Ault Park, Living museum in Ontario, Canada

Ault Park is a park on the St. Lawrence River in South Stormont, near Long Lault, Ontario, rebuilt on the new river shore after Sheek's Island was submerged by the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1958. It is now home to the Lost Villages Museum, run by the Lost Villages Historical Society, which moved buildings from the flooded villages to the site.

These communities vanished in the 1950s when a major construction project dammed the river and flooded entire areas. The idea grew to save some houses and public buildings by moving them to higher ground.

The restored buildings tell the stories of people who lived in these communities before the water came, through their architecture and furnishings. Walking into these homes, schools, and churches, you feel the connection to a world that was left behind.

Ault Park lies on the St. Lawrence River in South Stormont, near Long Lault, and is reached by road from the Long Sault area. The Lost Villages Museum buildings stand on the rebuilt river shore, so plan to walk between them outdoors. The original Sheek's Island site is now under about 14 feet of water and cannot be visited.

The archaeology lies not under the present park but on the original Sheek's Island site, excavated in 1956–1958 by the University of Toronto and the National Museum of Canada before the St. Lawrence Seaway submerged it under 14 feet of water. The dig recorded a village about 3,500 years old and occupations from the Middle Archaic to the St. Lawrence Iroquois; the university's injunction to continue failed.