Overlooking the tidal Greville River, the center pays tribute to the heritage of the communities along the Minas Channel. Through pictures, videos, story telling, models, artifacts and hands-on exhibits, the museum brings to life the history of shipbuilding, lumbering and local community lives. The area boosts a rich history from the time of the dinosaurs to the Mi'kmaq and Acadians to loyalists and shipbuilders to the present day. The heritage center hosts a museum in an 1854 church, local blacksmith shop from the Wagstaff and Hatfield shipyard, as well as the Port Greville Lighthouse circa 1908 and a boathouse. A vast collection of genealogical and research material is available to the general public for their benefit. Port Greville, Nova Scotia, Canada

The Canadian Canoe Museum is a unique national heritage centre that explores the canoe's enduring significance to the peoples of Canada. Experience the world's largest collection of canoes, kayaks and paddled watercraft and learn how the canoe has defined the Canadian character and spirit. Spanning the country from coast to coast to coast, the museum's outstanding artifacts will let you see Canada by canoe. Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

The CNRS encourages an awareness of Canadian and world maritime heritage by promoting nautical research and presenting the results of such research by conferences, presentations and publications. The objectives of the Society are: to promote nautical research in Canada, to disseminate the results of such research, and to encourage an awareness of Canada's maritime heritage. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The museum's goal is to collect, preserve, interpret and display the history and heritage of the naval presence on Canada’s West Coast, and of the military on Southern Vancouver Island. The museum exhibits focus on four distinct military groups that have made an impact on Canada's history and left a lasting heritage: Canada's Navy on the West Coast, Canadian Women's Army Corps (CWAC), Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service (WRCNS), The West Coast Defences. In addition to exhibits and displays, the museum houses an expanding archive and library that includes thousands of photographs and documents, histories of Canadian naval vessels, navigation charts, biographies of important leaders in the Royal Canadian Navy, ship plans, and copies of the Navy List. The Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum is located at Naden on Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, in the city of Victoria, which is situated on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in the province of British Columbia, Canada.

The Community Waterfront Heritage Centre celebrates and preserves Owen Sound's heritage on the waterfront. It focuses on the marine, rail and industrial history of the City and surrounding communities. The Marine Rail Heritage Centre was first established in 1978 by a volunteer group of history enthusiasts who wanted to preserve and expand upon Owen Sound's history as a thriving port. It preserves the area's marine, rail and industrial history. Housed in a former Canadian National Railway Station, the museum features artifacts, scale models, archival photos and interactive stations. It also showcases exquisite ship models made by skilled artisans, along with CNR and CPR memorabilia. Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada

The Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre is an active community-based maritime museum and is operated by the Cowichan Wooden Boat Society, a non-profit organization founded to preserve, exhibit and demonstrate the Maritime heritage and culture of wooden boats, especially as experienced on Canada’s West Coast. The Society was originally conceived in the 1970s as a wooden boat building centre but has expanded its role to become a maritime centre, a museum and a wooden boat workshop. In addition to the exhibits and museum the Centre holds wooden boat building classes for adults and children in its superbly equipped workshop. The Society also operates an historic marine ways for the hauling and cleaning of boats and maintains a small fleet of traditional small craft. Cowichan Bay, BC Canada

Discovery Harbour traces its roots back to the original British naval and military base in Penetanguishene, built to safeguard access to Upper Canada after the War of 1812. "His Majesty's Naval Establishment on Lake Huron", (as it was first called) kept ships prepared to supply British posts to the northwest. By 1820, it was home to over 70 people, including sailors, officers, shipwrights, and soldiers. Five large ships, 15 smaller vessels, and numerous workshops and dwellings were built. In 1828, a British garrison on Drummond Island was relocated to Penetanguishene. By 1834, Canada was defended exclusively by these forces. An impressive stone Officers' Quarters was built in 1845. The military occupied the site until 1856. Discovery Harbour is home port for two large replica historic ships and a fine collection of smaller vessels. Get on board, and feel what life was really like for the people at the Penetanguishene Naval Establishment in the early 1800s. Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada

Officially opened in September 2011, the Doran Bay Model Ship Museum is one of Eastern Ontario's most fascinating new attractions. Marvel at one of the finest private collections of model ships in the world. Each model has been painstakingly built according to original plans using the finest of exotic woods. The collection is exquisitely displayed in a restored 1880's home overlooking the St. Lawrence River's Seaway Lock at Iroquois. Young and old alike are simply amazed at the detailed carvings, intricate rigging and amazing histories of the ships and miniature military figures on display. Iroquois, ON Canada

