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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, 9 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.
2007 Schedule
- Saturday, June 30, 2007 - Museum opens for the season
- Sunday, July 1, 2007 - Canada Day Picnic at the locks. noon (hot dog & a drink: $2)
- Saturday, July 7, 2007 - Rideau 175 Summer Talk - Dispelling Myths by Neil Patterson. There are two very large Myths about the Rideau. One that all of the stone house between Kingston and Ottawa were built by the same men that built the Locks and second is that the Railways caused the decline of the Rideau. Facts will be presented showing why these Myths have no basis in reality. Chaffey's Lock Community Hall, 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome, free admission.
- Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - Phosphate & Mica Mines Tours - see the Mine Tours Page
- Saturday, July 21, 2007 - Rideau 175 Summer Talk - The Rideau Route, Exploring the Pre-Canal Waterway by Ken Watson. A look at the secret
world that lies below the waters of the Rideau Canal, the drowned landscape
of the original Rideau Route. Watson will take the audience back to 1783,
prior to any European settlement, investigating what existed prior to the
flooding created by mill dams and later the canal dams. Chaffey's Lock Community Hall, 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome, free admission.
- Saturday, July 28, 2007 - Rideau 175 Summer Talk - An 1834 Tour of the Rideau Canal by Neil Patterson. A presentation to the audience as though the Date were July 1, 1834 and they were being given a tour on the newly opened Rideau Canal from
Kingston to Ottawa. Everything shown and everything said will be in
present tense as of 1834. Chaffey's Lock Community Hall, 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome, free admission.
- Saturday, July 28, 2007 - Annual Craft Market on the Opinicon Hotel lawns. 9:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m.
- Sunday, July 29, 2007 - Clear Lake Cemetery Rededication and Reconsecration at the Clear Lake Cemetery. 10:00 a.m.
- Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - Phosphate & Mica Mines Tours - see the Mine Tours Page
- Saturday, Aug 18, 2007 - Annual General Meeting of the Chaffey's Lock & Area Heritage Society - Chaffey's Lock Community Hall - 7:00 p.m.
- Friday, August 31, 2007 - Museum closes for the season
- Saturday and Sunday, October 6 and 7 - Special Thanksgiving week-end opening. 9:00 a.m. 'til 4:00 p.m. Museum serving
Hot Apple Cider.
We're Easy to Find
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).
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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