Museum of Ontario Archaeology — Attraction in Ontario

Exhibit inside building old fashioned and tired. A diaorama of the Lawson site would be more appropriate than St Marie among the Hurons. Indoor exhibits more of a collection than archeological finds. Little to no indication of sites where exhibits found. If shells from Florida and copper trade goods are among exhibits, why not show how the indigenous people used the rivers as highways for trade ie a decent map of how the rivers and creeks of southern Ontario are joined together ie the Medway joins the Thames and the Thames flows into Lake St Clair ie Detroit and to the Ohio and Mississippi.Rivers also go west to Stony Point and Arkona and North to Gorgian Bay. There are exhibits from all of these places. The Lawson site is a jewel. It shows perfectly why the indigenous people lived there. The confluence of the Snake Creek and the Medway River. This is like Toyota siting at Woodstock where the 401 and 403 join. The rivers where the highways for trade of the indigenous.The site was defendable and there was land to farm. Who did they need to defend themselves against.? Why no mention of the Mound Indians. There is a Mound Indian site at Port Huron Michigan just across from Sarnia and a site in Scarborough (Taber mountain) and nothing in-between. I find that hard to believe. Maize and squash(I think) that were grown at the Lawson site aren't native so they must have come from the south(the Mound Indians?) Are there relevant pollen analysis to show how the climate has changed? The exhibition goes up to contact but there is no indication when this culture ended or even who they were(Wyndat?) As to the newer exhibit inside how about a few labels on the pictures. There is one that could just as easily be a garum(fish sauce) production facility in the middle East from Roman times. With no label who...

The museum is located on the land that belonged to the Attawandaron peoples. They still have the long house used for them. They have a lot of artefacts that belonged to the indigenous peoples, collected during the Archaeological excavations. They also have a virtual reality room that is very cool. The museum offers Summer camps that are fun and educational, and teach the kids about the indigenous peoples and about several other topics. Unfortunately, they don’t have enough financial support to improve many things and due to the pandemic they haven’t had their harvest festival for the last 2 years. The festival brings lots of people and tourists and help them financially. I...

*Went when I was 5 --- I'm 37......😆

My son is an avid collector of minerals, rocks, crystals, bones, and fossil's!!!! He's been this way since he was 3 ... And is now 6. He's avidly looking forward to coming and visiting.... I'm not too sure how much a tour will set you back .... But we'll get every penny worth with our son asking a million questions - but remembering the answers for LIFE. #REALLIFE Sheldon Cooper only way cuter and brave !!!

Update: We went and it was AMAZING !!!!! PRIVATE TOUR AND AN ACTIVITY!!!! So !!!! soooo special Leeanne you're EPIC !!! So was the kind person shadowing you. Glad you guys enjoyed the giggles...