This Museum commemorates the fishing heritage of the Atlantic Coast of Canada. Learn about Rum Running, and August Gales. If you've never been to the sea, the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic is the place to start your ocean experience. If you have been to sea, this is definitely the place to reacquaint yourself! Meet lobsters, flounder, cod and more in our aquarium. Enjoy our large collection of Bluenose memorabilia. During our summer season walk the docks, have a yarn with old salts, visit our wharf-side vessels and refresh in the salt air as you take in one of the best maritime moments in the world. Lunenburg, N.S. Canada

The Hamilton and Scourge were initially named the Diana and the Lord Nelson respectively, before the War of 1812. The two vessels were merchant schooners; the Lord Nelson was originally a British ship and the Diana was American. The Lord Nelson was built at Niagara, Upper Canada, and was launched on May 1, 1811. The Diana was built in Oswego, New York, and was launched in 1809. The Hamilton and Scourge were not large specialized war vessels; instead, they were simple merchant ships that were pressed into service for the American Navy just prior to the War of 1812. When pressed into service for the American Navy, the 76-ton Hamilton was armed with eight 18-pound carronades and one 12-pound long gun on a pivot mount, while the 45-ton Scourge was armed with four 6-pound cannons and four 4-pound cannons. Both vessels foundered in Lake Ontario during a sudden squall just after midnight on August 8, 1813. Today, these vessels rest under 300 feet of water. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

HMCS Sackville is Canada’s oldest warship. This Naval Memorial and National Historic Site was a combat veteran of the Second World War. She is the last of Canada’s 123 corvettes, one of many convoy escort vessels built in Canada and the United Kingdom during the war. She played a pivotal role in winning the Battle of the Atlantic and holds a special place in Canadian naval history and heritage. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Hudson's Bay Company Archives (HBCA), home to the archival records of Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), is part of the Archives of Manitoba operating under The Archives and Recordkeeping Act and 1994 gift agreement between HBC and the Government of Manitoba. HBCA operations are supported in part through the ongoing financial support of the Hudson's Bay Company History Foundation. Manitoba, Canada

Welcome to the Ladysmith Maritime Society and the LMS Community Marina. We are located in Ladysmith harbour, Vancouver Island, BC Canada - in the heart of the Gulf Islands. LMS Commumity Marina provides convenient moorage for overnight visitors, secure moorage on an annual contract basis, as well as seasonal moorage during the off-peak months. Discover all about our maritime museum, our popular harbour tours, our wonderful collection of heritage vessels, our support for the disabled sailing program, our efforts to assist in the recovery of BC's purple martin population, as well our exciting annual maritime festival. Ladysmith harbour, Vancouver Island, BC Canada

The LaHave Islands Marine Museum is a museum with artifacts and information on the history of the in-shore fisheries and life on the LaHave Islands in Nova Scotia, Canada. Through this website, you can learn about the LaHave Islands and the surrounding area. You can also see photographs of some of the artifacts we have on display at the museum. The LaHave Islands Marine Museum seeks to preserve the memories and artifacts of the past and put them on display for all to see and remember. LaHave, Nova Scotia, Canada

The Marine Museum of Manitoba (Selkirk) Inc. formally came into being in 1972 - 1973 in the City of Selkirk. Its aim at that time was, and still is, to gather ships, artifacts, and items relating to marine life, to tell the story of the development and the operation of marine life on Lake Winnipeg and the Red River. The period covered by the Museum's displays starts circa 1850 and continues to present day. Selkirk, MB Canada

The Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston, Ontario, Canada and the Museum Ship Alexander Henry is open year round for individual and group tours including school tours. Marine history researchers will find extensive collections of documents, books, photographs, artifacts, ship plans, tools, and records. The Museum has on display a wide ranging collection of marine artifacts and exhibits, a significant fine art collection, and is home to the Gordon C. Shaw Study Centre, and Audrey Rushbrook Memorial Library. Current exhibits highlight the growth of ship building and shipping technologies, the history of boat building, the life of the sailor, as well as regional Kingston's maritime history and our place on the Great Lakes. Kingston, Ontario, Canada

The Maritime History Archive collects and preserves documents relating to the history of maritime activities in Newfoundland and Labrador and throughout the North Atlantic world. We are located in the Henrietta Harvey (Mathematics) building on the campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland. St. John's, NL Canada

A digital library containing ship lists, regional histories, government reports and newspaper accounts featuring shipbuilding, shipwrecks and the working lives of steamboats, schooners and the people who sailed them.

