Summer Lecture Series: MuskokaBuilt, ACO Muskoka

Wednesday July 23— Tori Robertson and Karen Lang, MuskokaBuilt
Join us for a hands-on session exploring MuskokaBuilt, ACO Muskoka’s crowd-sourced database of built heritage across the District of Muskoka.
Bring a laptop or device so you can explore the site in real time and learn how to add your own entries—whether it’s your cottage, home, or a building you care about. Have historical photos or info? Bring those too!

Admission: $10 general | $8 for museum members.

Tori Robertson- Branch President, ACO- Muskoka
Tori Robertson has a longstanding love for architectural history fostered from undergraduate studies in urban planning, environmental studies and architectural history. Further propelled by a twelve-year family building project in Muskoka and subsequent years of enjoyment in and appreciation of the region, getting involved in ACOMuskoka was compelling, especially given current development and legislative pressures on local heritage. She’s hopeful that her career background in strategic planning and development will help raise awareness of and interest in the importance of Muskoka’s extraordinary architectural heritage.

Karen Lang – Branch Representative, ACO – Muskoka
Karen Lang has been involved with ACO Muskoka for several years, and is an enthusiastic advocate of history and heritage in Muskoka.  She helped launch the Windermere History Project, a collaborative initiative with Muskoka Chautauqua and the Archives of the Windermere Women’s Institute, to help preserve the stories, history, and heritage of the village of Windermere. She summers in a 100+ year old cottage on an island outside of Windermere.