A big THANK YOU to the Cranberry Portage Volunteer Fire Department and others who stayed behind to protect our community.

Let's hope we gte a reprieve this year!

A major project to record oral histories and digitize Museum Exhibits has begun with the support of the 2024-2025 Northern Neighbours Community Foundation grant.

We invite you to come and check out our interactive Story Pods located in 4 of our exhibit areas. Listen to 1-2 minute stories on what you are seeing and how they changed life in the early days of Cranberry Portage.

We have changed our hours to make sure we are open when YOU are available!

You can now enjoy the museum from Wednesday to Sunday from noon to 6:00 PM.

Open from May 13 to September 15. 
Beyond those dates, you can always arrange for a private tour - all year long - by contacting us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Why bothe with paying for a membership to the Museum when you can aget in for free???

There are lots of reasons!

Your membership is more than a name on a list—it is a vote of confidence in preserving and sharing the story of this place we all care about. Because of you, the museum continues to stand not just as a building, but as a living part of our community.

Over the past year, we’ve been working steadily behind the scenes—strengthening exhibits, improving visitor experience, and building toward a more vibrant, engaging museum that reflects the depth of Cranberry Portage’s history. From rethinking our interpretive signage to supporting community events on the museum grounds, every step forward is made possible by the support of members like you.

 Membership matters in very real ways. It demonstrates community backing when we apply for grants, helps unlock funding opportunities, and shows that this museum is valued, active, and worth investing in. Quite simply—it helps keep the doors open and the momentum going.

 As we move ahead, we’re also excited to begin offering more opportunities specifically for our members. We’ll be introducing member-focused events, behind-the-scenes experiences, and ways to connect more closely with the work happening at the museum. Keep an eye out—there are some great things coming.

We invite you to take out a membership and continue being part of this journey with us.

Together, we are not just preserving history—we are shaping how it is experienced for generations to come.

 Thank you again for your ongoing support.

Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for a membership form. 

(Working on getting it downloadable here bu not available yet) 

This project started last year with the acquisition of a similar-era log cabin from Manitoba Resources.

Over the winter, we moved it a couple of kilometres to the grounds of the Museum to begin a reconstruction of the iconic landmark in Cranbrery Portage that delighted visitors from all over. 

A GoFundMe drive has been established to help mitigate costs with restoring this cabin and then refurnishing it to resemble what once was.

Want to help? Any amount (you can put your own amount in) at this site.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/bringing-back-caribou-bills-to-cranberry-portage