Make a Visit to Lang Pioneer Village This Summer!

Take your travels in a new direction this summer by travelling 200 years back in time! At Lang Pioneer Village Museum, you can relive history and experience life in the 1800s in Peterborough County.

The 25-acre site is host to over 30 historic buildings and recreates a 19th century hamlet. Costumed interpreters introduce you to the people, trades and events that have helped shape local history as you visit homes and businesses from 1800 to 1910. Learn about the history and culture of the Michi Saagiig Anishnaabeg who first occupied the land and were impacted by settlement. Watch the Blacksmith as he shapes metal into a horseshoe on the anvil. Smell the sweet scent of cookies baking in the woodstove. Hear the school bell ring signalling the start of classes. Try your hand at carrying water with a yoke and bucket. You will feel like a time traveler visiting the 1800s!

Lang Pioneer Village Museum also offers a variety of special events throughout the summer and fall. Kicking off the Museum’s event schedule is the 27th Annual Father’s Day Smoke & Steam Show on June 16. On July 14, the historic village will be filled with antique and classic cars and vintage motorcycles for the 27th Annual Transportation Day Car & Motorcycle Show. Celebrate the heart of the summer harvest season with some fresh fire-cooked corn during Corn Roast on August 18. The harvest celebration continues with the Museum’s sweetest event, Applefest, taking place October 6. Enjoy an evening of fun and games as you are introduced to the origins of some favourite Halloween traditions with Spooky All Hallows’ Eve on October 25 & 26. Get a head start on your holiday shopping with an indoor/outdoor Christmas Bazaar on November 16. Finally, delight in the sights, sounds, and smells of the holiday season with Christmas by Candlelight on December 7 & 8.

Step back 200 years in time this season at Lang Pioneer Village Museum and relive an era gone by. The Museum is open from 10 am to 4 pm Wednesday through Sunday from Father’s Day to Labour Day.

For more information, visit www.langpioneervillage.ca.

Photo Credit – Elizabeth King (Top)

Photo Credit – Heather Doughty Photography (Bottom 2)