Group Tours
Custom Experiences for Adult Groups
Group Tours
If you are planning a group visit, here’s how:
- A “group” is defined as a party of at least 10 people.
- Advance booking required: Tours should be booked in advance.
- Flexible programming: Group tour options are existing tour packages, and can be customized to fit different types of groups.
- Special events & catered meals: For some group bookings, it’s possible to arrange heritage-style meals using on-site kitchen facilities - useful for tour groups, bus tours, or special group events. Groups usually begin their visit to the Heritage Discovery Centre (which provides orientation via theatre presentation and interactive exhibits), then proceed to tour the Old Stone House and Blockhouse.
Fees for group tours follow the standard admission fee structure, but group rates / discounts are available.
Tailored Group Programs Offered
Dinner Education Package
Begin with appetizers and local entertainment in the Heritage Discovery Center theatre, take time to tour the historic buildings and War of 1812 Gallery, then sit down for a fur-trader's dinner and an educational talk in the Summer Kitchen. Finish your evening with a viewing of our Stories Steeped in Stone movie in the theatre. A cash bar is included with this experience.
Group size: 10-35
Program length: 3 hours
Lunch and Tour Package
Enjoy a boxed lunch while you watch the Stories Steeped in Stone Movie in the Heritage Discovery Center Theatre, then explore the site on a self-guided tour and interact with costumed interpreters and reenactors on site. Larger groups will be split into 2 lunch sittings to fit more comfortably into our theater.
Group size: 10-60
Program length: 2 hours
Guided Tour Package
Watch our Stories Steeped in Stone movie in the Heritage Discovery Center theater, then enjoy a guided tour of the site with one of our interpreters and discover the rich history of Sault Ste Marie of the 19th century.
Group Size: 10-24
Program Length: 2 hours
Drop-In Self-Guided Tour Package
Available at a group rate, the Stories Steeped in Stone movie will play every half-hour, and visitors are welcome to watch the film, explore the site in a self-guided tour and interact with costumed interpreters and reenactors on the site.
Group Size: 10+
Great Canadian Maple Excursion (in partnership with Hogan’s Homestead)
Take a bus tour North of Sault Ste Marie to Goulais Bay and tour a family run sugar shack. Learn about tapping maple trees and the boiling process to make delicious maple syrup. Then journey back into town to the Ermatinger Clergue National Historic Site, watch our Stories Steeped in Stone movie, and sit down for a pancake lunch with fresh local maple syrup from Hogan's Homestead. Finish the visit with a self-guided tour and interact with costumed interpreters and reenactors on the site.
Group Size: 10-30
Program Length: 5 hours
*This program is only available seasonally*
Heritage Culinary Experiences
Book our summer kitchen and enjoy one of our preset heritage breakfasts, lunch, high tea, or dinner menus with your group. These culinary experiences are curated from garden to table utilizing whatever is in season from the grounds of the Site. Guests are welcome to explore the Site in addition to enjoying a meal in the Summer Kitchen.
Group Size: 10-30
