supporters, community members, artists, makers and business leaders together to celebrate “Excellence in the Making.”
Together, you helped raise $154,000 through ticket sales, sponsorships, donations and auction proceeds, with an additional $62,000 in in-kind contributions! Your support helps care for the Museum’s nationally significant collection and makes exhibitions, educational, and cultural programming possible.
Guests also helped build a dedicated canoe fleet for our growing Youth Backcountry Tripping Program. With leadership support from The Lindsay Family Foundation, six new tripping canoes and twelve paddles were donated to the program. Through the evening’s Paddles Up campaign, guests raised funds for two additional canoes, bringing the fleet to eight, helping more young people learn to paddle and feel at home in the outdoors.
From Janet McCue’s opening drumming and visits with Builders in Residence Joe Martin and Gisèle Martin to delicious culinary offerings, music by Thompson Egbo-Egbo and JJ Thompson, and spirited auction bidding, the evening was filled with connection.
Thank you to Cheeky Duck Vineyard, Chemong Lodge, The Flying Chestnut Kitchen, Love You, Mean It, MIJA Bakeshop, Silver Bean Café, and Little Miss Drinky Poo for sharing your talents and hospitality.
We are grateful to our returning presenting sponsors, Havelock Metal Co. and Emily Creek Woodworking Inc., and to our supporting sponsors, including:
Lancer Electric, LLF Lawyers, Johnston Wealth Partners of RBC Dominion Securities, McInroy & Associates, Libro Credit Union, Part Time CFO Services LLP, City Welding Works, GeoSolv Design/Build Inc., JaniKing – Peterborough – Denise and Keith Rye, JP Rowland Construction Ltd., Kelson, LEA Group, Unity Design Studio Inc., White Owl Group, Wilkinson & Company LLP, Bobcaygeon Brewing Company, Chemong Lodge, kawarthaNOW, Porcelain & Vine, Printhub, Rice Lake Hard C***r, Seven Events And Florals, and Windsor’s Dry Cleaning.
To everyone who attended, sponsored, donated, bid or volunteered, thank you, and we hope you will join us again next year on Saturday, October 16, 2027!
