Exploring Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg Ontario: A Journey to the 1860s
I recently had the pleasure of visiting Upper Canada Village, a living history site located just an hour south of Ottawa. This incredible site transports visitors back in time to the 1860s, depicting life in a rural Canadian village during the late Victorian era. Founded in 1961, Upper Canada Village is one of the largest living-history sites in Canada, featuring over forty historical buildings that were moved to the site prior to flooding during the St. Lawrence Seaway development project.
One of the highlights of my visit was exploring the diverse and fascinating historical trades. Watching the blacksmith, cabinetmaker, cooperage, printing office, and tinsmith shops in action was truly captivating. Each tradesperson demonstrated unique skills and specialized tools that contributed to daily life in the 1860s. I was able to ask questions and learn about their latest projects, gaining insight into the trades of the time.
In addition to the trades, visitors can experience traditional farming techniques through the growing of heritage vegetables and raising of heritage livestock breeds. I particularly enjoyed the ornamental gardens throughout the village, featuring flora fashionable in the late Victorian era. Weavers, spinners, and dressmakers demonstrated traditional handiwork, while knowledgeable staff dressed in clothing of the period discussed and demonstrated aspects of late 19th-century social life, music, religion, and politics.
Agriculture played a central role in daily life, survival, and progress in the 1860s, and Upper Canada Village provides visitors with an opportunity to experience life on the farm. I explored Louck’s Farm, which featured an impressive barn, livestock, and horse-powered machinery of an established prosperous farm. The Tenant Farm showed how a family leasing land worked with simpler tools and oxen, while the Ross Farm demonstrated a horse-powered drag saw and taught visitors about cordwood.
The ingenuity of the settlers who harnessed water and steam power at the Woolen Factory, Flour Mill, and Sawmill was also impressive to see. These early mills processed wool, grain, and logs harvested to provide valuable products such as cloth, flour, and lumber, while also providing employment.
Food and commerce were also essential in the 19th century, and Upper Canada Village brought that history to life. Many businesses, such as Cook’s Tavern, helped house and feed travelers and itinerant workers. Crysler's Store dispensed medicines and sold foodstuffs, hardware, tools, and household items. The Cheese Factory received and preserved milk by making cheese, one of Canada’s first major export products. The Bakery offered freshly baked bread from a wood-fire oven, and visitors could purchase a delicious loaf of bread or cheddar cheese made right at Upper Canada Village in the Village Store.
Visitors could also explore the working kitchens at Loucks Farm and Tenant Farm to see what was on the menu! Preparing meals and preserving food for the winter months ahead was a time-consuming but important part of daily life. Orchards and large kitchen gardens were essential to provide this food. Other heirloom gardens at the Robertson Home and Crysler Hall were grown for personal enjoyment, to celebrate the natural world, and perhaps to make a statement.
Finally, I was able to immerse myself in the history and heritage of the 1860s by taking a leisurely stroll around the village. Travel was often difficult in the mid-19th century, and people used available roads to walk, ride, or drive a horse-drawn vehicle. Visitors can keep an eye out for the variety of horse-drawn vehicles working from Cook’s Tavern.
Overall, visiting Upper Canada Village was a magical experience that transported me back in time to the 1860s. With so much to see and do, I highly recommend this living history site to anyone interested in the rich cultural and historical heritage of Canada.
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Pumpkinferno in Upper Canada Village
Pumpkinferno is a spectacular light festival that takes place in the Upper Canada Village, about a one hour drive from downtown Ottawa. This all-ages event is held on select evenings in September and October and is experienced as a walking tour through a night-time, outdoor exhibit of carved pumpkins. We're excited to see what's in store for us tonight! If you're looking for things to do in Ottawa with kids during the fall season, this should be on your list!
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Upper Canada Village is located at the St. Lawrence River between Montreal and Ottawa -6 mi. east of Morrisburg - in the Canadian province of Ontario. During the construction of the locks of the St. Lawrence Seaway some of the buildings of the so-called Lost Villages were protected from flooding and rebuilt in Upper Canada Village.
The whole village lives the life of a bygone era around 1860. The dough for the handmade bread comes from the flour ground at nearby Bellamy's Mills. Like in the old times the blacksmith is working on the open smith's hearth. The Gazette Printing Office publishes a weekly newspaper in lead type.
In the school house the teacher sweeps the floor. A map of North America of 1866 hangs in the classroom.
The agricultural activities including the cheese-making are carried out with the means and techniques available at that time.
The dressmaker is also seems very convincing. Her own creations are based on the designs of Paris fashion magazines like Godey's. If one listens to her, one feels actually put back into that time.
The shelves in the Crysler Store are filled with goods that were available the time of Canadian Confederation.
Upper Canada Village is open all day from the end of May by the beginning of September. It is a popular destination for adults and children who want to experience the life of the pioneers in the 19th Century firsthand.
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Das Freilichtmuseum Upper Canada Village liegt am Sankt-Lorenz-Strom zwischen Montreal und Ottawa, 11 km östlich von Morrisburg in der kanadischen Provinz Ontario.
