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An infrared photo of the Lockmaster's House Museum

The Chaffey's Lock and Area Heritage Society was formed in 1980 to oversee the development of the Lockmaster's House Museum and to preserve the heritage of the village and surrounding area.

Pay us a visit - enjoy the quiet ambiance of our village, the beauty of the lock, the one lane swing bridge, the old grist mill, the historic Chaffey's Lock Cemetery, the Marion Dunn Heritage Trail, the Trans-Canada Trail and, of course, the Lockmaster's House Museum.

The museum is open through the summer months, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m daily. Admission is free, donations gladly accepted, we appreciate your assistance in helping finance the upkeep of our museum.

2011 Schedule

Saturday, February 12, 2011 - Heritage Supper

Saturday, June 25, 2011 - Museum opens for the season - daily: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, July 30, 2011 - Annual Craft Market on the Opinicon Hotel lawns. 9:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m.

Saturday, Aug 13, 2011 - Annual General Meeting of the Chaffey's Lock & Area Heritage Society - Chaffey's Lock Community Hall - 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, September 4, 2011 - Museum closes for the season. It will remains open on weekend afternoons from 1 to 4 pm until Thanksgiving.

Saturday October 8, 2011 - Special Thanksgiving week-end opening. 1:00 p.m. 'til 4:00 p.m.

We're Easy to Find Chaffey's Lock Location

You'll find Chaffey's Lock Road, a west turn off of Highway 15,
about halfway between Kingston and Smiths Falls
(well marked with highway signs).

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Masthead Image - the background for the masthead is part of an 1840 painting of Chaffey's Lock, looking south, by Thomas Burrowes titled "View of Chaffey's, from the rocky hill near Indian Lake, Opinicon Lake in the distance", November 1840. Archives of Ontario, C 1-0-0-0-45.
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