LIGHTHOUSE
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Morson -
Tomahawk Lighthouse
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The lighthouse was orginally built in the 1900s and was opereated until 1962. The Pentney Family moved the lighthouse to mainland and has restored the building. Go back in time to the days of the steamboat or climb the stairs for a breathtaking view of Lake of the Woods. Open May to September by appointment only.
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Lighthouse Rd. Hwy 621
807-488-5719
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Barwick-
Barwick Lighthouse
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The lighthouse is located on the Rainy River. |
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ONE ROOM SCHOOL
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Harris Hill -
SS Spohn
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The S.S. Spohn one room schoolhouse is complete with slate chalk boards and wooden school desks that once held ink bottles for students to practise writing the alphabet, reading and schoolwork. Open by appointment |
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STEAM ENGINE
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Rainy River -
Railroad 4008 Heritage Museum
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The Railroad Steam Engine 4008 Sante Fe class T-1 with attached baggage car and caboose sit by the Ontario Tourism Bureau on Hwy 11. The baggage car holds artifacts of the era.
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Highway 11
Rainy River
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HISTORICAL CENTRE
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Stratton -
Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre
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Ojibway Gallery, gift shop, restaurant, nature trails, burual mounds. For more information visit their website at: http://www.manitoumounds.com/ |
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Shaw Rd off of Hwy 11 (west of Stratton)
1-888-992-9949
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Fort Frances-
Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre
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Museum houses a vast collection of photographs and artifacts related to the history of Fort Frances and the Rainy River District including early Aboriginal life, fur trade, settlement, industiral development and community growth. For more information visit their website at: http://www.fort-frances.com/museum |
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259 Scott Street Fort Frances
807-274-7891
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MUSEUMS
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Barwick -
Chapple Museum
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This seasonal museum features store artifacts, World War I & II exhibits, local photographs, logging, farming and river history. Open May to September. For more information visit their website at: https://www.chapple.on.ca/area-businesses
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Main St. Barwick
807-487-2221
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Emo -
Pioneer Museum
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This seasonal museum features period rooms and artifacts of pioneer life in the Rainy River District. Owned and operated by the Rainy River Distict Women's Institutes.
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