Manitoulin magazine

Manitoulin’s

magazine 2014

Day Trip Guides • Island Map • Events Guide Island Features • Ferry Schedule Day Trips Guide

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Welcome to Manitoulin

W

e are glad you have claimed your copy of Manitoulin’s Magazine, as we know it will be helpful as you plan your days on the beautiful Manitoulin Island.

We have composed several suggested Island driving tours that will get you out exploring our highways and byways. We have compiled an inventory of summer activities you may enjoy, such as our Island hiking trails. And Manitoulin’s Magazine has quite an extensive list of the summer celebrations taking place across the Island.

To really get the most out of your Island visit may we suggest you pick up a copy of our newspapers, the Manitoulin Expositor, published each Wednesday, and the Manitoulin West Recorder, published each Friday.

You will find out what is going on in a news sense but there is also a great deal more than that contained in our weekly newspapers.

Each summer we publish a Dining Guide and a Summer Shopping Guide to familiarize you with the names of various restaurants and businesses, and acquaint you with the type

of services or merchandise they offer. These guides are accompanied by a feature story on some aspect of our Island life.

You could plan a good part of our Island visit through our classified pages. You could eat, non-stop, at breakfasts, teas and dinners hosted by our many service groups and churches. You could “shop ‘til you drop” at the numerous Farmers’ Markets and yard sales. And you can be entertained almost every night at the various euchre parties, musical concerts and theatrical presentations that occur during our summer months. All these events are listed in the Island’s weekly newspapers.

If the time is right you could even plan the next stage of your life. The Manitoulin Expositor carries an extensive real estate section, listing everything from bush lots to executive waterfront properties. We have a very nice lifestyle happening here and we are willing to share it.

Once again welcome to Manitoulin. We sincerely hope you have a lovely, safe, memorable holiday.

What’s inside?

Manitoulin’s Magazine Manitoulin Day Trips

Ferry Schedule pages 16 & 17

One great party after another

ISLAND EVENTS GUIDE Starting on page 4 Find yourself on Manitoulin

Scenic Shores Drive begins at Kagawong

pg. 11

begins at South Baymouth

pg. 19

begins at Manitowaning

pg. 23

begins at Little Current

pg. 27

begins at Gore Bay

pg. 30

Picturesque Portage

Heritage Crossroads Panorama Drive

Lighthouse Trail

Island map

pages 16 & 17 A useful holiday guide to Manitoulin Island distributed at no charge courtesy of the advertisers.

The bow of the Chi-Cheemaun opens to let her passengers disembark.

Published by The Manitoulin Expositor P.O. Box 369 Little, Current, Ont. P0P 1K0

Manitoulin’s Magazine Features

Island Welcome Page 3

Holiday Sports & Activities Page 14

The titles Manitoulin’s Magazine, This is Manitoulin & The Manitoulin Day Trips Guide are the property of The Manitoulin Publishing Co. Ltd. No portion of any of these publications can be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher.

Hiking Trails Page 15

Photographs in this publication are courtesy of the staff and friends of The Manitoulin Publishing Co. Ltd.

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Manitoulin Summer Celebrations 2014!

Manitoulin Island is well known for its friendly communities and the hospitality that we provide to visitors to our Island.

The following events are just some of the activities available. We encourage locals and tourists alike to take part in these events to support and experience some of the rich culture and heritage that Manitoulin Island Communities have to offer. All are welcome!

For further assistance with planning your holiday on Manitoulin Island or locating events or points of interest please refer to www.thisismanitoulin.ca or by visiting the Manitoulin Welcome Centre in Little Current.

Please note we did our best to confirm the accuracy of the information printed here, unforeseen circumstances may alter times and dates.

ALL SUMMER CENTRAL MANITOULIN PIONEER MUSEUM, June - September, Mondays to Fridays 1 pm to 4pm. Located on Yonge Street at the Mindemoya Welcome Centre.

THE CENTENNIAL MUSEUM OF SHEGUIANDAH Hours: Summer Daily - 9:30-4:30, Thursday - 9:30-8 (free admission after 5 pm), Fall Hours: Tuesday -Saturday- 9:30-4:30 Contact: 705-368-2367

ASSIGINACK MUSEUM This museum contains artifacts from the lives of early settlers in the area. The grounds also feature a schoolhouse, blacksmith shop and barn. June to October Open Daily 10am-5pm GORE BAY MUSEUM Dawson Street, Gore Bay Monday-Saturday, 10am-4pm Sunday, 2-4pm NEMI FARMERS MARKET Every Saturday, 9am - noon Downtown Little Current Waterfront GORE BAY FARMERS’ MARKET Every Friday 9am - 1pm On the Waterfront in Gore Bay MINDEMOYA MARKET June 30 to September 8.

Saturdays 9 am - 12:30pm at the Mindemoya Arena. Call 705-377-4045.

GREAT SPIRIT CIRCLE TRAIL Cultural activities happening every day!

This summer try a guided canoe tour and hear the legend of the Old Woman on Lake Mindemoya. Start out from the headquarters of the Great Spirit Circle Trail in M’Chigeeng.

EUCHRE EVERY MONDAY At 1:30 pm with a tournament the last Monday of the month at the Howland Seniors’ Hall in Sheguiandah.

PEPPER POINT GARDENS Open to the public Wednesdays and Thursdays 10am - 4pm or by appointment. 174A Pepper Point Rd., Sheguiandah. Call 705-368-3711

GOLF ALL SUMMER RAINBOW RIDGE GOLF COURSE Open 7 days a week. Tee off times reserved based on availability. Rainbow Ridge Golf Course, 26B Clover Valley Road, Manitowaning.

Schedule: Senior Ladies Mornings - Every Monday starting at 9am (Shotgun Start) Family Night - Every Monday afternoon Starts Monday July 7 (Book your tee time online) Youth Night - Every Tuesday - starting at 4pm (Book your tee time online) Senior Men Afternoons - Every Wednesday starting at 12:30pm (Shotgun Start) Ladies Night Every Thursday starting at 5pm (Shotgun Start) Mens Night - Every Thursday starting at 2pm (Book your tee time online) Couples Night - Fridays at 5:30pm (Shotgun Start) MANITOULIN ISLAND COUNTRY CLUB 9 hole course, open daily to the public. 25 Golf Course Road, Gore Bay. Schedule: Tuesday, 4 pm, Men; Thursday, 5 pm, Ladies; Wednesday, 8 am , Men; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 am, Ladies. Go to micc.gordonbarrieisland.ca or call 705-2822282 for info on upcoming golf tournaments.

BROOKWOOD BRAE GOLF COURSE 9 hole course open daily to the public.

399 Ketchankookem Trail, Mindemoya.

Schedule: Thursday, 4:30 pm, Ladies; Wednesday, 4:30 pm, Men; Thursdays, 8:30 am, seniors (shotgun start).

TRIANGLE SENIORS’ CLUB Schedule for events at the Tehkummah Seniors’ Hall in Tehkummah.

Mondays at 8 pm, Bingo; Thursdays at 8 pm, Euchre (tournament every 3rd Thursday), Wednesdays at 1:30 pm, Cribbage.

TAOIST TAI CHI CLASS Taoist Tai Chi continuing classes are held every Friday morning 10 - noon at the Sheguiandah Seniors Hall on the corner of Hwy 6 and Townline Road. For information you can contact Wendy at 705-368-3059.

LITTLE SCHOOL HOUSE MUSEUM in South Baymouth is open May through Oct. Extended hours during summer, also open by appointment Admission by donation.

“Group Tours welcome.”

Call 705-859-3663

JULY & AUGUST July 10,11,19,24,25 Aug 1 GORE BAY THEATRE, featuring ‘Love & Laughter’ for tickets call 705-282-2420 July 12,17,18,26,31 Aug 2 GORE BAY THEATRE, featuring ‘Dreams & Duets’ for tickets call 705-282-2420

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Manitoulin Summer Celebrations 2014!

THE LITTLE CURRENT YACHT CLUB Hosts Cruisers’ Network (July and August). VHF Channel 71 broadcast given each morning. Starts at 9am. Visit: www.lcyc.ca CHI-CHEEMAUN SUNSET DINNER CRUISE Summer Schedule (June 20 to September 1): From Tobermory - Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 8:00 pm.

From South Baymouth - Thursday Evenings Only, 5:50 pm. (Not available August 4, 2014, Civic Holiday Weekend) Fall Schedule (September 2 to October 19): From Tobermory - Fridays 6:10 p.m. (Not available October 10, 2014, Thanksgiving Weekend) Visit www.ontarioferries.com for more information.

JUNE June 21 & 22 SHESHEGWANING FIRST NATION - Traditional Pow Wow June 23 OPENING OF URSULA HETTMAN AND CHRISTIE BEST PEARSON’S EXHIBIT at the Gore Bay Museum June 27-29 SANDY MCCUTCHEON-CAMPBELL MEMORIAL Mixed Blooper Ball Tournament at the Gore Bay Ballpark

June 27-30 SCHOOLS OUT! GEOCACHING WEEKEND at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 or rita@gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark. com

June 29 MOONLIGHT HIKE & WOLF HOWL @ 8 pm @ Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705859-2470 rita@gordonspark.com • www. gordonspark.com

July 4 MOONLIGHT HIKE & WOLF HOWL @ 8 pm at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@ gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark.com

June 28 FAMILY HERITAGE DAY Celebrations at Little Schoolhouse and Museum in South Baymouth Silent Auction & Bake Sale 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. BBQ 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Parade 1:30 p.m. (free ice cream at museum - following parade)

June 27-29 MINDEMOYA HOMECOMING WEEKEND Hosted by the Central Manitoulin Lions Club.

Car show, live music and more!

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June 28 VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT GIANT YARD SALE 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at Little Schoolhouse and Museum. 113 Church St. South Baymouth (right around the corner from the Ferry Terminal) June 28 ASTRONOMY NIGHT at 9 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@gordonspark. com • www.gordonspark.com June 28 FISH FRY DINNER 5:30 p.m. John Budd Park in South Baymouth June 28-29 MANITOULIN RODEO Manitowaning Arena Fair Grounds

JULY July 1 CANADA DAY FIREWORKS 10 pm Gore Bay Waterfront CANADA DAY FIREWORKS 10:15 pm At the Harbour, Village of South Baymouth CANADA DAY FESTIVITIES Harbour Centre, Providence Bay www.centralmanitoulin.ca LITTLE CURRENT BIA CELEBRATES CANADA DAY! Downtown Little Current.

