20/08: Bruce County Museum and Cultural Center
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
I think I've mentioned the deck the Ed was helping to build at Anne and Victor's house. At long last the framing is done and it's ready to start receiving it's deck boards.
This deck runs along the entire west side of the house and turns the corner and goes along part of the north side of the house. It's one big deck.
Ed won four free passes to the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Center in Southampton. Ed and I decided that Victor needed a day off from deck building so we invited Victor and Anne to join us at the museum.
First stop was lunch on the patio of the Walker House. Their whitefish fingers were really tasty (we made it easy for the waitress and all ordered the same special).
The museum consists of two buildings --- an old part and a new part. The old part pictured here contains the archives, a theater and meeting rooms. The new building contains the museum exhibits. Much of the museum tells the story of the HMS General Hunter. This ship was used during the war of 1812 and was shipwreck onto the Southampton beach. Unfortunately, the ship burned leaving only a charred hull and some artifacts. The burned hull was buried in the sand for over a hundred years till it was discovered in 2001. After the hull was studied and any artifacts removed, the hull was reburied and remains hidden under the sand on the Southampton beach.
After the museum we drove the couple of blocks down to what is becoming my favorite park in Southampton. The park is by the mouth of the Sagueen River yielding some beautiful views.
This deck runs along the entire west side of the house and turns the corner and goes along part of the north side of the house. It's one big deck.
Ed won four free passes to the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Center in Southampton. Ed and I decided that Victor needed a day off from deck building so we invited Victor and Anne to join us at the museum.
First stop was lunch on the patio of the Walker House. Their whitefish fingers were really tasty (we made it easy for the waitress and all ordered the same special).
The museum consists of two buildings --- an old part and a new part. The old part pictured here contains the archives, a theater and meeting rooms. The new building contains the museum exhibits. Much of the museum tells the story of the HMS General Hunter. This ship was used during the war of 1812 and was shipwreck onto the Southampton beach. Unfortunately, the ship burned leaving only a charred hull and some artifacts. The burned hull was buried in the sand for over a hundred years till it was discovered in 2001. After the hull was studied and any artifacts removed, the hull was reburied and remains hidden under the sand on the Southampton beach.
After the museum we drove the couple of blocks down to what is becoming my favorite park in Southampton. The park is by the mouth of the Sagueen River yielding some beautiful views.