Lambton Heritage Museum hosts Virtual Talk on Canatara Cabin

Roof of Canatara Cabin in the wooded area behind Lambton Heritage Museum

Grand Bend, ON – Lambton Heritage Museum will be hosting a Virtual Talk, Putting It Back Together Again: The Log Cabin from Canatara Park, on Thursday, March 11 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. This panel presentation explores the history of the incredible building and its multiple relocations.

Dana Thorne, Curator/Supervisor from Lambton Heritage Museum will be hosting the presentation in partnership with Sandi Spaulding and Roger Hay from the "Save the Canatara Cabin" group. This local grassroots group has partnered with Lambton Heritage Museum on a $100,000 fundraising campaign for the restoration of the cabin. Thus far, the group has successfully raised $15,925.

“We have had great support from our community and are thankful for the funds raised so far,” said Dana Thorne, Curator/Supervisor, Lambton Heritage Museum. “Our fundraising efforts continue and we look forward to reaching our goal and seeing the cabin fully restored. The upcoming presentation will provide the public an in-depth opportunity to learn more about this important building, the restoration efforts and the ongoing fundraising campaign.”

The presentation explores the log cabin’s almost 200-year history. It was built outside of Goderich and spent one hundred years there before being disassembled and floated down Lake Huron to a property on Lakeshore Road. In the 1970s, it was lifted on to a truck and moved to Canatara Park and made one last journey to Lambton Heritage Museum in December 2020. Sandi and Roger both have familial connections to the cabin and will share interesting stories about the cabin's history.

For more information on how you can support this campaign, to make a donation online, or to view a list of Canatara Cabin Supporters, visit lambtonmuseums.ca/canatara-cabin.

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Please contact:

Dana Thorne
Curator/Supervisor, Lambton Heritage Museum
County of Lambton
519-243-2600 ext. 3151
Email Dana Thorne