MANITOWANING CANADA DAY - Celebration, with auction of local celebrities, kids activities and BBQ, Manitowaning Beach July 3 ASTRONOMY NIGHT at 9 PM @ Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@gordonspark. com • www.gordonspark.com

July 4-6 WESTERN MANITOULIN LION’S LIONSFEST Gore Bay Curling Club July 5 - 6 SHEGUIANDAH FIRST NATION -Traditional Pow Wow

July 5 CENTIS CUP - a Ladies-at-the-Helm race. So ladies, get your crew and join. www.lcyc.ca July 5 NIGHT HIKE @ 9 PM @ Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@gordonspark. com • www.gordonspark.com July 6 WALK A FOSSIL REEF @ 7 PM @ Gordon’s Park 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@gordonspark. com • www.gordonspark.com July 5 - 13 LACLOCHE COUNTRY ART SHOW This juried art show in the Whitefish Falls community centre, is a testament to the natural inspiration provided by the surrounding area. Visit www.willisville.ca

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Manitoulin Summer Celebrations 2014!

July 9 TURKEY DINNER at Knox United Church in Manitowaning Starts at 5 pm July 10 ASTRONOMY NIGHT at 9 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@gordonspark. com • www.gordonspark.com July 11 OPENING OF JACK WHYTE & LYNDA NOE’S EXHIBIT at the Gore Bay Harbour Centre July 11 MOONLIGHT HIKE & WOLF HOWL at 8 pm at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@ gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark.com July 12 & 13 SAGAMOK ANISHNAWBEK ANNUAL TRADITIONAL POW WOW at the Sagamok First Nation off Hwy 17 at Massey July 12 NIGHT HIKE at 9 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark.com July 13 WALK A FOSSIL REEF at 7 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@gordonspark. com • www.gordonspark.com

July 16 DESSERT NIGHT & AUCTION at St. Paul’s Anglican church in Manitowaning. Starts 6 pm July 16 COLD TURKEY DINNER/STRAWBERRY SOCIAL - 2 sittings 1 at 5pm and the 2nd at 6:30 pm at Howland Seniors’ Hall. Hwy 6 and Townline Rd. in Sheguiandah. Cost $15.00 for adults and $8.00 for 12 and under ╩tickets available by calling 368 2689 ╩Takeouts available by calling 368 2589 until 4pm Delivery if requested in area. ╩╩ July 17 ASTRONOMY NIGHT at 9 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@gordonspark. com • www.gordonspark.com July 19 KAGAWONG SUMMER FEST Silent Auction, Pancake Breakfast, Kids Games, Scavenger Hunt, Boardwalk Art Walk, Word in the Park, Barbeque, Farmer’s Market, Auto Show & Shine.

July 18-20 GORE BAY HARBOUR DAYS Live entertainment, activities and more! Visit www.gorebay.ca July 18 MOONLIGHT HIKE & WOLF HOWL at 8 pm at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@ gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark.com

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Manitoulin Summer Celebrations 2014!

July 18-20 ARTISTS OPEN STUDIO / MANITOULIN ART TOUR at many venues throughout Manitoulin. Pick up a self guiding tour map.

July 18-20 RIDE MANITOULIN 2014 MOTORCYCLE RALLY Celebrate our diversity and unique nature as you ride your motorcycle over the highways and biways of Manitoulin Island. All classes of motorcycles and riders are welcome.

Providence Bay Fair Grounds, the 3rd weekend in July. Visit www.ridemanitoulin.ca.

July 19 NIGHT HIKE at 9 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@ gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark.com July 20 PANCAKE BRUNCH at Knox United Church Hall in Manitowaning from 9 am - 11:30 am ╩ July 20 WALK A FOSSIL REEF at 7 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@ gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark.com

July 30 FLOWER SHOW & LUNCHEON╩ Assiginack Horticultural Society at Knox United Church Hall in Manitowaning - Noon

July 31 ASTRONOMY NIGHT at 9 PM @ Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@gordonspark.com www.gordonspark.com

AUGUST August 1-3 47TH ANNUAL HAWEATER WEEKEND A weekend of fun for the whole family in Little Current hosted by the Little Current Lions Club! For more information please visit www.haweater.ca.

August 1 MOONLIGHT HIKE & WOLF HOWL at 8 pm at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-8592470 rita@gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark.com

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July 20 HALF HOUR WORSHIP service 5:30 p.m.

BBQ AND SING-A-LONG 6:00 p.m. at St. Andrew’s By The Sea United Church in South Baymouth July 19-20 MANITOWANING SUMMERFEST Manitowaning Arena, Fairgrounds and Racetrack, sponsored by the SE Manitoulin Lions Club.

July 18-20 20TH ANNUAL MANITOULIN FINE ARTS TOUR Old homesteads, rivers, lakes, Native legends and wildlife are a few things you will see on and off the canvas on this tour.

Come enjoy a scenic drive and see first hand what inspires these talented local artists while visiting them at unique studios dotted across the largest freshwater island in the world.

This is 3 day self-guided artists studio tour which includes photographers, painters, sculptors, potters and more from across Manitoulin Island and runs from 11am - 4pm each day. Maps are available all over the Island in tourism booths, gas stations, restaurants and stores. www.manitoulinart.com July 24 ASTRONOMY NIGHT at 9 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@ gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark.com July 25- 28 STARGAZING MANITOULIN STAR PARTY WEEKEND at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@gordonspark.com • www. gordonspark.com

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July 26 NEW MOON JAZZ EVENING at Gore Bay Harbour Centre 8pmMidnight July 26 COOKIE WALK at Knox United Church Hall in Manitowaning.

Please visit www.assiginack.ca for more details. ╩ July 25 & 26 PUBLIC ASTRONOMY & LASER SKY TOUR at 9 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705859-2470 rita@gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark.com ╩ July 27 READING BY POETS at Gore Bay Harbour Centre 1-4pm July 27 WALK A FOSSIL REEF at 7 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark.com

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Manitoulin Summer Celebrations 2014! ╩August 2 BAKE SALE AND BBQ at the Little School House Museum in South Baymouth Saturday, August 2╩ 11:00 a.m. - 1 p.m.

August 11 - 15╩ PLEINAIR WEEK FOR ARTISTS. Outdoor Painting & Heiku Poetry at the Gore Bay Harbour Centre. To preregister call the Museum at 705-282-2420

August 2 ASTRONOMY NIGHT at 9 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@ gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark.com ╩ August 3 WALK A FOSSIL REEF at 2 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@ gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark.com ╩ August 3 NIGHT HIKE at 9 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@ gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark.com

Aug. 12 & 14 MURDER MYSTERY DINNER╩╨ Knox United Church Hall in Manitowaning more info closer to date

August 2-4 WIKWEMIKONG UNCEDED INDIAN RESERVE ANNUAL CULTURAL FESTIVAL AND POW WOW For more information call 705-859-2385. wikwemikong@heritage.org.

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Aug. 5 & 7 MURDER MYSTERY DINNER╩╨ Knox United Church Hall in Manitowaning more info closer to date

August 13 HILLBILLY STEAK SUPPER at the Big Lake Schoolhouse on Silver Bay Rd. August 14 ASTRONOMY NIGHT at 9 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@ gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark.com

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August 6 MOONLIGHT HIKE & WOLF HOWL at 8 pm at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-8592470 rita@gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark.com ╩ August 7 ASTRONOMY NIGHT at 9 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@ gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark.com August 7-10 MANITOULIN COUNTRY FEST VI in Little Current A 4 day country music event at our Country Fest Park in Little Current. For more information please visit www. manitoulincountryfest.com August 8 - 12 PERSEIDS METEOR PARTY WEEKEND at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-8592470 rita@gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark.com ╩ August 8 & 9 PUBLIC ASTRONOMY & LASER SKY TOUR at 9 PM at Gordon╒s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@gordonspark.com • www. gordonspark.com ╩ August 10 WALK A FOSSIL REEF at 7 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@ gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark.com

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A 9 hole, par 36, licenced course overlooking Lake Mindemoya.

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Course and adjacent cottage resort, owned and operated by the Seabrook family.

Offering golf / fishing / accommodation packages.

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MANITOULIN ISLAND COUNTRY CLUB

This 9 hole, par 36 public course is located 2km South of Gore Bay in a beautiful pastoral setting with three sets of tees.

Licenced restaurant open to the public, pro shop, rentals and Stay & Play packages.

Groomed cross-country ski trails in the off-season.

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August 14 JUNK IN YOUR TRUNK - Load up your trunk with your treasures - park your car or truck at the Kagawong Park Centre and sell or trade starting at 4:30 pm.

August 17 WALK A FOSSIL REEF at 7 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@gordonspark. com • www.gordonspark.com

August 14 COMMUNITY POT LUCK - “Meet your neighbour” at the Kagawong Park Centre 5:30 pm. People’s choice prize awarded for “favourite” dessert, entree and salad. ╩ August 15 MOONLIGHT HIKE & WOLF HOWL at 8 pm at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@ gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark.com

August 21 ASTRONOMY NIGHT at 9 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@gordonspark. com • www.gordonspark.com

August 16-17 WHITEFISH RIVER FIRST NATION TRADITIONAL POW WOW Dreamcatcher’s Rock, Sunshine Alley, off Hwy 6, south of Birch Island

August 23 WHITETAIL DEER SHOW with one of the Beasley Brothers of TV show ‘Canada In The Rough’ 9 am lecture, show opens at 11 am at the Manitowaning Arena grounds.

August 16 NIGHT HIKE at 9 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark.com

August 23 & 24 ZHIIBAAHAASING FIRST NATION TRADITIONAL POW WOW Off Hwy 540 at the west end of Manitoulin

August 15-17 THE PROVIDENCE BAY AGRICULTURAL FAIR Parade, Midway, Ambassador Pageant, Motocross races, live entertainment and much more. At the fairgrounds in Providence Bay.

August 22 MOONLIGHT HIKE & WOLF HOWL at 8 pm at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@ gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark.com

August 23 NIGHT HIKE at 9 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark.com

August 23 SILVER BIRCH QUARTET 7:30 pm at the Gore Bay Museum ╩ August 24 WALK A FOSSIL REEF at 7 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@gordonspark. com • www.gordonspark.com August 27-30 RUMMAGE SALE╩at Knox Church Hall in Manitowaning starts at 10 am ╩ August 28 ASTRONOMY NIGHT at 9 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@gordonspark. com • www.gordonspark.com ╩ August 29 - September 1 MANITOULIN STAR PARTY WEEKEND at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@ gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark.com ╩ August 29 & 30 PUBLIC ASTRONOMY & LASER SKY TOUR at 9 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark. com ╩ August 31 WALK A FOSSIL REEF at 7 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@gordonspark. com • www.gordonspark.com

August 30 & 31 M’CHIGEENG FIRST NATION TRADITIONAL POW WOW at the powwow grounds on the M’Chigeeng First Nation

SEPTEMBER September 5- 6 MANITOWANING FALL FAIR - Agricultural Society at the Arena in Manitowaning September 6 BARK IN THE PARK - Bring your dog to the Island’s only off leash dog park in Kagawong at 1: 00 pm for an afternoon of socializing for both pets and pet owners.

