COVID-19 Message
The Gore Bay Museum is dedicated to providing a safe and welcoming space for all staff and visitors. Therefore, The Gore Bay Museum and its branch (The William Purvis Marine Museum) have closed their doors to the public and will remain closed for the 2020 season.
While we are unable to welcome you in person, we hope you enjoy our virtual collections and exhibitions on our website.
We thank you for your understanding and continued support during this time.
Gore Bay Museum
William Purvis Marine Centre
The third floor of The Harbour Centre is the home of The William Purvis Marine Centre. The museum is dedicated to preserve and promote the marine history of the Great Lakes with displays organized around specific themes. Through publications, speakers, open houses, and the hosting of other activities, the marine museum helps preserve the history of the Great Lakes and makes it accessible to the public.
The marine museum contains an archive of records derived from the Great Lakes marine history and photographs of its many Great Lakes ships. The archive, and the museum draw people who want to research the history of the Great Lakes shipping to The Harbour Centre.
Opening Hours
Hours:
Closed until further notice.
40 Water Street, Gore Bay, ON
(Third Floor)
Telephone: (705) 282-0190
Photo by Isobel Harry
Buck Longhurst is foremost a historian, and his passion is to preserve the lesser-known history of the Great Lakes. Buck has published many books for sale at the museum and gives numerous lecture series.
Click to see the full images and visit the marine museum to see more models, photographs and artifacts on the history Great Lakes Shipping!
View the collections on display including many artifacts about Purvis Fisheries.
This lighthouse lens is on display along with the history of Fresnel lenses.
The MV Edmund Fitzgerald was built in 1958 at River Rouge, MI. by Great Lakes Engineering Works. She disappeared with all hands (29) on November 10, 1975 in Lake Superior.