The City of Elliot Lake hosted a public contest to help give the space a landmark name which matches the creativity of the Centre’s tenants, celebrates the heritage and distinguishing characteristics of our community, and promotes a sense of place and belonging in all visitors.

As a result of this contest, the arts centre has officially been renamed the Elliot Lake Arts & Heritage Centre.

Thank you to everyone who participated in our naming contest and very special thanks to Cheryl C. for her winning name submission.

Cheryl (and her dog Frodo) have been part of the Elliot Lake community for just under three years now, drawn by our beautiful nature and extensive trail systems for hiking, cross country skiing, and camping.

Cheryl’s goal with her name submission was to give the facility a name that was accessible and covered the broad range of arts activities which will take place inside. Just as Elliot Lake is a “jewel in the wilderness,” Cheryl hopes that the Elliot Lake Arts & Heritage Centre will become the gemstone of the city.

The 2025 Summer in the Park Concert Series, presented by Seidel's Brandsource, is underway.

Join us at 6PM at Westview Park for a lineup of amazing musical talents:

• 4 Wheel Country - June 30^th
  
• Harmony - July 18^th
  
• Jessica Pearson and the East Wind - August 3^rd
• Rusted Spoons - August 15^th
• Mike Lynch Band - September 12^th

For more information on the event or the artists, please visit our Special Events page.

Arts on the Trail

Elliot Lake’s annual Street Dance is a highlight of the summer, bringing the community together for a night of live music, dancing, and celebration. Held during Heritage Days, this outdoor event transforms downtown into a lively festival atmosphere, featuring performances from local and headlining bands.

With a dynamic mix of musical genres, food vendors, and an energetic crowd, the Street Dance is a must-attend event for residents and visitors alike. Whether you’re dancing under the stars or simply soaking in the vibrant atmosphere, this beloved tradition captures the spirit and community pride of Elliot Lake.
Visit our Heritage Days Street Dance page for more information on this event.

Located on the shores of Spruce Beach, the Elliot Lake Letter Sign offers the perfect photo opportunity, showing off your civic pride and capturing the picturesque backdrop of Elliot Lake and its symbolic rock.

This monument was an initiative of the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee, designed by its chair Linda Finn, and was funded by Arlene Bujold in dedication of her late husband, Jerry Bujold.

Jerry Bujold was born in Elliot Lake in 1961 and the city was home until his passing

in 2016. Jerry loved to be behind a lens, capturing the beauty of the city and those who lived in it.

In high school, Jerry took photographs for the ELSS Urcapel (yearbook) and as an adult, he worked full-time for Denison Mines as a photographer, and opened his own studio, The FrameMaker, in 1984. Jerry enjoyed sharing his appreciation for the natural beauty that surrounds Elliot Lake, often photographing its namesake. 

Arlene knew immediately that she wanted to help sponsor this project in memory of Jerry to honour both his love of photography and Elliot Lake.

It is Arlene's hope that the Elliot Lake letter sign will allow others to see through Jerry's lens, witnessing the beauty of nature and our community.

Even in death, Jerry's legacy will continue, and through this monument, he will be the source of many more photographs and civic appreciation to come.

The community Banner Project is a series of banners which are displayed from the lampposts in the downtown area of Elliot Lake through the summer and fall seasons. The banners were designed by and for the citizens of Elliot Lake to showcase our local heritage and visual art talents.

Visit the "Our Town" Banner page to view the banner art and learn more about the artists.

The Photo Op Cutout Project, an initiative of the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee, is a series of interactive face-in-hole panels installed around Elliot Lake to create unique photo opportunities.

Visit the Photo Op Cutout Contest page to view the art and locations of these interactive pieces.

The striking stainless steel representation of an uranium atom that greets tourists and locals as they drive into the city of Elliot Lake, was the work of dedicated individuals: Ed McAfee, Robert Renault, Robert Blewett, Frank Merhar, Ed Laflamme, and Grenville Pierce among others.

