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Muskoka Steamships & Discovery Centre

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Step back in time as you board the grandest of vessels, the RMS Segwun steamship or Wenonah II for a breathtaking Muskoka lakes cruise.

Be sure to include a visit to the Muskoka Discovery Centre featuring insightful and entertaining exhibits! Muskoka Steamships & Discovery Centre is a registered charity and non-profit leader in preserving, promoting and celebrating the culture and heritage of Canada's Muskoka District. Our mission is to present dynamic, entertaining and educational experiences through our iconic steamships and the Muskoka Discovery Centre. The Discovery Centre is open all year round. Our ships - RMS Segwun and Wenonah II - sail from late May to mid October each year. You haven't truly experienced Muskoka, if you haven't sailed on one of our steamships!

11/09/2026

⏳🎩 CLEVELANDS HOUSE 🎩⏳
Charles and F***y Minett were hardy settlers and by 1875, they had 10 acres of land, livestock, two sons and a five-bedroom home. It was this home — that is amazingly still standing today, albeit in a modern form — that provided the incentive to build a summer hotel. Summer visitors stayed with the Minetts and the suggestion was made that they build a proper hotel on the site. By 1883, Charles’ new hotel was finished.
The original building was two storeys, with eight bedrooms, dining and living room areas and a kitchen wing. The new hotel was called Clevelands House, a name that came from Charles’ roots in the English village of Bishop’s Cleeve, in the County of Gloucestershire.
Business was so good at Clevelands House that Charles doubled its size in 1887, adding enough bedrooms to comfortably sleep 75 people. In 1891, Charles decided to again increase the size of the hotel, adding a third storey and building a new dining room. It was at this time that the defining feature of the hotel was built — the octagonal tower at the south end of the building.
In the 1920s, Clevelands House was drawing guests from all over the continent.
📷thanks to Craig Arris.

11/09/2026

The RMS Segwun proudly turns 140 years of age next year!
Phase II of the Restoration Project is now under way. We plan to invest $700,000 to replace and seal the front deck, replace the wiring and panels on the freight deck (where passengers board), and complete further mechanical work.
We are sincerely grateful for the overwhelming community support of our grand lady's restoration. For more information or to donate, please visit:
https://realmuskoka.com/comeaboard/

11/09/2026

Greavette, Duke and Ditchburn are famous names in Canadian boat-building – and they all hail from the Muskoka region which, in the 1930s, was central to the wooden boat-building industry of the North American continent.
📷thanks to

11/08/2026

⏳🎩THE HEYDAY⏳🎩
Steamships in Muskoka were in their heyday in the early 20th century, when hectic scenes such as this were commonplace at Muskoka Wharf as passengers transferred from train to steamship.

11/08/2026

Thanks to Brackley Boats for preserving Muskoka's wooden boat building era!
"Our team of skilled craftsmen at Brackley Boats isn’t just about protecting and preserving vintage wooden boats for generations to come; we’re also strongly motivated to keep alive the old skills and workmanship that went into building these distinguished watercraft in the first place. That legendary artisanship helped to make Muskoka the boat-building capital of Canada in the late nineteenth century and into the twentieth century, when the rich and famous came from across North America to purchase from pre-eminent builders such as Minett, Greavette, Duke, and Ditchburn".

11/08/2026

🥩🥕THE SUPPLY BOATS - "Eaton's in miniature" 🍗🥕🥩
To accommodate the needs of isolated seasonal households, a handful of enterprising farmers and merchants adapted small and mid-sized steamboats for the purpose of supplying lakeside residents. Thus, along with their fresh farm products and other necessary provisions, it was the farmers and merchants who became mobile.
The Constance was the supply boat for a general store at the north end of Lake Rosseau, named Homer & Co. Built at Gravenhurst, Ontario in 1898, the Constance delivered provisions on Lakes Rosseau and Joseph until 1921. The butcher’s counter was located at the bow, the grocery in the midsection, and the dry goods at the stern of the lower deck of the boat.

11/07/2026

Dazzling! ✨🌟
(📷thanks to )

11/07/2026

The lounge car of a Canadian Pacific Railway train in 1884.
Once the railway reached Gravenhurst, the tourism industry boomed. The steamers met a multitude of passengers at the trains at Muskoka Wharf, taking them to the various lodges throughout the Muskoka Lakes. By the turn of the century, the Grand Trunk Railway had to send up to 5 trains a day to handle the rush.

11/07/2026

A full compliment of passengers locking through at Port Carling! Imagine the hustle and bustle of the wharf with steamships coming and going and visitors on their way to & from the Muskoka resorts!

11/07/2026

Fairhaven Island Lake Muskoka - 1905.
(Photo thanks to Larry Wright)

Address

185 Cherokee Lane (Muskoka Wharf)
Gravenhurst, ON
P1P1Z9

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 4:30pm
Thursday	9am - 4:30pm
Friday	9am - 4:30pm
Saturday	9am - 4:30pm
Sunday	9am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+18666876667

Website

https://realmuskoka.com/

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