September 6 PANCAKE BRUNCH Knox United Church Hall in Manitowaning 9 am - 11:30 am September 7 ASSIGINACK CURLING CLUB GOLF TOURNAMENT Rainbow Ridge golf course September 6 & 7 MANITOWANING FALL FAIR Assiginack Arena, Manitowaning September 14 TAPESTRY SHOW OPENING at the Gore Bay Museum 1-4pm September 17 FALL LUNCHEON at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Manitowaning from 11:30am - 1pm

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Manitoulin Summer Celebrations 2014!

Sept 26 - 29 DARK SIDE OF THE MOON STAR PARTY WEEKEND at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705859-2470 rita@gordonspark.com • www. gordonspark.com Sept 26, 27 & 28 THE FESTIVAL OF A THOUSAND SKILLS A three-day skill sharing experience with more than 100 micro workshops and demonstrations of a wide variety of community and family knowledge and cultural traditions.

Sept. 24 -27 RUMMAGE SALE╩ at Knox United Church Hall in Manitowaning starting at 10am ╩ Sept 26 & 27 PUBLIC ASTRONOMY & LASER SKY TOUR at 9 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark. com Sept 27 & 28 WIKWEMIKONG FALL FAIR Lots of school participation and displays, contests and entertainment at Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve on the last weekend of September.

OCTOBER October 10 - 13 AURORA BOREALIS WEEKEND at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@gordonspark. com • www.gordonspark.com ╩ October 10 & 11 PUBLIC ASTRONOMY & LASER SKY TOUR at 9 PM at Gordon’s Park, 18777 Hwy 6, 13 min from ferry docks, to register 705-859-2470 rita@gordonspark.com • www.gordonspark. com October 25 “BRING YOUR OWN PUMPKIN” Carving party 11 am at the Kagawong Farmer’s Market Pavilion.

To view all the events online please visit www.thisismanitoulin.ca Providence Bay Fair parade

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ACTIVITIES The lodge provides a retreat for the canoeist, kayaker, artist, fisherman, hiker, executive retreat or simply just an individual seeking peace and tranquility.

Other activities in local area include: Golfing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Aboriginal Cultural Experiences, and Picturesque Boat Tours.

Visit http://www.circletrail.com for more information CULTURAL EXPERIENCE Rainbow Lodge, a building of historical and traditional value, hosts events in a traditional setting. It is situated within view of the sacred area known to the Ojibwe people as “Dreamer’s Rock” where traditionally young people fasted and received their visions.

Guided tours of this very sacred site can be arranged. Dreamer’s Rock can be viewed by getting permission at the Whitefish River First Nation Band Office during business hours.

Rainbow Lodge is an alcohol and smoke free facility.

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Beautiful times at a beautiful place We are located mid-way (and very close to both) between the scenic, historic and picturesque village of Mindemoya with all shops, services, a hospital, medical and dental, vet services and also the Lake Huron white sand beach community of Providence Bay (5 minutes to either town).

We are also five minutes from Manitoulin’s scenic but challenging Brookwood Brae Golf Course on the shores of Mindemoya Lake.

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Scenic Shores Drive Central Island tour of: • Kagawong • M’Chigeeng • Mindemoya • Dryden’s Corners • Spring Bay • Perivale • Ice Lake

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his trip starts in Kagawong and travels through central Manitoulin touching on three of Manitoulin’s inland lakes - Ice Lake, Lake Mindemoya and Lake Kagawong, plus the North Channel of Lake Huron.

Kagawong is an Ojibwe word which translates to “where mists rise from the falling water” of course referring to beautiful Bridal Veil Falls, Kagawong’s magnificent treasure and one of Manitoulin’s most prominent natural landmarks.

Either before or after your driving trip be sure to take ample time to explore this little village of Kagawong.

You will start your adventure in the parking lot of The Old Mill, the most prominent building on the waterfront, which houses a Heritage Centre showcasing the history of Billings Township, an art gallery and public washrooms. If you wish to explore on foot for a while be sure to take in the beach and marina, the lighthouse and the wonderful late 1800 architecture. Hunt’s Store can provide you with fixings for a picnic or snacks for your journey. The Park Centre grounds abound with family activities; a giant board game, a cedar maze and a stone maze for small children. There is also a lovely hiking trail which runs along the Kagawong River between the river’s mouth and the falls.

Back to the parking lot to begin your drive. Exit the lot and turn right onto Old Mill Road then shortly turn left onto Main Street. Proceed up past the wonderful century-old buildings until you come to a stop sign. Proceed straight and you are now on Highway 540 going east. Make note of the parking lot soon appearing on your left. It is located beside the river at the top of the fall. The falls are a must see for any Manitoulin vacation. Across the road from the parking lot is Bridal Veil Esso, a convenience store and gas bar, located on the east side of the Kagawong River.

Follow Highway 540 up and around out of Kagawong and head for M’Chigeeng First Nation. Before long you will be traveling along a straight-as-an-arrow portion of the highway through pastureland locally known as the Billings Stretch.

Halfway up the hill on the other side of the Billings Stretch you will be entering the M’Chigeeng First Nation. Continue on until you reach the intersection with Highway 551.

To visit the headquarters of the Great Spirit Circle Trail continue on Hwy 540 for a short distance. They are on your right. Drop in and find out about the many interesting experiences they offer to the curious vacationer.

Just across Hwy 540 you will find Lillian’s Crafts and Museum. She has a vast collection of crafts on display and for sale.

Backtrack to Highway 551 and turn left. Immediately to your right you will see the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation. The OCF houses a collection of Ojibwe artifacts, an art gallery featuring Woodland artists and a gift shop.

M’Chigeeng has at least four privately operated art galleries and one other craft museum, Lillian’s, so M’Chigeeng offers you a great chance to get acquainted with the works of First Nation artists and artisans. For a little side trip follow the signs directing you to 53 Corbiere Road and the Neon Raven Gallery, home of the Beam family of artists.

Across the highway behind a stately stand of pine trees you will find the Jesuit Mission Church of the Immaculate Conception. If you and your family are ready for a few minutes of quiet contemplation you are welcome to visit the uniquely beautiful place of worship.

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Scenic Shores Drive Continue south on Highway 551 and soon you will pass by Cross Hill Road. Look up to your right to see a towering white cross, reputed to be a vision marker.

Soon you will be skirting the shore of Lake Mindemoya. You’ll pass a lovely picnic facility, which offers a view of Treasure Island resting there in the middle of Lake Mindemoya.

You will soon be faced with the choice of continuing straight on Highway 551 into the centre of the village of Mindemoya or again seeking out the shore of Lake Mindemoya by turning right at Hill Road.

If you opt to continue straight on Highway 551 Scott’s Veterinary Service; then Manitoulin Inn, a motel offering very comfortable accommodations; then a hospital, Manitoulin Health Centre, Mindemoya Site, all will appear on your left. As you continue on look to your

right to see the Central Manitoulin Welcome Centre. Note a small covered bridge spanning a narrow gorge and leading to a log cabin.

The paths behind the cabin abound with wild flowers. This is Pioneer Park and can be accessed through the welcome centre.

At the intersection of Hwy 551 and Hwy 542 consider yourself in the heart of Mindemoya, the hub of Manitoulin.

A left turn onto Hwy 542 will take you past the J.H. Burt Memorial Arena, the site of the Saturday morning Farmers’ Market; then the Old School Yard Park with its bandshell, whimsical benches and waterfall; The Roosterant, on your right, a source for a great homecooked meal; and then Jack’s Agricultural Museum, a private museum featuring a comprehensive collection of the agricultural implements of the twentieth

Central Island tour of:

• Kagawong • M’Chigeeng • Mindemoya • Dryden’s Corners • Spring Bay • Perivale • Ice Lake century including a fascinating look at the stone church has a most interesting history evolution of the traction engine or “tractor”. and a splendid interior. Check it out.

These village features are found on your left.

If you have chosen to reconnect with the A little further along Hwy 542 you will shores of Lake Mindemoya turn right onto Hill find the new Mindemoya Home Hardware Road and follow it down to Lake Mindemoya. complex on your right. Drop in for a browse.

With Lake Mindemoya on your right drive Across the road from Jack’s Museum is the south along Ketchankookum Trail past many entrance to the Wagg’s Woods nature park. private cottages, the Brookwood Brae Golf The trails wind through an old hardwood Course and a municipal park, beach, dock forest and along limestone cliffs representing and boat launch. You leave the shores of Lake the last stretch of the Niagara escarpment.

Mindemoya and go up a hill to travel through Back at the town’s main intersection and an area of farmland until you meet Lakeshore a short distance up Yonge St. is the shopping complex of Mindemoya Guardian Pharmacy and the large, well stocked supermarket, Island Foodland.

There are interesting shops and landmarks along Hwy 542/551 to the west of the village’s main intersection. On your right, you will find the Up Top Sports Shop located on the Home-Made second floor of Williamson’s Baked Goods Hardware. Here you will find all those toys and necessities LICENSED that you just need for a successful camping, cottage or resort vacation. Shortly you will see St. Francis of Assisi Anglican Church. This

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Scenic Shores Drive

Bridal Veil Falls in Kagawong.

Road and then Highway 542/551.

The actual trip route will have you turn right onto Lakeshore Road but at this point you also have the chance to turn left onto Highway 542/551 and return to explore Mindemoya. We refer you back several paragraphs to where we outline some of the delights of a visit to Mindemoya.

You are now heading westward along the south shore of Lake Mindemoya through cottage country. Enjoy this pleasant, relaxed byway. Before you know it you will be back joining up with Highway 542/551 and heading west to the intersection known as Dryden’s Corner. But there are things to see before you get there. You’ll pass a very picturesque roadside picnic area and then you will cross a bridge over the Mindemoya River as it leaves Lake Mindemoya to wind its way down to the Lake Huron shore at Providence Bay. Highway 542/551 will soon intersect with Monument Road.

