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Guelph Lake is a man-made reservoir on the Speed River, in the Township of Guelph/Eramosa. It is located upriver and slightly northeast of the city of Guelph , Ontario . The reservoir was created in 1974, with the construction of the Guelph Lake dam.
The Guelph Civic Museum is a museum of culture and natural history located in Guelph, Ontario. It was established to explore the culture and natural history of Guelph through exhibitions and public programs. [1] In 2012, it opened a new location at 52 Norfolk St., [2] after having previously been located in a three-story building at 6 Dublin ...
Museum of Northern History: Kirkland Lake: Timiskaming District: Northeastern: Sports: At the Sir Harry Oakes Chateau, exhibits of the inner workings of some of the richest mines in Canadian history: Museum London: London: Middlesex County: Southwestern: Multiple: Art and local history: Museum of Dufferin: Mulmur: Dufferin County: Central: Multiple
This small limestone cottage, built in 1858, was owned by the McCrae family from 1870 to 1873. Other families occupied the house until 1966, when a group of Guelph citizens purchased the building with the intention of preserving it as a museum. This group formed the Lt. Col. John McCrae Birthplace Society and began to raise money for its ...
North of Guelph, Guelph Lake was formed as a result of the river being dammed. The dam is one of several features on the river used to prevent flooding in spring. Excess runoff is collected in the 1,700-acre (6.9 km 2) Guelph Lake Reservoir which is drained in the previous autumn, and in summer the water is released slowly to regulate the flow of the river.
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In 1947 the House was converted into the Wellington County Home for the Aged and in 1975 the building reopened as the Wellington County Museum and Archives. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ] A historic plaque was erected at the museum, indicating that the "government-supported poorhouse" was "the shelter of last resort for the homeless and destitute, who ...
The Hillside Festival is an annual three-day, five-stage (including one kids' stage) summer festival occurring in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, hosting musicians, spoken word artists, workshops and more. The Hillside Festival occurs in late July on Guelph Lake Island.