The river flows both ways.

The current moves from west to east, but when the wind blows against the current, the water ripples in the opposite direction.

The river, running both ways, reminds us that time moves forward; yet, we yearn to go back, compelled to preserve and record past time in art and artifacts.  (Margaret Laurence, The Diviners)

- Precambrian rocks, outliers of
    Ordovician limestone, Champlain
    Sea fossils
- The Fourth Chute:
    Bonnechere Caves
- The Fifth Chute:
    Village of Eganville
- Jessup’s Landing
- spring white water
- summer smooth water
- beautiful lakes that are
    important for tourism

 
 
Discover the impact of local Lumber Barons and Timber Makers:
 
 Belanger, Wadsworth, McDonell,
 Egan, Bonfield and Turner.

See and enjoy the artifacts which express the interactions between the landscape and the pioneers, as well as their descendants:

The museum itself is an elegant stone structure, one of the most attractive buildings in the Ottawa Valley.

The building began its history as Eganville's post office, replacing a previous building which was destroyed by Eganville's Great Fire of 1911.

After a new post office opened in 1973, Ivan Hoffman, a former reeve, purchased the building and donated it to the municipality. It became the Village Centre, housing Eganville's municipal offices.

When amalgamation occurred in 2001, the new township's council retained the building and offered it as a site for our new museum.

Bonnechere Museum now serves Bonnechere Valley Township, North Algona Wilberforce Township, the entire Bonnechere River Watershed and its environs.

Museum Hours

Victoria Day weekend to Labour Day:
  - Tuesday through Saturday ... 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
            (and long weekend Mondays)
  - Sundays ... 1:00 to 4:00 pm

September to Victoria Day weekend:
  - for tours or special events, and by appointment

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