GRAND
MANAN MUSEUM
A Canada Bicentennial Project
- 1967
Location: Mid-island
on main highway in Grand Harbour.
Wheel Chair Accessible
including reading room
Newly expanded and renovated
Community Museum (1998) housing:
Grand Manan Visitor Information Centre to help with accommodation, whale/seabird/kayaking
tours, birding/hiking/places of interest, general information. (506)
662 3442 (recorded message off season).
*NEW*
Web Address: http://www.grandmananmuseum.ca/
Open June through September.
Grand Manan Archives (and reading room), with its rich store of important
island papers and genealogy information.
Home of Allen Moses Gallery and taxidermied bird collection
Social and natural history of the island
Local archaeology and geology
Background of fishing industry
Fascinating stories of the lighthouses and shipwrecks around the archipelago
Elmer
Wilcox Memorial Hall available for community events (kitchen and washroom
included).
Programs:
Twice weekly slide shows and talks given in Activity Hall in season - Tuesdays
and Thursdays
Oldest Nature School for children in New Brunswick (ages 9-10) - usually
end of June
Hours (check museum
website for any changes):
June: Mon. - Fri. 10 - 4:00, Closed Sundays.
July and August: Mon. - Fri. 10 - 4:30, Sundays
1 - 5
September - October 6: Mon. - Fri., 10 - 4:00, Closed
Sundays.
Entrance Fees (check museum
website for any changes):
Adults: $4
Seniors/students over 12: $2
Children under 12 free (accompanied by an adult)
School tours free by appointment
Gift Shop:
Local island crafts a specialty
Island Books, Grand Manan Historians, posters
Contacts:
President of Board of Directors - Otis Green
Archivist
For Further Information, summer tours
or tours/access during off season, contact the Museum at (506)
662-3524
Address:
1141 Route 776, Grand Manan, NB, Canada, E5G 4E9 |