The monument was officially unveiled June 28th of 1975, during the annual Uranium Heritage Festival.

The Miners Monument was officially opened on April 28, 2007 to honour the community's mining legacy.

Created by Laura Brown Breetvelt, a former Elliot Lake resident, this monument was built to honour the hard working miners who risked their lives each day, and the community and families that supported them. 

To learn more about the Miners' Memorial Park, visit our page.

The "Story in Stone" mural was created by artist Linda Finn.

The rocks around Elliot Lake offer clues about the processes that shaped the Earth. Formed more than 2.5 billion years ago by volcanic activity, this very ancient land surface was shaped by massive earthquakes, periods of glaciation, plus extreme weathering, making this area famous the world over for the variety of rocks found here. Millions of years after these cataclysmic events, vegetation and animals appeared. In more recent times, pictographs discovered on rock faces have indicated that human beings were present in this area several hundred years ago, perhaps even longer.

Finn researched the geological history of this area, getting advice from Rob Henderson, a former geologist with Rio Algom. She also referenced an excellent guidebook, "Geology and Scenery, North Shore and Region," written by Robertson & Card and published by the Ministry of Natural Resources.

Mural Breakdown

• The top of the mural represents the Archean era , more than 2500 million years ago, when volcanic activity formed ancient volcanic and sedimentary rocks. Examples of Archean (known as Algoman granitic) rocks can be seen on the west side of Highway #108 along the power line after exiting Highway # 17.
• The next level depicts sedimentary rocks from 2200 to 2500 million years ago, known as the Keewatin banded iron formation (found very close to the airport, on the east side of Highway #108.
• The dark band of rocks is an intrusion of the Nippissing Diabase, formed about 2160 million years ago by further earthquake activity. These intrusions can be seen in many rock faces along Highway #108.
• A glacier formation, in the next band on the mural, represents several glacial periods in this region when rocks were moved and shaped by the force of the ice. Rivers deposited silt and sediment in other locations.
• The area below the glacier is the Mississagi Formation, which is the large rock face that can be seen across Horne Lake.
• From the Paleozoic Era (400-600 million years ago) there is a narrow band of rock containing fossils. Some evidence of fossils has been found around the Boland River area.
• Below the band of fossils, the Gowanda conglomerate is depicted. This type of rock was mined for Uranium.
• As vegetation followed the formation of the rocks, Birch trees are part of the strata. Birch trees are one of the oldest species of trees found world-wide.
• In the water below the trees are found representatives of Amphibians, Reptiles and Fish which first evolved in the water.
• Brick-red rocks, found just north of Elliot Lake (the Oompa Lake fault), serve as the backdrop for some of the animals & insects that have evolved in this area.
• The pictographs on the rock face at the bottom centre are from the Gowganda Formation, and are similar to some of the vestiges of ancient rock art found on Rooster Rock on Quirke Lake. According to the “Geology and Scenery of the North Shore”, human inhabitants were present in this region at least 9000 years ago.

Background

This mural was created by Linda Duke in 2013. The painting and poetry express the artist's love of the North.

Poem

White Pine tree

Paper Birch

Maple's scarlet glow

Black Spruce in Mist marshes

Where cattails grow

Where beavers build, and

Loon's staccato call

Echoes across crystal lakes.

Here ravens sweep and soar

In sweet, clear Northern skies

While rocks of ancient origin

Reveal Earth's history

This wild, this half tamed land,

This North is Home to me.

The "Back-Door Staking Bee" mural was created in 2014 by Susan Krupp, a creative artist and illustrator living in Elliot Lake.

Background

To learn more about this event in Elliot Lake's origin story, visit the Museum's page.

The "Founding Fathers" Mural was created by Susan Krupp in 2013, a creative artist and illustrator living in Elliot Lake.

Depicting three influential men who were important to the establishment and development of Elliot Lake in the 1950’s, Susan has painted strong portraits of these determined men in the world of mining.