The Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives blog tries to solve the puzzling mystery of an item that was found in the collection.

Celebrate Sturgeon Point’s 125th anniversary with some quick highlights of its history. From steamships to canoe races during their regattas to large boathouses, Sturgeon Point offered many activities and lure to resident and tourists.

The McCrea Bridges of the Kawarthas is a virtual exhibit of the models crafted by John McCrea to educate and preserve local history. These models are only a small sample of the more than 600 pieces in the McCrea Model Collection, which includes not only the bridges but also tools, furnishings, buildings and more that detail the pioneering days of early Ontario.

In February of 2020, the museum launched a new exhibition “The Laird of Lindsay and the Mayor of Gabtown” (curated by Ian McKechnie), as a compare and contrast look at two men born in small town Ontario 125 years before. Read a bit about Leslie M. Frost and Stanley Dayton.

Jasper Lacombe, a name synonymous with resilience and the enduring spirit of a community, left an indelible mark on the towns of Lindsay and Peterborough. His story, though tinged with hardship, reveals a man who was much more than the circumstances that often surrounded him.

Since 1974, the building has been the home of Van Halteren’s Music Centre, and it seems everyone has heard of the place. But what is less known is that the Van Halteren family occupied the building nearly a decade prior to this– and just what is up with that funny addition to the front? Let’s look back at the history of 8 Wellington Street…

Ever wonder what a German journalist and botanist thought of the Kawarthas and Lindsay when he visited in June 1900? Read more below!