Lambton Heritage Museum announces Sunset Photo Contest celebrating Lake Huron

Grand Bend, ON – Lambton Heritage Museum is inviting photographers, nature lovers, and Lake Huron enthusiasts to showcase their best sunset shots in a new photo contest from February 16 to March 8, 2026. The winning photo submissions will be featured in the Huron Glow Collection of the upcoming Bluewaterland feature exhibition.

One grand prize winner and two honourable mentions will be chosen. The grand prize winner will receive a $50 Tourism Sarnia-Lambton gift certificate, and honourable mentions will receive a $25 Tourism Sarnia-Lambton gift certificate. Up to ten additional photographs will be selected for display in the Huron Glow Collection. All submission winners will receive a free family pass to the Museum to see their work on display, as well as a framed photograph of their work once the exhibition closes. Bluewaterland will run from May 13 to October 18, 2026.

Photographs can include sunsets of any season, as well as coastlines, people, or animals. Submissions will be judged based on colour, composition, and creativity. All photographs must have been taken in Lambton County, and participants may only submit one picture for the contest. Photographs can be submitted through the online form at lambtonmuseums.ca/sunset.

Dana Thorne, Curator/Supervisor with Lambton Heritage Museum, shared, “Watching the sun sink into Lake Huron’s horizon is a mesmerizing experience. As you stand on Lambton County’s shores and gaze west, the sky is ablaze with rich colours that dance on the lake’s surface. We want to capture the feeling of watching a Lake Huron sunset for our museum visitors. The winning submissions will be printed, framed, and displayed in our Bluewaterland feature exhibition.”

For more information on Lambton Heritage Museum, visit the Museum website at heritagemuseum.ca.

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Please contact:

Dana Thorne
Curator/Supervisor, Lambton Heritage Museum
County of Lambton
519-243-2600 ext. 3151
Email Dana Thorne