muskoka heritage place

This lil lookout is a unique place to see the town of Huntsville. We take our company up there when they come to visit so they can get a birds eye view of our lovely town. And becouse it is so close to downtown, we often times do a bit of shopping afterwards

We visited on a Friday. A great experience with a museum covering the original pioneers etc. The outside exhibits are wonderful and staff present on some of the houses so helpful and informative, particularly the school teacher.Should be a must for those interested in history.

Coming from Denmark and always interested in history, this was a very good way to get a look at Huntsville in the early years... really a good experience. Nice and friendly staff which were very informative and educational. The freshly baked scones with old time home made butter were delicious. Can only recommend it.

A perfect attraction for young children. You board an authentic steam engine train for the shortest actual train ride in North America. Kids loved it. There is a little museum too. We didn't have time for the recreated villiage. The lady in the museum office (selling tickets) was a bit snooty.

Visited on a summer Sunday afternoon, but our group of 3 seemed to be the only punters on site. Everyone else speedboating?It's an interesting set of buildings, many of which are staffed. Liked the school, blacksmith, candle making, etc.: the staff bring it to life, but the dude in General Store was not engaging. Preferred the donkey. Interesting indoor 'conventional' exhibition too.Steam train does not run on Sunday :(

Great place for kids all ages. Educational and the kids don't even know it. We go every year and its always a treat! Take a few minutes to experience the steam train. Fantastic

You have to hunt around a little to find it, it's kind of located behind the Highschool off the main roads but once you do it's worth the effort. They have a "short line" train and lots of local history to explore. Not open every day but I think they are most holidays and weekends.

I took my family to Muskoka heritage Place during Canada Day and there were many activities going on. The kids had a lot of fun. We had a taste of Strawberry Shortcake and took a ride on the train. The kids loved seeing the farm animals too. It was a great day out.

We went on a daytrip and discovered this place neatly tucked away beside a school. It is very much like Upper Canada Village. The train ride was short but fun, the got a real feeling of life was in Central Ontario. Good job!

Had fun with our 6year old on Huntsville annual Easter hunt at Muskoka Heritage Place. Also very interesting visiting heritage log cabins

The outdoor heritage museum provides good examples of life in the area from the middle of the 19th century. Guides and staff were extremely helpful and friendly.

We were amazed at the collection of buildings from around the area, filled with furnishings and artifacts of the time. Spent time with many of the re-enactors baking scones and making ironware in the smithy. Took a ride on the Portage Flyer, something that neither my husband nor I have done since the mid-1950s. Take time for the museum and enjoy talking with the locals.

train ride was okay..village very interesting they allowed you to touch things,nice..museum very small..

We had our wedding ceremony at the church on the property along with our wedding pictures. Ron Goselin - Manager was fantastic to work with and really helped to make our ceremony truly one of a kind. The property has numerous historicial buildings on site and truly is a gem in the heart of Huntsville.It is worth spending a day there and seeing what Huntsville/Muskoka once was. The staff are great and just can't say enough good things about Muskoka Heritage Place.Thanks for making our day so special.

Last week we travelled to Huntsville to take our 7 year old grand daughter to the Heritage village in Huntsville. I used to be a program interpreter myself, in a "living museum" setting so was anxious to share what my job used to be like with my little grand daughter. She was thrilled and amazed to see the houses and how early settlers in Ontario used to live. She could not get her mind around what life must have been like before electricity or automobiles. This was an excellent learning experience for her as well as lots of fun. She particularly enjoyed the one room school house since I had explained a lot about early days in Ontario schools to her. The train ride was really fun and a welcome rest after walking around the site. I highly recommend it. The only negative was that there were not many program interpreters on duty that day. There had been a large group of summer campers and it seemed every time we got to a building the activities were over. Fortunately, being an ex museum interpreter myself, I was able to explain a lot of things to her . They had left out wool for carding in one house and I was able to show her how to do that. She was thrilled and amazed to learn that young girls would have done such a job. It would have been nice to see the blacksmith and woodworkers demonstrating their crafts, however. Perhaps we will make another visit sometime and hope we can see more.All in all it was a wonderful day.