This intersection is known as Monument Corner for not only is the Manitoulin District Cenotaph located here but you will also find memorials to the Merchant Marine, Youth in Partnership

Central Island tour of:

• Kagawong • M’Chigeeng • Mindemoya • Dryden’s Corners • Spring Bay • Perivale • Ice Lake

with Veterans, Women Veterans and a Veteran’s Memorial Garden. This quiet peaceful oasis gives you a glimpse at the enormous impact the global conflicts of the twentieth century have had on Manitoulin.

Continue on and at Dryden’s Corner turn right onto Highway 542 and head for Spring Bay. Before long you will see the windmills to your left. These two windmills represent Manitoulin’s entry into the era of generating electricity through the power of the wind.

At the hamlet of Spring Bay turn right onto Perivale Road East and proceed through a pretty landscape to the south shore of Lake Kagawong. A right turn, staying on Perivale Road East, will take you to the treasures for sale in the Perivale Gallery, where original fine art by Canadian artists and artisans is featured in delightful surroundings. Then follow Perivale Road West around Lake Kagawong then out to meet up with Highway 542 again. Turn right onto Hwy 542 and head north through farm country and forest until you come to the Emery Road.

Please note that the Manitoulin Island Country Club, a public, nine hole golf course is located a short distance further along, left off Hwy 542.

Turn right onto Emery Road for a delightful drive along the west shore of Ice Lake. When Emery Road meets Highway 540 turn right continuing to skirt Ice Lake for a while longer.

Evergreen Resort is located just past the causeway on your right. Here you will find many recreation possibilities, including a heated indoor pool.

Soon you will be approaching the sharp turn in Highway 540 that signals the highways accommodation for the Kagawong River. A left turn here will take you back down to the heart of Kagawong where you started out.

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Providence Pr rovidence Bay Boardwalk • Beautiful Beach and Boar dwalk • Wharf on Lake Huron Lake Hur on • Interpretive Centree Interpretive Centr through ough August Open JJune une thr 7 da days ays y per week week with exhibits explaining the geological, archeological ar cheological and historical aspects of Manitoulin Island Children’s Program ogram • Childr en’s Summer Fun Pr Mindemoya Mindemo ya • Golf Course • Gift and Specialty Shops Walking Trails • Museums • W alkin alking T rrails il Libraryy with Internet Access • Public Librar Churches • Parks • Chur ches Spring Spr ing Bay artt shops With its antique and ar Sandfield/Big Lake Sa ndfield/Big La ke gateway Lakee Manitou The gate waay to Lak Your holiday companion

Holiday Sports and Activities Island-Wide Learn, play or fish all day!

On Manitoulin Island there are many activities to occupy leisure hours.

Here’s a sampling of some of the activities available:

Golf

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Golf is a very important holiday pastime on Manitoulin, hosted by three excellent courses.

Mindemoya’s Brookwood Brae Golf Course, established in 1964, has the distinction of being Manitoulin’s first golf course. It is family owned and operated by the Seabrooks. This challenging 9 hole, par 36 course on Lake Mindemoya’s Ketchankookem Trail boasts a fully licenced course with air conditioned clubhouse. Pro shop. Club and cart rentals.

Manitoulin Island Country Club is located in a pastoral setting just 1 km south of Gore Bay on Hwy 542. The 9 hole, par 36 course is set on rolling terrain with treed fairways. There is water, (two ponds), on the course which also features 3 sets of keys, (yellow, white and red). Golfing at Manitoulin Island Country Club is ‘open’. There is a licenced clubhouse, a restaurant and a small pro shop. Power and pull carts and club rentals available.

Located mid-way between Manitoulin’s oldest communities, the Rainbow Ridge Golf Course allows you and your family to explore the rich heritage of the Manitowaning and Wikwemikong communities while enjoying a day on this 18 hole championship course. The course features nine challenging water holes as well as large greens and several sand traps. After a game, visitors are invited to relax in the fully licenced restaurant. Club and cart rentals are available.

There are two 18 hole mini putt courses on Manitoulin. One is at Gordon’s Park, Hwy 6 just north of Hwy 542 in Tehkummah, the other is on Hwy 540 in the upper village of Kagawong.

The Chi-Cheemaun is also operating as a cruise ship with sunset dining cruises available throughout the season. Spring and fall you are invited to dine Friday evenings. During July and August the dinner cruises are on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings. For full details and dinner cruise reservations call 1-800-265-3163

Water Activities

Archery

Whatever water activities you enjoy - fishing, canoeing, water-skiing, wind-surfing, swimming or just beachcombing - there’s always the chance to pursue them on Manitoulin Island.

As an island, of course, Manitoulin is surrounded by water and the island itself contains perhaps 100 lakes including the three largest ones: Manitou, Kagawong and Mindemoya. On most lakes, the shoreline is easily reached from public roads running to or alongside the water.

Many communities have improved their shorelines by providing sandy swimming beaches, boat ramps and picnic spots. There are public docks at all the larger ports, and waterfront resorts maintain beaches and boating facilities for their guests. Boardwalks in Gore Bay and Providence Bay make the waterfront easily accessible for all, including those who use wheelchairs. Little Current boasts an easy access waterfront trail and a well-developed beach, sports fields, skateboard park, walking trail and park area, at Low Island Park.

The Ontario Ministry of Transportation has provided picnic areas at a number of popular Island beauty spots including Ten Mile Point off Highway 6 between Little Current and Manitowaning; two locations on Lake Mindemoya, east and west of the village; Bridal Veil Falls on Highway 540 in Kagawong; and Indian Point Bridge on Highway 540 near Evansville. Each of these spots includes picnic tables, parking spaces and privies and are now able to be used by persons in wheelchairs.

Gordon’s Park, on Hwy 6 just north of Hwy 542, has an archery shooting lane with bow and arrow rentals for all ages.

As well, the Manitoulin Archers Club has periodic meets and shoots at their range near Mindemoya. For details on upcoming competitions you may contact Jim Smith at (705)3774013.

Tennis There are two courts at the NEMI Recreation Centre on Highway 6 South, just outside Little Current; two courts in Manitowaning beside the arena and near the race track; two courts in Mindemoya behind the Community Centre; two courts on the Gore Bay waterfront; and four courts at Manitoulin Secondary School in M’Chigeeng.

Cycling Manitoulin Island’s picturesque backroads are popular with cyclists. Vehicle traffic is generally light, although cyclists are warned to let ferry traffic get well ahead of them on Highway 6, and to watch out for unique features like logging trucks, slow-moving farm vehicles, and the occasional cattle drive. MTO, (Ministry of Transportation Ontario), has recently begun a program of creating paved shoulders on Hwy 6 to create a more friendly experience for bicylists. -MICA- (Manitoulin Island Cycling Advocates) has created a great new cycling map for Manitoulin, readily available for a nominal fee. Learn more about cycling on Manitoulin by visiting www.manitoulincycling.com.

Canoe Tripping If you would like to do some canoeing or kayaking on Manitoulin’s lakes, the North Channel, the Spanish River or Killarney Provincial Park but do not have your own gear there are several outfitters who will rent you the necessary equipment.

Several experienced canoe guides offer services that outfit and guide the adventurer on water excursions, including into Killarney Provincial Park. Inquire at the Manitoulin Gateway Information Centre in Little Current, (705)368-3021; Saulteaux Enterprises in Sagamok, (705)865-1134 or contact Killarney Provincial Park at (705)287-2900.

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Birdwatching Manitoulin Island is the Pelee Island of the north with over 314 species of migrating birds during the spring and fall. Join the Friends of Misery Bay and the Manitoulin Nature Club for their annual bird counts and on their Sandhill Crane watch every October. Gordon’s Park on Hwy. 6 just north of Hwy 542 provides overnight guests with a self guided birding map and tour of the NorthSouthWest hotspots of the island.

Trail Rides Everybody loves a horse and there are several businesses on Manitoulin that cater to this fancy. Gentle horses and experienced trail guides will help you and your party spend a memorable hour or afternoon seeing lovely vistas from the advantage of horse-height. For information on Manitoulin’s trail riding adventures, contact Honora Bay Riding Stable.

Astronomy Gordon’s Park on Hwy 6, just north of Hwy 542 hosts Astronomy Nights on Thursdays during July and August. Other astronomy events and activities at Gordon’s Park this summer include Stargazing Manitoulin, July 25 - 28, and the Manitoulin Star Party, August 29 - September 1. www.gordonspark.com

Farmers’ Market There are weekly markets spring, summer and fall in each of Mindemoya, Little Current, Gore Bay, Manitowaning and Kagawong where shoppers can find local produce, baking, crafts and gifts.

All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Tourism Many Northerners view ATV tourism as a natural activity to draw outdoor riders of all persuasions. Wikwemikong First Nation is the venue to get in on this recreational pursuit.

ATV fans revel in a riding experience that can take place eight months of the year. Contact Wawaskesh Wilderness ATV Tours for your Manitoulin ATV adventure.

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Hike these Trails Manitoulin has many hiking trails which take anywhere from a couple of hours to a full day, requiring various degrees of fitness. For the casual walker, there are nature trails and boardwalks in and around many of the towns.

McLean’s Park

This verdant 100-acre park is located on New England Road, a sideroad off Hwy 6 mid-way between Manitowaning and South Baymouth. The park, about 3km along the New England Rd. features hiking trails based on ancient logging paths. Hardwood bush with some huge trees.

The walk takes about 1.5 hours.

Sheshegwaning – Nimkees and Little Thunder Hiking Trails

North of Silver Water, off Highway 540, the Sheshegwaning First Nations are developing 20 km of trails, which can be enjoyed in several sections, some offering wonderful views of the North Channel. There are facilities for camping and picnicking. Trail maps are available at the Band office or at the Gas/Convenience store at the trailhead. Allow 3 to 6 hours.

Gordon’s Park

On Hwy 6, just north of Hwy 542, this private park offers a nature interpretive centre with three complimentary hiking trails through five different eco systems, (wetland, forest, meadow, pond, escarpment).

Misery Bay

Misery Bay Nature Reserve Park is a 1005 hectare provincial park on the south shore of Manitoulin Island, a ten minute drive west of Evansville. There are seven trails between 1 km and 5 km which feature mixed woodland, old beach ridges, and rare alvars. A visitor centre/ intrepretive centre provides information on the unique and rare aspects of this park. Allow 2 to 4 hours. For more information visit www.miserybay.org.

Bebamikawe Memorial Trail

Located at the end of Beach Road in Wikwemikong, this trail is 14 km of easy to intermediate trails, spectacular lookouts and educational signage. The Outdoor Fitness Park section of the trail is a double track, granular surfaced trail with five fitness stations equipped with outdoor fitness equipment so that trail users can take advantage of resistance training in a scenic natural environment. Call (705)859-3477 for more information.

