Finishing Touches for 2023

UPDATE ON THE MUSUEM GROUNDS

The leaves in Tomahawk Park are falling fast and furious as we finish up this season’s To-Do List. We welcomed 300 visitors this year, about one third of whom, visited on Canada Day! In-between tours, cleaning the buildings, and the ongoing process of cataloguing artifacts, we completed a few new projects (photos below):

The original Ovenstown Gift Shop was hastily packed up and put away prior to the demolition of the building in 2020. This summer, we set up a mini-gift shop in the Duvall House with displays of local history books, crafts, and Tomahawk Park souvenirs.
The depression where the Ovenstown building had been located was filled with topsoil, harrowed, and grass seed was planted.
The Transportation Shed and the outdoor Machinery Display received new signage. The original artifact labels and descriptions had faded over time, and most had been lost to the weather.
Located on both sides of the Duvall House front steps, newly planted flower beds, with a small rock garden, welcome visitors.
The Elizabeth McLain Memorial Garden and the shrubbery bed at the beginning of the walking path each received a face lift with new mulch and a trim.
The Friends of Tomahawk Park brick fundraising project finally has its permanent sign. It’s been a long time coming, as the wood sign made in 2012, prior to the Town of Cut Knife Centennial, had been intended only as a temporary measure. For more info on how to purchase your brick in support of the CMMM, click here.