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St. Edmunds Township Museum

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Visit this seasonal museum built in 1898 for some historical insight into the culture and local history of the Tobermory and St. Edmunds.

This museum highlights life in the times of early settlers on the northern Bruce Peninsula. Offering a unique experience inside of a former nineteenth-century schoolhouse and cabin, discover the unique architecture of settler life in the 1800s.

The museum also exhibits local culture from lumbering, fishing, and hunting as well as the marine history of the local area.

Photo: visittobermory.ca

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