LEACOCK MUSEUM NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE – For over fifty years the Leacock Museum has been welcoming visitors to the Old Brewery Bay on the shores of Lake Couchiching. This stately, 19-room summer home represents Stephen Leacock’s lifetime love affair with Orillia, a town he immortalized as the mythical Mariposa in his quintessential best-seller Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.
Included in the nearly 10- acre site are Leacock House, the Boathouse, and the museum archives and administration building. Don’t forget to stop by the Leacock Cafe and enjoy some amazing food and beverages, or stop through on the trails for some ice cream! The museum grounds feature gardens and trails such as the Orillia Millenium Trail or the Lightfoot Trail that travels throughout Orillia along the waterfront, through the property! These trails are ideal for a stroll, especially in their summer fullness or during fall colours. Enjoy the amazing waterfront, located on Lake Couchiching makes for some amazing views and a convenient spot to take a break from paddling and enjoy this local historic site! Open year round and available for rentals, meetings and special events.
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Ghost Walks on the Leacock Museum Grounds
Ghost Walks on the Leacock Museum Grounds is back after a successful run in 2022! Join one of our spooky tour guides to learn about the haunted happenings on Old Brewery Bay. Enjoy hot chocolate and cookies after the tour is over. Offered October 20, 21, 27 and 28, 2023 with select times. Stay up to date at LeacockMuseum.ca
Find out more »Fall High Tea
Back by popular demand! Fall high teas return this fall with six different dates. Enjoy a three-tiered treat selection prepared by FARE Restaurant with unlimited tea while seated on the porch or in the comfort of the living room. Reservations are required. Offered October 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 & 28, 2023, at 2:00p.m. Get tickets.
Find out more »Paint your PRIDE
Join us for the opening celebration of the "Decoding Anne Lister: History's First Modern Lesbian" exhibit. The event will begin with an introduction by museum staff, a self-guided tour of the museum and the opportunity to explore the new exhibit, followed by an artist-led painting workshop featuring a lecture from a guest speaker. Stay tuned to our social media as we reveal the identity of our artist and speakers leading up to the event. A limited number of spots are…
Find out more »How We Kept Mother’s Day
The tradition of celebrating Mother's Day began in 1908. In the early 1900s, Canadian author, Stephen Leacock, observed the idea with a funny short story about a family who takes advantage of the holiday by going fishing while they left their mother at home to enjoy her special day (after doing all of the cooking, cleaning, and preparation for the occasion, of course). Stephen Leacock's real-life mother, Agnes Butler Leacock, was a force to be reckoned with. Agnes's life tells…
Find out more »Shop by the Lake
Join us for a picnic at the beautiful Leacock Museum National Historic Site, and shop our 30 vendors! We will have food vendors, crafters and holistic & wellbeing vendors as well! Grab a hotdog from Sunshine BBQ or Korean dumplings from YJ, and sit by the lake and enjoy the view! And oh, we plan to have gourmet coffee on site as well!!! Mark your calendar! Sunday June 9, 11am to 4pm. Full vendor listing to come!
Find out more »The Leacock Museum’s House & Grounds History Tours
Enjoy a tour of the Leacock house and grounds led by one of our experienced tour-guides. Guests will learn about Leacock, his family and Old Brewery Bay. With the purchase of your History Tour ticket, get special access to Leacock's Boathouse to see the exhibit "Boating Old Brewery Bay." Offered May to August, 2024. 11:00a.m. or 2:00p.m. Tickets will be available for purchase here closer to opening.
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