Upper Canada Village is a heritage park near Morrisburg, Ontario, depicting a 19th-century village in Upper Canada. The park, owned and operated by the St. Lawrence Parks Commission, was opened to the public in 1961.
Creation of the St Lawrence Seaway in 1958 required the flooding of ten communities – The Lost Villages. Upper Canada Village was part of the project’s heritage preservation plan, and many of the buildings that were to be flooded were moved from the Lost Villages to the Upper Canada Village site. There are over 40 historical buildings including working mills and trade building such as blacksmith, cabinetmaker, bakery, cooper).
Aspects of late 19th-century domestic life, such as crafts, music, religion, and politics are also discussed, interpreted and demonstrated by staff dressed in clothing of the period. Local gardens in the village feature the flora and fauna commonly grown in the summer.