Wagg’s Woods

Right off one of Mindemoya’s main streets, Hwy 542, Wagg’s Woods is located almost directly across the street from the municipal office and library building. Features maple, basswood, birch and ash. Moss climbs the cliffs, which are part of the Niagara escarpment. Watch for 15 different species of fern. Allow 1 hour.

The Lewis Twin Peaks Hiking Trail Cup and Saucer

Eighteen km. west of Little Current, at the junction of Highway 540 and the Bidwell Road, is the well-known Cup and Saucer trail. With its 2 km of dramatic 70 metre cliffs and breathtaking views, up to 12 km of hiking trails, and the 2 km adventure trail, it is one of the most popular trails in Ontario. Anywhere from 1.5 to 4 hours.

Bridal Veil Falls

This trail is in Sheguiandah and is accessible from the west side of Hwy 6, just across from Paradise Motel. Approximately 2km in length and a relatively easy hike, the trail nevertheless provides two quite spectacular views of Bass Lake and the North Channel. The lookouts are on Quartzite outcrops. Allow 1 to 1.5 hours.

Other Trails

For a more complete inventory of the hiking opportunities on Manitoulin pick up the folder, Manitoulin Island Hiking Trails, put out by the Manitoulin Trail Blazers and the Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy and available at Island tourism information centres.

This trail is located on Highway 540 at the entrance to Kagawong. A picnic area at the top of the falls leads down to the base of the falls, and the trail follows both sides of the stream to the bay. While you are there, take a dip in the falls, and take the walking tour of the old town.

Allow 1 to 2 hours.

Mississagi Lighthouse

Located at the lighthouse near Meldrum Bay are several short trails that follow the craggy shoreline over flat limestone ledges, around enormous boulders and through rock fissures.

Wildflowers and birds abound, and the trails offer fine views of Lake Huron. Allow 1 to 2 hours.

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Historic Tehkummah Township Beckons You! • Public Marina with Launch Ramp, Fish Cleaning Station, Laundromat, Showers, Pump-Out, Fuel • Accommodations: Year Round Motels, Cottages, Campgrounds, B & Bs • Owen Sound Transportation Ferry Service On Board the Chi-Cheemaun • ATM Machines • Churches • Public Library • Garages: Fuel and Mechanics • Internet Services • Fishing and Hunting Licences • Grocery, General Stores, Post Offices • Souvenir and Gift Shops • Restaurants: Fast Food and Fine Dining • Museum • Boat Charters • Fishing • Bike Rentals • Walking and Biking Tours • Hiking Trails • Parks, Picnic Areas and Green Spaces • Accessible Beaches

South Baymouth Community Development Association Dedicated to giving the community those added ‘little extras’ that enhance our quality of life!

Our 2014 summer activities include: Heritage Day BBQ at the Museum Saturday June 28th, 11am - 2pm Bake Sale and BBQ at the Museum Saturday August 2nd, 11am - 1pm If you would like to aid us in our goals or become a member please call

(705) 859-3980 or (705) 859-3712 Support Our Local Fire Department and First Response Teams!

Tehkummah Fire Department welcomes you to Manitoulin Island. Please help protect our environment by respecting our burning by-laws.

Tehkummah First Response would ask that you please buckle up and drive safely.

Enjoy your Holidays and Play Safe!

The South Shore Volunteer Firefighters’ Association works within the community to raise funds to support our local volunteer Fire Department.

Shirts and Hats with our logo are available from members or at Carl’s Trading Post

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Welcomes You!

Join us for Worship and Fellowship Sunday Mornings at 11:30 am (alternating with Fairview United Church in Tehkummah)

Please plan to attend one of our fundraisers:

• Saturday June 28: Fish Fry Dinner - 5:30 pm, John Budd Park, South Baymouth • Sunday July 20: Half Hour Worship Service - 5:30 pm BBQ and Sing-a-long - 6:00 pm • Sunday November 15: Turkey Dinner at Tehkummah Hall - 5:30 pm Alternate Sunday Church Services with Fairview United - 11:30 am

Michaels Bay Historical Society

Follow the history of Manitoulinʼs only official Ghost Town at www.michaelsbay.com

Triangle Seniors’ Club Every Monday - Bingo 8pm • Every Thursday - Euchre 8pm Every Third Thursday - Euchre Tournament 8pm Every Wednesday - Cribbage 1:30 pm

The Little Schoolhouse and Museum 113 Church Street, South Baymouth (right around the corner from the Ferry Terminal)

Bowerman Tours June 11 - 12, August 30, 10:30am Family Heritage Day Celebrations at the Museum June 28, Silent Auction & Bake Sale 10am - 3pm BBQ 11am - 1pm Parade 1:30pm (free ice cream at museum following parade) Volunteer Fire Department Giant Yard Sale June 28, 8am - 1pm, Aug 2, 9am - 1pm Canada Day Fireworks July 1, 10:15pm

Open May through October (Extended hours during summer; also open by appointment) Admission by donation. Group tours welcome. Call 705-859-3663 for more information!

South Bay Chapel - The Bridge 57 Church St. - 2 minutes from ferry terminal South Baymouth, Non-denominational Sunday Morning Service - 11am Sunday Evening Service - 7pm Thursday Evening Bible Study - 7pm

Family Week “Heaven” June 27 - July 1, daily 1pm - 4pm Kids Club, Music, Parade All Ages Welcome - Adults and Children

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Picturesque Portage Please Note: At the time of printing in June 2014 the bridge across the Manitou River on the Government Road was scheduled to be closed for replacement until mid to late August 2014. But be brave, take up the challenge and explore Manitoulin following the detour signs. his trip will portage the Island taking you from South Baymouth on the south shore of Manitoulin to M’Chigeeng on the North Channel and back again through the heart of Manitoulin.

You begin this trip at the South Baymouth ferry terminal, the northern terminus of the car ferry, the M.S. Chi-Cheemaun (“the big canoe” in Ojibwe), which plys the waters of Lake Huron between Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula and Manitoulin from early May to mid-October.

Even before you commence your journey visit the Little Red Schoolhouse Museum on your left as you start north on Hwy 6. The museum, which features a one-room school from 1891, presents the history of the pioneer commercial fishing families of the area who settled and founded South Baymouth.

Soon you will pass between two tiny churches on either side of the road. St. Andrew’s by the Sea United Church is on your right and South Bay Chapel (The Bridge) is on your left. At the outskirts of town, on your left is John Budd Memorial Park, a pleasant park with a nearby swimming beach appropriate for children, and named for an early fisheries researcher.

The Township of Tehkummah’s public beach on South Bay is a kilometer ahead on Duck’s Bay Road on your right.

Soon you will be turning left onto the 10th Sideroad for a tranquil journey through the backwoods of this area. You will pass through wonderful woodland and wetland areas and fertile farmlands. You will cross brooks and rivers and skirt the big water and amazing beaches. Each of these areas has its own specific inhabitants, both animal and plant so keep your eyes open for all the beautiful and wonderful surprises that await you.

As you continue north on the 10th Sideroad you will cross the lovely rambling Blue Jay Creek. Soon you will come to the intersection with the Government Road and the tiny village of Tehkummah. Tehkummah is home to Ward’s store, a classic country general store that has served us all well for over 80 years.

You’ll now start heading west along the Government Road. A small lake known as Smokey Hollow sparkles in the distance on your left. A thick mist sometimes permeates this area and is attributed to the water rising from this tiny lake.

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The old Ministry of Natural Resources dock in South Bay. A great place to wet a line during the late spring and fall.

You can soon take a side trip off the Government Road.

Both of these side trips will take you down to explore the Lake Huron shore. But if you don’t have the time please stay on the Government Road and continue on to Providence Bay. Side trip As soon as you cross the bridge over the Manitou River turn left onto the Michael’s Bay Road. Both the Blue Jay Creek and the Manitou River flow into Michael’s Bay, a bay on the Lake Huron shore. Michael’s Bay is the site of a timber town, founded on the Manitou River in 1866. Through economic decline and fires the town no longer exists but many Islanders can trace the Manitoulin chapter of their family saga back to this early settlement.

This winding road follows the path of the river and then turns abruptly to the right to follow the Lake Huron shore to Royal Michael’s Bay Resort.

If you choose to follow the river to its mouth follow the signs that will lead you to Michael’s Bay Municipal Public Park to discover a wonderful, secluded spot equipped with a boat ramp, and a washroom.

Backtrack to the Government Road and turn left to resume the main portion of this trip, which will now take you into

Providence Bay. The waters of Providence Bay will appear just ahead as you approach a T intersection. A left turn will take you to where the road ends at the town’s government dock. Here you can charter a fishing boat, launch a boat or see an example of the uniquely constructed Great Lakes fishing tug (turtle) in to land and sell its catch.

A right turn skirts you along Providence Bay’s famous sand beach, past the well established Providence Bay Tent & Trailer Park, across the bridge over the Mindemoya River and left towards the town’s main intersection. Turn left here to find the beach’s centre of activity. The Harbour Centre houses an interpretive centre explaining Providence Bay and area’s history and a little about the area’s geology and natural history. You will also find an ice cream parlour and washrooms. The beach area’s parking lot, change rooms, picnic area, children’s playground and main entrance to the boardwalk are all clustered here. A stroll on the Providence Bay boardwalk is a lovely exercise and nobody is excluded because it is wheelchair accessible.

You will now head north out of Providence Bay along Hwy 551 past the Providence Bay Community Centre, then the War Memorial Arena and the fairgrounds where every August there is a terrific country fair complete with judged exhibits, midway, horse show, quad races and a queen of the fair pageant. Continue on to the Hwy 551, Hwy 542 intersection BED & BREAKFAST H CAMPING H TIPI TENTING H CABINS

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The Providence Bay breakwater and harbour is a very bustling place especially during salmon season.

at Dryden’s Corner and turn right. Soon you will see the Manitoulin District Cenotaph to your right. This intersection is known as Monument Corner for not only is the cenotaph located here but you will also find memorials to the Merchant Marine, Youth in Partnership with Veterans, Women Veterans and a Veteran’s Memorial Garden. This quiet, peaceful oasis gives you a glimpse at the enormous impact the global conflicts of the twentieth century have had on Manitoulin.

Cross the road to join Monument Road heading north parallel to Lake Mindemoya’s western shore, through a pretty pastoral landscape. Soon you will come to Lake Mindemoya’s shoreline and will travel left around the lake past a boat ramp and a picnic spot.

