Founders' Walk
All nine notable residents, from Captain Thorne's obelisk to Teodor Wiśniewski's carved oak log.
- Time
- 50 min
- Distance
- 1.8 km
- Stops
- 9
Paved, gentle slopes
Tours + events
Walking tours
Walk with a guide, by lantern light, or on your own with one of our free routes. Every story we tell is true, and told with care.
Guided history walks
Saturdays at 10 am, May to October
90 minutes with a volunteer historian. No booking needed; meet at the Lodge.
$12 · members free
Lantern tours
Four evenings each October
Our most popular tour, by lantern light. Booking essential; groups of 20.
$18 · members $12
Private + group tours
Any day, on request
For clubs, reunions and family history groups, up to 30 people. Tailored to your interests.
From $150 per group
October evenings
Lights Among the Stones
A guide in period dress leads you by lantern light to eight graves and the people in them: the doctor who stayed, the family lost in five weeks, the blacksmith who walked to freedom. About 90 minutes on paved lanes. Not a ghost tour, and not suitable for children under 10 (see the Family Lantern Walk).
Free, any time
Self-guided routes
Pick up a printed route at the Lodge, or open it on your phone. Numbered posts mark each stop.
The Mason's Walk
Twenty stones cut by Teodor Wiśniewski, with notes on how to recognise his lettering and the oak leaves he hid in corners.
- Time
- 40 min
- Distance
- 1.2 km
- Stops
- 20
Paved + some grass
Tree Walk
The beech, the 1902 maple row, the Liberty elms and 21 more specimens, with a seasonal spotting guide.
- Time
- 60 min
- Distance
- 2.2 km
- Stops
- 24
Paved, some grass
Schools + youth groups
History you can stand next to
Our free school program links to the Ontario curriculum for Grades 3 (communities in Canada, 1780–1850), 7 (Canada 1800–1850) and 10 (Canadian history since World War I).
- Grade 3: Pioneer Life on the Stones, 75 minutes
- Grade 7: Cholera, 1854: a Town Responds, 90 minutes
- Grade 10: Letters from Vimy, with Will Ormsby's letters home, 90 minutes
Booking at least three weeks ahead, September to June. Teachers get a pre-visit kit.
Booking
Book a tour
Lantern tours, private groups and school visits. We'll confirm by email and send payment details.
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