Atikokan
Centennial Museum

Atikokan welcomes visitors from near and far to discover the Atikokan Centennial Museum. Situated on the winding Atikokan River, the museum displays a history of the community with exhibits organized in chronlogical order, starting with its geological beginnings. Museum highlights include local heritage exhibits, a 12,000 year old Barren Ground Caribou antler, and the Shevlin-Clarke logging locomotive.

The museum is organized for self-guided tours, with context labels describing the relevance of the exhibits. The ongoing addition of local character histories emphasizes the many endeavours and achievements of this community.

History buffs will marvel at the large artifacts from lumber and mining sites that are on display throughout the town and within the Historical Park, which is easily accessible by a foot bridge adjacent to the museum. The Historical Park is also a landing site for the Path of the Paddle. Steeped in a tradition of outdoor activity, Atikokan has a rich paddling history – from competitive cross-Quetico paddling between the United States and Canada, to Canada’s Centennial cross-country races and cross-continent solo paddling.