The late Sierra Grant's passion for canoeing contributed $250,000 to a capital campaign to build a new Canadian Canoe Museum inPeterboroughcontinue to live after on.
On Thursday, the museum unveiled a gift from Grant and his family. Grant, who passed away in 2020, spent his 25 years as a museum volunteer and member, and the Grant family has been involved with the museum since his 1997 opening.
Construction continues on Ashburnham Drive's new museum, which is set to open in 2023 and will showcase over 600 canoes, kayaks and artifacts. The gift from Grant's family will be recognized in the new museum loft, a central community gathering space on her second floor just outside the Knowledge and Research Center in the atrium, according to the museum.
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According to the museum, Grant is an internationally acclaimed Arctic expert, historian, and author ofArctic Justice: Murder. The Trial of Pond Inlet, 1923 and The Polar Order: A History of Arctic Sovereignty in North America.
She and her husband John We paddled many rivers in northern Canada together. Former Chairman and CEO of the Quaker Oats Company of Canada, John serves on the museum's board of directors.
"The Grant family honors Shera Grant's love of the North, its land, its people, its rivers and its rapids with this gift of her $250,000," said John. "Scheller's vision and commission work helped guide the Canadian Canoe Museum in its early stages." Became part of the Equipment Advisory Board that helped found the Museum and bring Kirk Whipper's Kanawha Canoe Collection to Peterborough.
"This gift recognizes that canoeing is an integral part of our rich and unique heritage, from the first people's travel to today's recreation. said John.
Kevin Malone, chairman of the museum's campaign committee, said donations like the Grant family's can "continue to inspire Canada by canoeing from here in Peterborough."
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"Canadians work hard from coast to coast and contribute to the campaign, but here "It's heartening to see such strong local support in our community," Malone said. , helping build new cultural destinations on the waterfront, where world-class collections and award-winning educational programs are all in one place.”
The Monaghan Road Museum will be closed for the season on September 6th. To date, a capital campaign has raised 93% of his $40 million goal for the new museum. Those interested in legacy donations should contactkate.kennington@canoemuseum.ca.
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