Im Museumsdorf Upper Canada Village wurden Originalgebäude der so genannten „Lost Villages wiederaufgebaut, die beim Bau der Schleusenanlagen des großen St. Lorenz Seewegs geflutet wurden.
Das ganze Dorf lebt den Alltag einer verflossenen Epoche um das Jahr 1860. Das Brot wird von Hand gebacken, der Schmied arbeitet wie damals an der offenen Esse und im Gazette Printing Office wird die wöchentliche Zeitung noch in Bleisatz hergestellt.
In der Dorfschule fegt die Lehrerin noch persönlich den Boden. Im Klassenzimmer hängt eine Landkarte Nordamerikas von 1866.
Die landwirtschaftlichen Tätigkeiten, einschließlich des Käsemachens, geschehen mit den damals verfügbaren Mitteln und Techniken.
Sehr überzeugend wirkt auch die Schneiderin. Sie erzählt, wie sie die Ideen für ihre Entwürfe aus Pariser Modezeitschriften, wie Godey's Magazin, bezieht und dann nach eigenen Vorstellungen in ihre Kreationen umsetzt. Wenn man ihr zuhört, fühlt man sich tatsächlich in jene Zeit zurück versetzt.
Der Regale im Dorfladen sind voll mit den Waren aus der Zeit der Kanadischen Konföderation.
Upper Canada Village ist von Ende Mai bis Anfang September durchgehend geöffnet. Für Erwachsene und Kinder das Leben der Pioniere im 19. Jahrhundert hautnah erleben wollen ist ein Besuch in Upper Canada sehr zu empfehlen.
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We are season pass holders at Upper Canada Village. Though it about 1.5 hours to drive to the site, we visit so often in the season it's worth the cost (plus the discounts in the store and restaurant help as well!). The kiddo absolutely loves speaking to the costumes animators and viewing the cool restored machinery. It's such a large site we always seem to find a new experience every time we go.
Sensory warning - some of the mills and machinery can get noisy and intimidating to the sensitive. We carry our noise cancelling headphones. It's also easy enough to step outside into a country path for some solitude!
Tips
- Buy and save the lemonade jar. You can refill all season long for a great price
- The fresh bread is available at the main store at 11 and 2 and can sell out quick. Check the times on the way in and make sure you get a loaf!
- Sundays were sensory friendly so they don't run the mills and the train does not have the loud gun noises. Also usually a fairly quiet day.
- Get the grilled cheese in the front cafe that uses the bread and cheese made onsite. The grilled cheese at the barn is standard process fare
- Fish food is on the outside walkway behind the cafe. Fun feeding activity for the kiddos!
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Today, we visit Upper Canada Village, a heritage park near Morrisburg, Ontario, which depicts a 19th-century village in Upper Canada.
Construction of Upper Canada Village began in 1958 as part of the St. Lawrence Seaway project, which required the permanent flooding of ten communities in the area, known as The Lost Villages. Upper Canada Village was a part of the project's heritage preservation plan. Many of the buildings in Upper Canada Village were transported directly from the villages to be flooded.
The park, owned and operated by the St. Lawrence Parks Commission, was opened to the public in 1961.
Other buildings from the Lost Villages were moved to Ault Park, where they comprise a living museum run by the Lost Villages Historical Society.
The park also incorporates a memorial to the Battle of Crysler's Farm, a War of 1812 battle which also took place on land submerged by the Seaway project.
Upper Canada Village endeavours to depict life in a rural English Canadian setting during the year 1866. Featured at the site are over 40 historical buildings, including several working mills (woollen mill, grist-mill and sawmill) and trades buildings (blacksmith, tinsmith, cabinetmaker, cooper, bakery, cheese-maker). Farming is demonstrated through the growing, harvesting or processing of heritage vegetables and livestock. Aspects of late 19th-century domestic arts, social life, music, religion, and politics are also discussed, interpreted and demonstrated at by staff dressed in clothing of the period. Local gardens in the village feature the flora and fauna commonly grown in the summer.
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Upper Canada Village is a heritage park near Morrisburg, Ontario, which depicts a 19th-century village in Upper Canada.
Construction of Upper Canada Village began in 1958 as part of the St. Lawrence Seaway project, which required the permanent flooding of ten communities in the area, known as The Lost Villages. Upper Canada Village was a part of the project's heritage preservation plan. Many of the buildings in Upper Canada Village were transported directly from the villages to be flooded.
The park, owned and operated by the St. Lawrence Parks Commission, was opened to the public in 1961.
Other buildings from the Lost Villages were moved to Ault Park, where they comprise a living museum run by the Lost Villages Historical Society.
The park also incorporates a memorial to the Battle of Crysler's Farm, a War of 1812 battle which also took place on land submerged by the Seaway project.
Upper Canada Village endeavours to depict life in a rural English Canadian setting during the year 1866. Featured at the site are over 40 historical buildings, including several working mills (woollen mill, grist-mill and sawmill) and trades buildings (blacksmith, tinsmith, cabinetmaker, cooper, bakery, cheese-maker). Farming is demonstrated through the growing, harvesting or processing of heritage vegetables and livestock. Aspects of late 19th-century domestic arts, social life, music, religion, and politics are also discussed, interpreted and demonstrated at by staff dressed in clothing of the period. Local gardens in the village feature the flora and fauna commonly grown in the summer.