You will catch glimpses of Lake Mindemoya on your right as this road winds through lovely woodlands and then curves to the left past several Island farms to bring you to a “T” intersection with Cross Hill Road. Turn right onto Cross Hill Road. You are traveling through the outskirts of the M’Chigeeng First Nation. Continue straight until you arrive at a “T” intersection with Highway 551. Look up to your left to see a towering white cross, reputed to be a vision marker. A left turn onto Highway 551 will take you north into the heart

of M’Chigeeng nestled at the foot of West Bay on the North Channel.

As you approach the intersection you will find the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation on your left. The OCF houses a collection of Ojibwe artifacts, an art gallery featuring woodland artists and a gift shop.

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you a great chance to acquaint yourself with the works of First Nation artists and artisans. For a little side trip follow the signs directing you to 53 Corbiere Road and the Neon Raven Gallery, home of the Beam family of artists.

Turn right to head east on Highway 540.

To visit the headquarters of the Great Spirit Circle Trail continue on Hwy 540 for a short distance. They are on your right. Drop in and find out about the many interesting

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You will soon see the Coldsprings Cemetery (1887) and the century-old log Presbyterian Church on your left. A very short distance on you will turn right onto the Bidwell Road and in another instant you will see the parking lot and entrance to the Cup & Saucer hiking trail off to your right. With its 2 km of dramatic 70 metre cliffs and breathtaking views, up to 12 km of hiking trails and the 2 km adventure trail, it is one of Manitoulin’s most popular attractions.

Continue along the Bidwell Road until you come to Rockville Road, where you will turn right and follow along this rail fence lined road through forest and pasture land. When you come to a stop sign turn right to continue on the Rockville Road. This middle section of the Rockville Road roughly traces the most westerly shoreline of Lake Manitou southward. There are quite a number of small roads and lanes along this stretch of road that lead off to the left down to cottage communities on Lake Manitou. Please be vigilant to keep on the Rockville Road.

Once you have made a curve to the right at the junction with Camp Mary Anne Road start to look for Gibraltar Road. Turn left onto Gibraltar Road and wind through lovely woodlands until you arrive at the “T” intersection with Highway 542. Turn left on Highway 542. The next beautiful sight is Big Lake on your right. Before long you pass through the little community of Big Lake. The folks who live here are very busy holding

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many friendly events in their community hall which was at one time their local school and is located just off to your left on Silver Bay Road.

The next settlement you enter is Sandfield. As soon as you cross the bridge over the Manitou River turn left and park to enjoy the river side picnic area. After you have gone up to view Lake Manitou and the dam return to the little island in the middle of the stream for a relaxing break.

Back on the road (Highway 542) again you will continue south towards the junction with Highway 6. You pass through some wonderful farmland and then to your left you will come upon the lovely garden of a restaurant, Garden’s Gate, that is filled with lovely things to eat.

Next you will pass over Blue Jay Creek and on your left the Ministry of Natural Resources Blue Jay Fish Culture Station.

Visitors interested in information on local fish populations are most welcome here.

When you reach the junction of Highway 542 and Highway 6 there is a chance for a couple of very rewarding side trips by turning left on Highway 6. Gordon’s Park, on your left is a private park offering an opportunity to relax or be actively engaged with a number of interesting and educational experiences.

Once again head south on Highway 6 back to continue your exploration of the village of South Baymouth.

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When visiting Manitoulin Island stop by and visit our Museum!

Explore our permanent collection of: • Large Porcupine Quill Baskets • Pottery • Beadwork • Antler Carvings and Art by Local Artists • Caribou Tufting, Fish Scale Art and Birch Bark Biting from the North

We also host on-site Video Displays of • Porcupine Quill Basket Making • Various Styles of Beadwork • Pow Wow Dance Styles • Drumming and Grand Entry

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MANITOWANING ‘Den of the Great Spirit’ a full service community only 20 minutes from the ferry PARKS

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• Public Marina - with launch ramps, hydro, showers, pumpout, gas, and water.

• 24 Hour ATM Services ...and within easy reach of: • Public Library and Churches • Cup and Saucer Hiking Trail • LCBO • Lewis Twin Peaks Hiking Trail • Marine, Vehicle and Small Engine Repairs • Gordonʼs Park Wilderness Retreat • Professional Services: Doctor, Pharmacy • Ten Mile Point Scenic Lookout • Grocery, Variety and Hardware Stores • Wikwemikong Pow Wow • Shops: Souvenirs, Gifts and Collectibles • Manitoulin East Municipal Airport

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• Pancake Brunch Knox United Church from 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM • Assiginack Curling Club Golf Tournament Rainbow Ridge Golf Course • Fall Luncheon St. Paul’s Anglican Church from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM • Rummage Sale Knox United Church Hall 10:00 AM

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his drive offers the traveler an opportunity to take in two cultures...that of the early European settlers, embodied in the well-preserved town of Manitowaning and that of Manitoulin’s First Nations, the people of the Three Fires Confederacy, the Odawa, Ojibwe and Pottawatomi, who make their home on the Wikwemikong Unceded Reserve #26.

Manitoulin means “Island of the Great Spirit” and Manitowaning means “Den of the Great Spirit” so there is the understanding that this island has now, and in the past, spiritual significance to a great number of people.

Manitoulin Island is the ancestral home of the Odawa people whom Champlain met in 1615. In the seventeenth century Jesuit missionaries, sent out from their base at St. Marie among the Hurons near Midland, lived among the Island’s Odawa inhabitants.

Following the War of 1812, the British Government chose to show its gratitude to its native allies through an annual distribution of gifts. It became the tradition that thousands of Anishnabec would convene annually in Manitowaning for this celebration.

At the 1836 gathering Sir Francis Bond Head, then Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, met with the people and negotiated an agreement which would make Manitoulin a refuge for all Anishnabec who would move here.

In the years immediately following the Bond Head Treaty the colonial government made an effort to “Europeanize” the people who had moved to Manitoulin through an initiative known as the “Manitowaning Experiment”.

The church of record in Upper Canada in those days was the Church of England or the Anglican Church. It proceeded to import clergy, a doctor, teachers and skilled trades people to Manitowaning to create a settlement that would undertake to educate the children in the conventional fashion and retrain the adults in the skills of agriculture and various trades.

During this time Rev. J.B. Proulx was re-establishing a Jesuit mission, Holy Cross Mission, across the bay at Wikwemikong.

By 1862 there was pressure on the government of Upper Canada to open more land for European settlement so negotiations for Manitoulin were reopened. The terms of the Manitoulin McDougall Treaty of 1862 offered the head of each family 100 acres of land to be located in settlements and the money from the sale of all of the remainder of the island lands would be placed in a special Indian fund. In return for this the people of the First Nations of Manitoulin would assign or cede their lands to the government. The descendents of the people who did sign the treaty now inhabit the land of the various Island reserves. The people of the eastern peninsula did not wish to give up their land and refused to sign the treaty. To this day Wikwemikong remains unceded and people continue to enjoy their ancestral lands.

Across the bay the Manitowaning Experiment did not capture the imagination of the Anishnabec but what did remain of the effort was the nucleus of a lovely town and this is where we will begin our adventure.

The entrance to Manitowaning at the intersection of Queen Street and Highway 6 is well marked. Proceed along Queen Street toward Manitowaning Bay. On your right you will soon see the century-old store front of Mastin’s General Store. This structure forms a part of the De-ba-jeh-mu-jig Theatre Group’s Creation Centre and features art exhibits, theatre productions, and exciting participatory events. The building also houses a unique black box rehearsal space for the company and other theatre groups.

As one of Canada’s few regional Native theatres, De-bajeh-mu-jig has been a point of entry for Native actors and plays. Watch for this theatre group’s summer lineup.

From here you will glimpse Manitowaning’s historic waterfront up ahead but first turn left onto Spragge Street.

Now you will see St. Paul’s Anglican Church, built in 1849

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and the oldest Anglican church in the diocese of Algoma. The historical marker on your right will brief you on the church’s significance for Manitoulin and Northern Ontario. Continue the few metres to Arthur Street, turn right, passing the back of the church and a century-old range light and then turn left back onto Queen Street and proceed down the hill. The waterfront is comprised of the Manitoulin Roller Mill, a former Grist mill, now filled with agricultural displays and Burn’s Wharf, once a warehouse but now a wonderful intimate theatre. Also present here is the SS Norisle, one of the few examples left of a steam powered Great Lake ship.

Back up the hill and a left turn onto Arthur Street will soon take you to the Assiginack Museum. This museum complex consists of an 1850s jail, a pioneer home, a blacksmith shop, a barn and a schoolhouse and chronicles the earliest chapters in the history of European settlement on Manitoulin Island. A visit here is most informative and the grounds make a unique backdrop for a picnic. Make note of Manitowaning Freshmart just across the street. This handy supermarket can meet your grocery needs now or later.

Continue along Arthur Street to its end at a T-intersection and turn left onto Cardwell Street. Quite soon, on your right, you will see the Assiginack Curling Club and the Rainbow Ridge Golf Course, Manitoulin’s only 18-hole course with its fully licenced clubhouse and restaurant. This facility is open to the public.

As you travel along the foot of Manitowaning Bay you are traversing an isthmus which separates Manitowaning Bay from South Bay and is the only land link between Manitoulin and the Wikwemikong peninsula. Wikwemikong is made up of the main village and several smaller outlying settlements.

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Shortly after you enter the reserve you will encounter a steep descent into a sharp serpentine curve and an ascent on the other side. This is “2 o’clock”. The suggested speed is 40 kpm but going even slower for those navigating this curve comfortably for the first time is recommended.

Continue on a piece and you will be in the settlement of Buzwah. Watch carefully and turn left onto Church Street. You will be heading toward the bay with the Buzwah church, St. Romuald’s, on your right. There is a jog to the left near the foot of Church Street and this will lead you to the intersection with Lakeshore Road. Turn right and continue along Lakeshore Road as it skirts Manitowaning Bay. It will leave the shoreline eventually and take you back up to the main road into the village of Wikwemikong, Wikwemikong Way. Turn left.

Before you begin your decent into the village and off to your right stands a cross on a cobblestone base to honour Wikwemikong’s war dead. The cross was constructed by Dominic Odjig, a veteran of WWI and local stone mason and marks the site of an old church.

A beautiful view of the village and Smith Bay is now before you. Wikwemikong translates to “bay of the beaver” and the village is home to about half of the reserve’s population.

This stretch of Wikwemikong Way is busy. You will pass community owned and private shopping malls, the community’s administrative offices, health facilities, elementary schools and arena.

