The Annual Heritage Hunt Contest Has Started

The Peterborough Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee has launched its annual Heritage Hunt contest.

Photo courtesy of The City of Peterborough

Small groups and individuals are encouraged to test their knowledge of Peterborough’s architecture for a chance to win prizes. The contest consists of identifying 36 architectural details on buildings in a defined area of the city. All details are visible from public areas and both sides of the street are in play.

Booklets are available at the City Hall reception desk, 500 George Street North Monday - Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

An online form, including a map of the area where all the architectural details can be found, is available here.

Prizes will be awarded for the correct identification of the most architectural elements on the clue sheet. This year’s prizes will feature gift cards from local businesses.

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Lang Pioneer Village Museum Welcomes Visitors Back For Its 54th Season

As Lang Pioneer Village Museum kicks off its 54th season, they will be open to the public beginning on July 2 according to a press release on Wednesday.

A guided tour of the museum that complied with the COVID-19 protocols in 2020. Photo Courtesy of Lang Pioneer Village.

The Museum will be open Wednesday through Sunday for pre-booked guided tours until Labour Day weekend. A new feature to the historical site is a full-time First Nations interpreter at the village’s Aabnaabin Camp.

Under step one of the Ontario Roadmap to Reopen plan, the guided tours are required to be outdoors only. The museum is uncertain if step two of the plan will permit visitors to enter the historic buildings however outdoor-only tours will include additional trades demonstrations like blacksmithing or tinsmithing.

Interpreter guides will open doors for a peek inside while sharing the history of the historic home or business. Once the province moves to a stage that permits the opening of the historic buildings, visitors will be permitted to tour the lower levels of the Village buildings.

Staggered tours will begin every 15 minutes and must be booked in advance by visiting the Museum’s Shopify page.

Pre-booked guided tours are $40 for a group of four. Additional group members may be added to the tour at an additional cost, up to the current group maximum as regulated by Peterborough Public Health.

The museum’s snack shop will not be open but packaged traditional treats, drinks and museum shop items can be purchased at the time of booking.

Visitors will be required to self-screen prior to coming on-site, observe physical distancing with other groups and wear masks when in buildings.

The museum is offering special events this fall. they are also launching a new digital accessibility platform that will provide guests with mobility challenges the opportunity to sign out a tablet with access to a database of photographic and video footage of the inaccessible spaces within the village.

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Here's A Really Neat Historic Map Of Peterborough

This is an amazing old historic map when Peterborough was basically all land—and was wrapped around the downtown. Can you spot where your house/residence is now?

The map is on a wall in the boardroom in the planning department at City Hall.

Love this old map at the @CityPtbo from when @downtownPtbo was the only part of @Ptbo_Canada pic.twitter.com/fUqQhpd94I

— Joel Wiebe (@JoelAWiebe) September 9, 2015

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