Membership - Muskoka Steamship & Historical Society

 

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The Muskoka Steamship & Historical Society is a membership-based not for profit registered charity whose mission is to preserve, educate, and promote the traditions of the steamship, boat building, and resort era in Muskoka. Founded in 1973, the Society owns the Royal Mail Ship Segwun, Wenonah II, and Wanda III, as well as operates Muskoka Boat & Heritage Centre.

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Help us to ensure that the Ships continue to sail in the future and that current and future generations experience an important part of our heritage – become a member of the Muskoka Steamship & Historical Society!

Membership Categories

Single - $52: Includes one member. Benefits listed below
Family - $63: Includes member, spouse, and minor children under 18 years of age in the same household. Benefits listed below
Captain - $200: Family benefits, plus 2 guest passes to Muskoka Boat & Heritage Centre and $140 tax receipt
Junior - $10: Click here for more information
Corporate - $150: Click here for more information
Commodore - $500:
Friends of the Society - $1000: Click here for more information

These benefits and more are waiting for you as a Society Member!

Membership Benefits for 2012

  • Free admission for Members to the Muskoka Boat & Heritage Centre.
  • Invitation to the Member’s Cruise and Reception
  • 10% discount on tickets for all public cruises on Wenonah II and Segwun
  • 10% discount on purchase of regularly priced items in the gift shops.
  • A subscription to “The Real Muskoka Story”, a quarterly newsletter
  • Advance notice and invitations to special Members’ only events
  • Membership in the Last Minute Club, with email updates, including special pricing on cruises and events
  • Monthly Member Days at the Muskoka Boat & Heritage Centre – special Member events and sales
  • Vote at Annual General Meeting
  • Two guest passes to Muskoka Boat and Heritage Centre* (Captain Membership Specific)
  • $140 tax receipt* (Captain Membership Specific)
  • Member Monthly E-Letter


Click link to download the Membership Brochure for more information.


It really couldn't be easier to join!

Click here to download a Membership Application.
Or enquire by email (membership@realmuskoka.com) or phone (705-687-2115)

 

Member Events


February 18, 2012 – Porthole to the Past at Muskoka Boat & Heritage Centre

February 20, 2012 – Family Day Holiday – Muskoka Boat & Heritage Centre Open

2012 Annual General Meeting – early May 2012 (date to be determined)

2012 Members Cruise – early June 2012 (date to be determined)


2011 Annual General Meeting   - Click here for a PDF version of the AGM Report

 


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Did you know?

  • The R.M.S. Segwun continues to be recognized by Canada Post as a "Royal Mail Ship" and that mail can be hand-franked or cancelled from the ship as they did more than 100 years ago.
  • In 1974, the Segwun was recommissioned by Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau.
  • In 1996, the Wanda III Steam Yacht was recommissioned by Prime Minister Jean Chretien.
  • The Segwun's coal comes all the way from Kentucky.
  • Muskoka Boat & Heritage Centre opened in 2006 and celebrates Muskoka's steamship era, grand resorts and hotels and the region's rich boat-building history.
  • Wenonah II is Canada's newest passenger vessel combining turn-of-the-century charm with modern conveniences such as air-conditioning and an on board elevator.
  • The Muskoka Boat & Heritage Centre is home to North America's largest in-water display of antique and classic boats.
  • The ship's private label wine is one of the few given permission by the LCBO to be sold in stores throughout Ontario.
  • In 2001 and 2002, the Segwun won the award of "Best Large Attraction" by Attractions Canada.
  • In 1988, the Segwun won the prestigious "Phoenix Award" presented by the Society of American Travel Writers.  Recipients are chosen for their outstanding efforts in preservation and conservation.
  • In years past, a steamship purser used to take tickets as passengers boarded.  Today, our Purser is responsible for all guest services on board including your dining experience.
  • The Segwun used to carry passengers, freight and mail to a variety of ports on the Muskoka lakes before the days of the automobile.
  • Each year, the Segwun and Wenonah II host upwards of 30 memorable wedding ceremonies and receptions.
  • In recent years the shift to air transport for mail has left only three ships with the right to the prefix; RMS Segwun, which serves as a passenger vessel in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada, RMS St Helena, which serves the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic,[9] and RMS Queen Mary 2. QM2 was conferred "RMS" by Royal Mail when she entered service in 2004 on the Southampton to New York route as a gesture to Cunard's history – The RMS Segwun is the oldest Royal Mail Ship in the world.