Within the Museum are several exhibit cases depicting life in Lake Country. The patent medicine exhibit provides insight into medicine from years gone by; the Okanagan Indigenous artifacts case demonstrates impeccable craftsmanship. Additional Museum displays depict our lives at home and at work, telling our community story.
The Museum has remote displays at George Elliot Secondary School, Oyama Community Hall and in the lobby of the Municipal offices of the District of Lake Country at 10150 Bottom Wood Lake Road, Lake Country. Heritage Markers are located in each of the four wards of Lake Country, and along the Okanagan Rail Trail.
Our volunteers strive to create exhibits that leave you pondering about society and understanding our community.
The Lake Country Museum’s showcase at the District of Lake Country municipal office pays tribute to the upcoming Olympic Games with a winter sports display. There is a flag from the Calgary Olympic Torch Relay in 1988. Also featured is... [Continue Reading]
A new exhibit for camera buffs and local photographers is up at the Municipal building.Twenty-five cameras from the Lake Country Museum collection are on exhibit at the District of Lake Country offices. The cameras date from 1897 to 1998 –... [Continue Reading]
A showcase of WWI artifacts is on display at the District of Lake Country Office. There is a collection of postcards sent to various addresses in England from a soldier on active duty during the First World War. They are... [Continue Reading]
The Kakonosedai exhibition is the third of the Lake Country Heritage and Cultural Society’s special exhibitions. Kakonosedai: A Century of Community celebrates the Japanaese pioneers of Lake Country and their descendants, with a look at what they would have brought... [Continue Reading]
A compelling exhibition of traditional handcrafts of Mexico features a carefully chosen selection of glass, textiles, ceramics, woodwork, metal, and worked leather handcrafts dating from Pre-Columbian to contemporary times. Special to the exhibition are copies of ancient codices from Madrid and... [Continue Reading]
The display at the District of Lake Country office promotes the Kakonosedai: A Century of Community exhibition currently running at the Museum. A floral kimono and obi are featured in the showcase. These items are on loan from the Teramura family... [Continue Reading]
The Lake Country Museum’s newest satellite exhibit, The George Elliot Story, has been installed at the George Elliot Secondary School, 10241 Bottom Wood Lake Road in Lake Country, BC. The exhibit opening took place on Wednesday, May 29th, 2013, at... [Continue Reading]
The latest display at the offices of the District of Lake Country illustrates the history of Canada’s national flag. Posters outline the evolution of the Canadian Red Ensign starting in 1871. The Red Ensign served as Canada’s unofficial flag up... [Continue Reading]
The display case at the District of Lake Country municipal office currently features vintage woodwork tools. It asks viewers to identify a saw set, moulding plane, spiral screwdriver, universal plane, grain combs, as well as other tools. Pictures of the... [Continue Reading]
Tennis Anyone? Lake Country has a rich history of tennis dating back to the early 1900s. The display case at the District of Lake Country office illustrates some of this history. The first local tennis courts were built on the... [Continue Reading]
