UPDATE: The Historical Panel Unveiling at SwedeTown scheduled for today has been canceled due to severe inclement weather. A new date will be scheduled for a later time.
PRIOR: The public is invited to join Mayor Kelly, members of Council, and the Gravenhurst Municipal Heritage Committee (MHC) on Phillip Street East in the heart of Swede Town at the easternmost entrance to Gull Lake Park this week as they unveil an interpretive panel that celebrates this wonderful heritage.
Between 1880 and 1910 over 40 families came to Gravenhurst from the Scandinavian countries of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland. They built their homes near each other in an area east of Muskoka Road between David and Phillip Streets. Local residents named the area Swedetown, although Danish and Norwegian settlers were predominant. These men and women-built businesses, a church, and several of our most iconic landmarks giving us a lasting legacy.
The Historical Panel’s unveiling happens Wednesday, September 21st at 2 pm.