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.
Photographs of several past churches including Oyama United, St. Paul’s Presbyterian and United, Free Methodist, Winfield Church, St. Mary’s Anglican, All Saints Anglican (Okanagan Centre Hall), St. Margaret’s Anglican, and the former Kingdom Halls and St. Edward’s Catholic Church comprise... [Continue Reading]
Lake Country Museum’s February display in the lobby of the municipal office of the District of Lake Country celebrates Valentine’s Day. The Lake Country Sweethearts display features Harriet McDonagh’s wedding dress from her 1911 marriage to Verner McDonagh. Their wedding was the... [Continue Reading]
There is an Historical Marker in Marshall Park at Carr’s Landing. Marshall Park is at the road end, just north of Whiskey Cove. In 2011 interpretive Historical Markers were installed in all four wards of Lake Country — Carr’s Landing,... [Continue Reading]
The Historical Marker for Oyama is located off Oyama Road beside the Oyama Community Hall. In 2011 interpretive Historical Markers were installed in all four wards of Lake Country — Carr’s Landing, Okanagan Centre, Oyama and Winfield — by the... [Continue Reading]
There are two Historical Markers in Winfield. One is located on Berry Road, near the roundabout below Highway 97. The second, and newest, marker is situated in Beasley Park, by Ede Axelson’s sculpture, Dancing Goose. In 2011 interpretive Historical Markers... [Continue Reading]
The Historical Marker for Okanagan Centre is located on Okanagan Centre Road West, at 4th Street, near the Okanagan Centre Store. In 2011 interpretive Historical Markers were installed in all four wards of Lake Country — Carr’s Landing, Okanagan Centre,... [Continue Reading]
The January Lake Country Museum display in the lobby of the municipal office of the District of Lake Country is History of Street Names, a display of LC Museum photographs highlighting the origins of some of the streets in Lake... [Continue Reading]
This exhibit case displays our collection of patent medicine bottles. Most of the bottles have their original boxes with labels and lids and in some cases even have the original contents in them. Some of these are products that are... [Continue Reading]
The December Lake Country Museum display in the lobby of the municipal office of the District of Lake Country is Santa’s Workshop. This is a display of toys, games and books enjoyed by boys and girls from yesteryear. Tin toys,... [Continue Reading]