The Maritime Museum of BC represents a rich and vast link to the province's legal and nautical roots. Here, among a superb array of artifacts, you will find fascinating displays on Pirates, Heritage Vessels, Shipwrecks and Featured Exhibits. It is also home to three very singular sailboats − Dorothy, Trekka and Tilikum − each with their own incredible story of adventure and enchantment. Victoria, B.C., Canada

Located in the heart of Halifax's waterfront, there's no better place to immerse yourself in Nova Scotia’s rich maritime heritage than the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. From small craft boatbuilding to World War Convoys, the Days of Sail to the Age of Steam, the Titanic to the Halifax Explosion, you'll discover the stories, events and people that have come to define Nova Scotia and its relationship with the sea. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

We invite everyone to visit, explore and browse through our fine archive and collection of marine books, our art gallery, ship models and displays. We hold very extensive collections on yachting, the mercantile marine, navies, aeronautics, military subjects, the Arctic and First Nations, biographies, and local and Great Lakes history at the Naval Marine Archive - The Canadian Collection. Picton, Ontario, Canada

The Naval Museum of Alberta Society (NMAS) is a non-profit society. It was founded in 1988 as an organization to support the search for, acquisition, collection, restoration and preservation of artifacts reflecting the contributions of Canadians who have served at home and abroad and on the high seas. The Society's collection is primarily housed at The Military Museums in Calgary. The Society Office, artifact storage area, and workshop are housed on the HMCS Tecumseh property in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Preserving and communicating the naval history of the St. Lawrence and of the Naval Reserve of Canada for research, education and awareness-raising. Ville de Quebec, QC, Canada

Explore the nature and heritage of Nova Scotia. Today, the Nova Scotia Museum, consisting of 28 museum sites, is the most decentralized museum in Canada. It is also one of the oldest provincial museums in the country. Halifax, Nova Scotia

Founded in 1971. The SS Master Society maintains and operates British Columbia's sole remaining steam-powered, wooden hulled tugboat the SS MASTER. Our team of volunteers dedicate thousands of hours every year to keep the Master in a seaworthy condition. The SS Master Society is a volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the 100-year-old Steam Tugboat the SS Master, a truly iconic maritime symbol of the B.C. towing industry. This steam powered tug is an amazing piece of maritime history. Vancouver, BC Canada

Collections include Fishing for a Living and Marine Transportation. The Sunshine Coast is a region bordered and nurtured by the sea. Naturally, boat building and fishing have always been a part of life to its coastal inhabitants. Gibsons, BC Canada

Celebrating the stories of the maritime heritage of British Columbia, western and northern Canada, and Canada's Naval Forces. We are a group of volunteers producing this nautical heritage site with information on Canada’s Pacific nautical history and heritage and other topics of general maritime interest. British Columbia, Canada

Established in 1968 to preserve the historical record of Great Lakes ships. Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Welcome to the website of the Underwater Archaeological Society of British Columbia (UASBC). The UASBC is a group of avocational archaeologists, historians and shipwreckwreck divers dedicated to researching, locating, identifying, surveying, and protecting the maritime heritage of the province of BC, Canada. The UASBC is committed to this task for the interest, education and benefit of all British Columbians. Below the surface of British Columbia's lakes, rivers, and coastal waters lies a fascinating history. Shipwrecks, villages and even a campsite covered by a rising ocean almost 10,000 years ago, provide a rich variety of sites for maritime archaeology. Whether you are a wreck diver, historian, archaeologist, or are simply fascinated by our underwater heritage in British Columbia, the UASBC invites you to join us on our next adventure! Vancouver BC Canada

Every day the Vancouver Maritime Museum charts a different course of adventure for all. Come aboard for fun and knowledge. Discover the rich maritime history and traditions of the Pacific Coast.'Step back in time to 1944 on board Canada’s famous RCMP St Roch and explore the many permanent and changing exhibits, Children's Maritime Discovery Centre, family activities, and the boats in Heritage Harbour. We are seafaring fun at its best! Vancouver, BC Canada