Continue along up Wikwemikong Way and you soon will encounter, on your right, the Jennesseaux Hall, built in 1860 by the Jesuit missionaries. It is really a log building with a façade and it was named in honour of an early Jesuit educator.

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Back up the hill, turn right back onto Wikwemikong Way. The Holy Cross Mission Roman Catholic Church on the left is the historical marker for the village. On its door is recorded that Father Poncet began mission work in 1648, converting natives to Christianity. The Church, however, was not constructed until 1851. The spectacular ruins adjacent to the Church are those of a residence, built in 1888, which burned, along with the original Church, in 1954. The Band has taken steps to preserve and stabilize the ruins.

The next building on your left is the Holy Cross Mission rectory which also serves as a parish centre.

Continue along the main road, around a curve and up a grade and then turn left onto Bayview Heights W. and follow the road around to see Wasse Abin School, the Wikwemikong Board of Education’s high school. You can also catch a glimpse of Wikwemikong’s new hillside subdivision.

Backtrack to Wikwemikong Way and turn left to continue.

Soon Wikwemikong Way will become Rabbit Island Road and you will officially be in the rural community of Rabbit Island.

Relax and enjoy this lovely country drive, but be mindful that there are often people walking and children riding bikes along this stretch of road.

If you have a 4x4, a rough road trip atop the bluff affords an absolutely fabulous view of the North Channel, clear on through to Killarney!

When the road runs out at a private farm, take the left branch along a rough road out to the northern tip of the reserve. It’s a narrow forested road, so go slow.

A “Y” in the road is marked by a sign pointing the way to Prairie Point. The left prong would take you to the public beach at King’s Bay, but keep to the right and continue on to the Point.

You’ll pass a sandpit and kilometers of forest. Keep to the right and you’ll eventually reach an open area which accounts for the name “Prairie”. The large water body you see ahead of you is the mouth of the North Channel. A lighthouse sits on a land mass directly across the bay. The view of the LaCloche Range, Badgely Island and Killarney is spectacular.

This open area is covered with many species of wildflowers, and because it is relatively untouched, it is a virtual haven for naturalists and botanists. Indigenous plants, no longer surviving elsewhere on the Island, can be found up in Prairie Point.

Heading back along the road to the Wikwemikong village,

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look to the right across the spectacular view of the bay as you crest the hill and begin your descent to the village.

Just past the Wikwemikong Arena turn left and follow Kaboni Road. As the road curves the Pow Wow grounds are on your left and on your right you cannot help but notice a beautiful stone house. This unique building began as a simple log house in 1882. Each successive generation of the Odjig family, using imagination and serious talent has created this wonderful homestead. This was the childhood home of Daphne Odjig, the much celebrated artist.

Keep traveling along Kaboni Road...and watch for stray cattle! This is farming country, complete with a Manitoulin trademark, the split rail fence. The scenery is beautiful along this leisurely drive. When the road comes to a T-intersection turn right, keeping on Kaboni Road and pass through the little community of Kaboni.

Soon Kaboni Road will take a sharp turn to the right. If you continue straight through the junction you will find yourself on the South Bay Road and you’ll come upon the community of South Bay, named for the huge bay on your right. The rustic Spanish Hill Community Centre, appearing to your right, is a modern-day log cabin, built by a local company.

Our Lady of Grace Church is just a little ways on. On the right hand side of the road, directly across the Church gushes a natural spring. Thirsty? Stop and take a drink...the water’s cool and crystal clear.

From this point on, logging roads provide the only access through to South Bay. It is not recommended that you try these extremely rough routes, even if you are traveling in a 4-wheel drive vehicle. So, head back along the road and turn left, back onto Kaboni Road.

Soon you’ll have completed a circle back out to Wikwemikong Way. Turn left to head back to Manitowaning.

If you happen to be in Wikwemikong during the Civic Holiday weekend, you’re in luck. The Annual Cultural Festival Pow Wow will be in progress. Anishnabec from all over the continent come to compete in traditional dance and song.

Don’t miss it. You’ll never forget it!

This drive has taken you through the very beginnings of settlement on Manitoulin, where two cultures have met and lived in harmony for many, many years.

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Besides breathtaking scenery, downtown Little Current offers you: • professional services: hospital, • multiple dining choices pharmacies, dentists, denture • gifts and souvenirs clinic, physiotherapist, • children’s clothing chiropractor, massage therapist, • home decor traeger and Thai massage, • book stores dental hygiene clinic, • laundromat lawyer & surveyor • art galleries • automotive services • private museum • tattoo parlour • fashionable shops • radio station • hairstylists and barber • computer sales & service • banking services • marine services • 3 ATMs • yacht rentals • women’s & men’s sports & • real estate and insurance firms casual wear • public internet access points • sporting goods • Saturday farmers’ market • fishing equipment • post office • newspaper office • auto parts • commercial printing • whole foods market • aesthetics services Manitoulin’s Magazine • Page 26

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ou are starting your trip on the grounds of the Manitoulin Tourism Association’s Welcome Centre situated on the northern tip of Manitoulin Island. Looking toward the north you will see in the distance the ancient mountains of the LaCloche Range. It is estimated that these mountains were, about 1.5 billions year ago, as tall as the Rock Mountains are today. Immediately to the north is the North Channel of Lake Huron where boat traffic passes in and out of the port of Little Current. Notice Manitoulin’s heritage bridge, a single lane bridge built in 1913 to accommodate a railway, that now swings, actually pivots, every hour on the hour during the summer months to allow large boats to pass through the channel.

The bridge is having a birthday bash to celebrate its 100th birthday on July 12-14.

Come on over. It should be a swinging time.

Now head south on Hwy 6. The magnificent new Manitoulin Hotel and Conference Centre appears immediately on your right. There is detailed information at the back of this booklet about the hotel and cultural packages available through the Great Spirit Circle Trail.

Next on your right you have Three Cows & a Cone Dairy Bar where they serve up generous conefuls of delicious Farquhar’s Country Fresh ice cream. Hwy 6 takes you up a small hill lined with tourist accommodation and various retail outlets, including Little Current Guardian Pharmacy. You come to a right turn onto Manitowaning Rd that will take you down to Little Current’s main street and front dock.

A glance to the left, just before you make your turn will reveal the Manitoulin Health Centre, our wonderful hospital. You might even see a helicopter perched on a pad atop the

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building as helicopters are sometimes used here for the emergency transport of patients.

Decend the hill and turn left at the corner of Manitowaning Rd and Water St. to explore Little Current’s main business area. This town began as a port and remains forever oriented to the water with its unique downtown dock which parallels the main street. Little Current’s centre offers you a chance to relax in several downtown parkettes and to enjoy the sight of the yacht traffic in the channel as you stroll along the recently enhanced dock. Downtown Little Current offers you a great opportunity to dine and shop for those bargains and treasures that make a holiday memorable. Be sure to explore all the interesting shops in downtown Little Current to find just about everything including unique and lovely souvenirs and stylish fashions.

Continue west along Water Street to where it ends at Low Island Park. This recreation area has a pavilion with washrooms, a beach, a children’s playground, baseball diamonds, a soccer pitch, a skateboard park and a walking trail around its circumference. Here you have a chance to be active or to simply putter about looking for fossils and soaking up the beauty of the place.

Find your way back to Hwy 6 going south and you will be set to continue your trip. On the outskirts of Little Current on the right hand side of Hwy 6 stands the Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands (NeMI) recreation centre. This facility hosts many special events throughout the summer. There could be anything from a quilt show to a hockey school in progress. At the bottom of the first hill along the route is a rock-cut stream visible on both sides of the road. This stream is a great

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Panorama Drive fossil hunting tract. At the top of this same hill, across from the entrance to the Green Bush Road, a left turn will land you at the Strawberry Channel Lookout. Here you are looking east to the Strawberry Channel, and a large island, with a lighthouse on its northern tip, Strawberry Island. This lighthouse is positioned here to offer guidance to mariners going to and from McGregor Bay, Killarney and Georgian Bay. Off in the distance you once again view the LaCloche Mountains. Back on Hwy 6 be sure to scan the wooded areas and roadsides for wild flowers. You will glimpse trilliums, daisies, chicory, to name a few, depending on the season as you travel along.

As the speed limit decreases a little you will be aware that you are entering Sheguiandah. There is usually a very pragmatic reason for a community being located where it is. In this case, people have been drawn to this site for over 9,500 years because of a silica outcrop that provided the raw material for tool making. You can find information about Sheguiandah’s ancient beginnings and its more recent settlements in the Centennial Museum of Sheguiandah located on the left side of Hwy 6 a little south of the Hwy 6, Townline Rd intersection.

Sheguiandah is two entities; the village of Sheguiandah and the Sheguiandah First Nation located on Hwy 6 just south of the village.

The village of Sheguiandah can be accessed by turning left on Townline Rd, East, then a right turn onto David St. Continue on David to Mill St. then Dunlop St. following on until you spot the water and the community’s fishing pier, picnic area, boardwalk and boat launch.

The village grew up beside the short river that takes the water from Bass Lake down and under Hwy 6 to Sheguiandah Bay. A hundred or so years ago this little waterway powered a number of mills. In remembrance of things past there is a little replica mill complete with a water wheel that stands close to the bridge over the river in the village itself.

There is a walking tour map of Sheguiandah available at the museum. This will give you a feel for life in a pioneer Manitoulin village.

Now meander back to Mill St., turn left, cross the bridge and this road will take you back out to Hwy 6 where you will turn left to continue on to the Sheguiandah First Nation.

A left turn onto Ogemak Niikan and another left onto Gabriel Waindubence Memorial Drive will take you down to the peaceful waterfront park and pow wow grounds. Also on this site is the Sheguiandah Roundhouse.

Here, if you look back across Sheguiandah Bay, you can see the silica quarry referred to earlier.

Return to Hwy 6, passing by a lovingly restored Anglican church nestled in the pines to your right. Turn left to continue

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Camping facilities are available on Sheguiandah Bay at Green Acres and Batman’s. Green Acres has a restaurant and Batman’s also has cottages.

At the top of a long grade and to your left you will see the Ten Mile Point lookout area. Here you will find picnic facilities, parking and a spectacular view that encompasses the entrance to Baie Fine, the top of Frazer Point and the Wikwemikong peninsula. Manitowaning Bay stretches out in the foreground. The historical marker here actually refers to the early Jesuit mission to the people at Wikwemikong.

