I recently received my Canadian citizenship and with it a Cultural Access Pass granting free admission to many cultural attractions. This is the second time I've used it - next stop is Spadina House, then maybe the Aga Khan museum!
In any case, this impressed my much, much more than I expected. Not only is it an excellent assemblage of historic buildings, but great attention has been paid to keep the period consistent - pretty much everything dates between 1840 and 1865, so that it really does give an impression of a village at that time. Additionally, attention was paid to social class in the residential dwellings, so that different classes could be represented.
On top of the usual museum demonstrations, there are live animals (a cow was particularly friendly and she and her calf seemed to like being petted) and attractive period gardens. The five dollar beer sampling experience at the brewery was also quite interesting - the beer of the period was almost flat and very hoppy.
Allow at least 3.5 hours to see it. I thought the $15 seemed a bit steep but it is in line with the quality of the restoration. Only quibble I had was that of the buildings that were open, a few did not have volunteers doing demonstrations. This means they need more volunteers and seem to want them - an opportunity for pleasant volunteer work if you can get to their location.
Looking forward to returning in the fall or at Christmastime - this place would look lovely with snow.