Sudbury Local News - Anderson Farm Museum releases wish list

The Christmas wish-list of the Anderson Farm Museum Heritage Society is pretty short. It only has one item on it.

An authentic Finn sauna.

The museum's authentic Finn sauna was burned down several years ago by vandals, and since then, the museum's curator, Jim Fortin, and the Anderson Farm Museum Heritage Society (AFMHS) hasn't been able to find a replacement.

The museum, located in Lively, consists of several authentic farm buildings including a barn, stable, and farmhouse, all full of furniture, clothing, and items of daily farm life over the last century. It is also the site of the Creighton Mine log cabin, which holds memorabilia from the ghost town.

Anyone with an authentic, old Finn Sauna which could be relocated to the Anderson Farm Museum is asked to contact Jim Fortin at 692-4448, or Mary Barr, chair of the AFMHS, at 586-2611.

The farm hopes to have the sauna on site in time for student tours in 2010.

For more information about the Anderson Farm Museum, and other Sudbury museums, visit www.sudburymuseums.ca.

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Phillip Morris 12/2/2009 7:52:06 AM - Report Abuse

Why are you in such a froth Junkie?
Not once did I, or anyone for the matter, said they should shut the place down.
I just pointed out the facts. The shortcomings of the place. Enjoy it all you want. Good for you. If that qualifies as a major …more» attraction for you, then bravo.

Truth is that it's nothing special. It's a mundane group of old wooden buildings that has zero historical significance. It's akin to attending an antique K-Car exhibit. The place is exactly like any one of thousands of old farms in Ontario. That's why it's vacant 300+ days a year and relies on volunteers.
Why is that so hard to comprehend that you have to sink to insults? Get a thicker skin.«less
News Junkie 12/1/2009 6:47:19 PM - Report Abuse

Of for cripes sake, Mr. Morris --- I'm saying I enjoy the farm being there. I'm saying I know others that enjoy the farm being there. I'm saying the school kids enjoy the farm being there. I'm saying there are more than one or two …more» events there in a year. I'm saying this with FIRST HAND knowledge and experience. Why can't you believe there is good in ANYTHING???? I feel so sorry for you.

I won't waste any more time trying to convince you that some people DO find Anderson Farm a nice place to be. What difference does your uneducated, ignorant opinion mean anyway? And you do have an uneducated, ignorant and NEGATIVE opinion on absolutely everything.«less
Phillip Morris 12/1/2009 3:31:40 PM - Report Abuse

Junkie,
Its an old farm.
That's it.

You portray the place like some cultural mecca. And as for green space? Take a walk in any direction for 15 minutes. The entire region is green space.

No matter how much wallpaper you put on an outhouse, …more» it's still an outhouse.
Yes, applaud the volunteers for their dedication. But they also must come to the reality that their work preserving what they think is important, simply is not in the public interest. A futile use of energy and talent.
It's just another of many thousands of mundane farms in Northern Ontario.
Sorry to burst your bubble. Sometimes you need to step back out of the forest.«less
News Junkie 11/30/2009 2:47:16 PM - Report Abuse

Gawd, Mr. Morris, I would hate to have the negativity in my life that you obviously do. Grumpy Ole Man can even see that the farm has some good about it. If you even had a clue of what you were talking about, you would not be comparing it to the water …more» tower or the flour silos.

Believe it or not, there are more than one or two things that go on there a year, though they should probably be publicized more. As well as scheduled community events, school events, summer tours, a community garden and a woodshop for retirees the families of the area use the area extensively. People walk their dogs there, fly kites there, play at the park there, and generally enjoy it for the green space that it is.

There are also a group of volunteers working very hard to bring in events and use some of the potential that the farm does have. I'm not one of them, but I applaud them.«less
Phillip Morris 11/30/2009 10:58:49 AM - Report Abuse

No problem with supporting local attractions.
But they must be of some quality and significance to begin with.
The farm is just that.
A farm. - Yawn.
Grumpy Ole Man 11/29/2009 7:21:59 PM - Report Abuse

PM - I realize it's not the Great Wall of China, Niagara Falls or the Pyramids...it's an under used facility in general that could be used by people of the City.
Phillip Morris 11/28/2009 8:07:12 PM - Report Abuse

The farm is nothing special Grumpy. THAT's the problem.
It has no important historical figures attached to it. No claim to fame. Not even architecturally significant.
Bottom line is the Anderson Farm is a mundane, ordinary, old group of …more» shacks.
Put it right up there with the crappy Bell Mansion, crumbling Flour Mill Silos and the rotting Water Towers.«less
Grumpy Ole Man 11/28/2009 4:16:50 PM - Report Abuse

Anderson's Farm has much potential - but sewems nothing ever goes on there - One or two things a year.

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