Upper Canada Village 2023- Morrisburg, Ontario 4K
Upper Canada Village was established in the 1960s as a unique historical attraction aimed at preserving and showcasing the heritage of Upper Canada (now Ontario) during the early 19th century. It was inspired by the need to preserve historical buildings and artifacts threatened by the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway, which would have flooded large portions of the region. Instead of losing this valuable history, many buildings were carefully dismantled and relocated to their current site, where they were meticulously restored to their original condition.
Upper Canada Village 2023- Morrisburg, Ontario 4K
I Don't See the Branches, I See the Leaves by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence.
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Reconstitution d'un village qui aurait pu exister, en Ontario, le long du fleuve saint Laurent.
???????? From Upper Canada Village to Ottawa (4K)
After spending the day in the beautiful Upper Canada Village (Ontario), we take the road to Ottawa.
Distance : 89 Km (55 Miles) - 1h10
Weather : Sunny, 27°C - 81°F
THINGS to KNOW about ONTARIO, Canada 2023 & Upper Canada Village Alight at Night 4K
Things you need to know before a visit to Ontario, Canada with a feature visit to ONE OF ONTARIO's BEST WINTER CHRISTMAS activities a walk through Upper Canada Village Alight at Night.
Jenn is back home after 18 months on the road and we sharea little bit of our time there. 10 days went by too quickly!
We show you what it's like to drive on the 401 and what an OnRoute is and how to access them we also explain the gas pumps and where to find the best coffee (of course your local Tim Horton's)
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A musical invitation to Upper Canada Village, performed by village staff. Upper Canada Village is a living history site near Morrisburg Ontario.
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Ontario Festivals Visited ( presents a video/photo essay featuring the Upper Canada Village, Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada.
Light Show At upper Canada Village 2022| Alight at Night |#uppercanadavillage #alightatnight #2022
Light Show At upper Canada Village 2022| Alight at Night |#uppercanadavillage #alightatnight #2022
How long does Alight at Night take?
40 minutes
Where is alight at Night?
about a million Christmas lights are used to decorate this 1866 village.
Is Upper Canada Village worth visiting?
absolutely
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Exploring Upper Canada Village: Step Back in Time
Join us on a journey through time as we explore Upper Canada Village, a living history museum located in Morrisburg, Ontario. Established in the 1960s, Upper Canada Village offers visitors a chance to step back in time and experience life in a 19th-century rural village
Upper Canada Village 1976 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting Canada in 1976
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Illuminez Vos Fêtes : Village des Lumières à Upper Canada Village ????✨
Plongez dans un monde féérique de lumières et de magie avec notre vidéo du Village des Lumières à Upper Canada Village ! Cette expérience hivernale spectaculaire vous transportera dans un univers enchanteur où l'histoire, la tradition et la lumière se rencontrent pour créer une ambiance inoubliable.
???? Découvrez le charme nostalgique d'Upper Canada Village alors qu'il se pare de milliers de lumières scintillantes pour célébrer la saison des fêtes. Suivez-nous à travers les rues pavées et les maisons historiques qui prennent vie sous l'éclat des lanternes et des décorations de Noël.
⛸️ Patinez sur la glace sous un ciel étoilé, réchauffez-vous près des feux de camp, et savourez des gourmandises hivernales traditionnelles comme le chocolat chaud et les guimauves grillées.
???? Imprégnez-vous de la musique de Noël jouée en direct et assistez à des spectacles de rue mettant en scène des personnages costumés d'une autre époque. Vous serez plongé dans l'ambiance festive des fêtes comme jamais auparavant.
???? Explorez les traditions de Noël d'antan, des décorations artisanales aux métiers traditionnels. Rencontrez des artisans passionnés qui vous montreront comment créer des objets artisanaux de saison.
???? Cette vidéo est une invitation à une expérience magique de Noël pour toute la famille. Laissez-vous emporter par l'esprit des fêtes et la beauté du Village des Lumières à Upper Canada Village.
N'oubliez pas de vous abonner à notre chaîne pour plus d'aventures et de découvertes. Si vous avez déjà visité le Village des Lumières, partagez vos souvenirs préférés dans les commentaires ci-dessous. Joyeuses fêtes à tous ! ????❄️ #VillageDesLumières #UpperCanadaVillage #NoëlMagique
Upper Canada Village - Alight at Night
The Haunted Walk Experience at Upper Canada Village
We will lead you through the darkened pioneer village, sharing chilling tales about Upper Canada’s darker history and the ghosts that may still linger in some of the buildings on-site today. This unique opportunity to see Upper Canada Village after the lights go out will only be available on select days this summer. Each participant will receive a special limited edition Haunted Walk flaslight for the event!
Tours run: July 18, August 1, 15 & 29, 2015
Upper Canada Village Lights 2023
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Music: Christmas Waltz
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