Directly across the highway from the lookout is an example of a pioneer style cement home. The marks in the exposed concrete were left by the wooden forms which were dismantled and raised daily as the house grew in height. The lime for the mortar was likely a raw product of Manitoulin, burned from the native rock. This practical pioneer architectural style is prevalent throughout the Island.

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Panorama Drive plane coming in to land at Manitoulin East Municipal Airport which is located on your right. Along this stretch several examples of pioneer cedar rail fences divide the fields. The local township and their Lions Club have teamed up to provide a rest area and picnic facilities beside High Falls to your left off the highway.

The intersection of Manitowaning’s Queen St. and Hwy 6 is well marked. Turn left into the village and proceed along Queen St. toward Manitowaning Bay. Soon, on your right, you will see the century-old storefront of Mastin’s General Store.

This structure forms a part of the De-ba-jeh-mu-jig Theatre Group’s building and often features exhibitions pertaining to the history of this touring native theatre group. The building also houses a unique black box rehearsal space for the company and other theatre groups.

From here you can glimpse Manitowaning’s historic waterfront comprised of the Manitoulin Roller Mill, a former grist mill, now filled with agricultural displays and Burn’s Wharf, once a warehouse but now a wonderful intimate theatre. Also present here is the SS Norisle, one of the few examples left of a steam powered Great Lake ship.

Back up the hill and a left turn onto Arthur Street will soon take you to the Assiginack museum. This museum complex consists of a 1850s jail, a pioneer home, a blacksmith shop, a barn and a schoolhouse and chronicles the earliest chapters in the history of European settlement on Manitoulin Island. A visit here is most informative and the grounds make a unique backdrop for a picnic.

Continue along Arthur Street to its end at a T intersection and turn right onto Cardwell Street. This road will lead you back to Hwy 6. Turn left for a short side trip. You can pick up some handy items for your camping holiday at Manitowaning Mill Home Hardware Building Centre coming up on your left.

Retrace your route back, north, on Hwy 6 until you come to the Bidwell Road where you will turn left. The Bidwell Road takes you in a northwest direction toward Hwy 540. It passes

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through some very lovely Manitoulin landscape. You will have the Green Bush Road. Turn left onto Green Bush Road, which a chance to see Manitoulin farms, woodlands and wetlands, will take you past farms and the ruins of another example of a each with their own ever changing displays of flora and fauna. Manitoulin cement house.

It is rare to travel this road without seeing a deer or a sandhill You will eventually return to Hwy 6. Turn left to head back to crane.

Little Current and the starting point for your eastern Manitoulin This road travels beside but inland from Lake Manitou so adventure. you will notice signs that direct holiday makers down toward lake front cottage resorts such as Manitoulin Resort. Midway along this road you will pass through a tiny built-up area, the old pioneer hamlet of Bidwell.

Eventually you will descend a small hill and come out onto flat farmland. At the approaching intersection the Bidwell sweeps to the left around the corner and proceeds on towards Beautiful lakeshore cottages nestled among mature trees. the old farming community of Green Bay, named for the bay that forms the north end of Lake Manitou. Green Bay’s Electric heat, fireplaces or wood burning stoves, microwaves, gas one room school now serves as a community centre and a barbecues, three or four piece baths and decks overlooking the little church stands atop a hill overlooking farmland and the lake. Large grassy fully serviced campsites and modern, clean lake. As Bidwell Road turns to the right the sandy beach at washrooms with hot showers.

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Soon you will drive down into the Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation. A left turn at the foot of the hill takes you to this community’s waterfront park, marina and the tourism facilities of Endaa-aang on the North Channel. It’s a lovely spot. But if you continue along Hwy 540 through this 'Upholding Knowledge' reserve you’ll notice the Band - Leland Bell Administration Office to the right. Enquire here about the tourist accommodations available through Endaa-aang Tourism.

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ou will begin this trip on the shores of Gore Bay at the Waterfront Pavilion. This building serves as a restaurant and market. Gore Bay has a wonderful boardwalk and waterfront park, which begins here and skirts the foot of the bay. The east shore terminus of the boardwalk is Gordon’s Lodge.

As you exit the pavilion’s parking lot and turn right onto Water Street you will pass the public tennis courts and Gore Bay’s marina. Soon Water Street will become Lighthouse Road and you will be driving along the west side of Gore Bay until you come to the Janet Head Lighthouse, one of Manitoulin’s trusty old lighthouses. The lighthouse is open to the public a few afternoons per week during the summer. Return along Lighthouse Road and Water Street. Turn right onto Borron Street and then left onto Meredith Street. Here Meredith Street is lined with large, elegent homes built in the early 1900s.

At the next intersection, with Dawson Street, Meredith Street becomes Gore Bay’s downtown business district. A right turn onto Dawson Street will take you up to the Gore Bay Museum.

The original portion of the museum was once the Gore Bay jail and home of the jail keeper. The museum houses a great collection of pioneer artifacts and hosts several exhibitions in the summer.

Back on Meredith Street continue and you will eventually arrive at the East Bluff Lookout. From Meredith turn left on Agnes Street and then onto Hall Street at the sign indicating the way to the lookout.

Continue along Hall Street, which becomes Kinney Street and then turn left onto Scotland Road. So far you have been traveling on a surfaced road but soon the road becomes gravel. Shortly the Harold Noble Memorial Park will appear on your left and you have reached the height of land overlooking the town of Gore Bay, the bay and surrounding farmland and the North Channel of Lake Huron and beyond.

Retrace your route back to the stop sign at the corner of Agnes and Hall Streets and turn left. This road, which on your left passes the head office of Manitoulin Transport, one of Canada’s major trucking companies, will take you out to Hwy 540. Where you will turn right.

The next stretch of Hwy 540 will travel through some prime Manitoulin farmland. Before long Hwy 540 proper makes a sharp turn to the left. If you wish to explore Barrie Island and its acres of pastureland or find the Gore Bay Airport continue straight on Hwy 540A otherwise continue around the Hwy 540 corner.

The remainder of your trip west will pass through a varied landscape alternating from fertile farms to great glacier scoured limestone shelves adorned with junipers to wonderful stretches of woodland.

Soon on your left you will see the sparkling waters of Lake Wolsey, which in fact is not a lake but a large bay, a part of Campbell Bay. The highway crosses over this gap at the Indian Point causeway and bridge. There is access to the water and opportunities for picnics in this area.

Next you will pass through the village of Evansville on your westward journey.

Along this next stretch of Hwy 540 there are opportunities for three side trips. For your first side trip turn right onto William’s Road. This is a little gravel side road that leads through the pioneer area known as Elizabeth Bay. At the stop sign at the T intersection with the Morden-Noakes Road turn

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left. Soon you will see a beautifully kept cobblestone residence that was once the pioneer Elizabeth Bay schoolhouse and then the Elizabeth Bay United Church made from locally quarried field and limestone by the Ainslies, one of the first families landing in the area. At the crossroads with Ainslie Road turn left to return to Highway 540. This is a quiet stretch so drive slowly and see if you can catch a glimpse of one or two of the wild creatures inhabiting this area. You will notice, high up in the trees on your left a hunting stand, a little structure that looks like a tree fort.

At Highway 540 cross the road to be on Misery Bay Park Road and follow it south to the parking lot of the Misery Bay Nature Reserve Park for your second side adventure. This park was created to protect this environmentally-sensitive area while enabling people to enjoy its many natural wonders. The unique and precious features of the area are explained at the interpretive centre, a two minute walk from the parking lot, and a network of hiking trails lead out from here to explore the forest and shoreline.

Back at Highway 540 turn left and continue along until you come to Cook’s Dock Road where you can turn right for your third side trip. As you might expect this road leads down to a dock on the eastern shore of a small bay. It is a perfect spot for birders interested in viewing waterfowl. As you trace the outline of the bluff along the bay on your way to the boat launch and dock you can look out into the North Channel to see Round Island, a privately owned property.

Retrace your route back out to Highway 540, turn right and head for Silver Water. The highway into town skirts a tiny lake, one of Manitoulin’s more than 100 inland lakes. Then on your right you will see a typical Manitoulin poured concrete building that is the former SS#1 Robinson Schoolhouse. Silver Water is a spirited community and has the distinction of holding an annual Canada Day community picnic for well over 100 years.

Highway 540 takes a right angled turn but you are going to follow on straight onto Burnt Island Road. Follow this road along and then left as you make your way down to Burnt Island across great expanses of limestone studded with clusters of hardy wildflowers including the miniature gold daisy-like bloom, Manitoulin Gold, that is specific to the south shore of Manitoulin.

Burnt Island is a fishing station belonging to the Purvis family since the 1880s. As you approach the island, now joined to Manitoulin by a causeway, you will see the cluster of buildings dating from the days of the company town and the present day processing facilities preparing the fish that will be marketed under the brand name, Manitoulin Fish. On the waterfront you will see the spools of nets and perhaps a fishing tug. You are also able to purchase fresh and smoked fish at an outlet near the dock.

Now return to the junction where Burnt Island Road meets Silver Lake Road and turn left onto Silver Lake Road. Soon you will see ahead the waters of Silver Lake. The road skirts along the shore of Silver Lake and this is a lovely section of the trip.

Take it slowly. You don’t want to miss the birds and flowers on your left or the lovely cottage properties on your right. The road has some very sharp hairpin curves and often times there will be children crossing the road going to and from the beach and their cottage home so be cautious. Silver Lake Road will end at a stop sign. Turn left here and you are once again westbound on Highway 540.

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forest and field. There are roads leading off to the right and left that go down to private shore properties or to the several small inland lakes. These roads are best tackled with off-road vehicles so don’t attempt them with a family sedan.

Eventually the waters of Meldrum Bay will appear on your right. Soon a sign will indicate that a turn to the left will put you on the road to the Mississagi Lighthouse. Please note that the lighthouse is only accessible during the summer months (May long weekend until Labour Day, 8 am to 8 pm), and the route to the lighthouse at other times is barred by a locked gate.

Lighthouse Road also leads to the Lafarge limestone quarry so the initial portion of this road is well traveled by quarry workers who are definitely not sightseeing but “making a beeline” to or from work. Please make an extra effort to keep well to your side of the road along this stretch.

Once past the gate, travel onward to the lighthouse and enjoy its peaceful tranquility.

The Mississagi Lighthouse was built in 1873 to guide traders and explores through the perilous passage of the Mississagi Straits and in 1881 the Fog Horn Station was added to help with safe navigation. In 1970 an automatic light was installed and the remaining buildings were put up for lease.

The folks at the lighthouse want to make sure your visit is memorable. There is a museum that is free to the public. The Fog Horn Station is now a restaurant offering a full menu from 8 am - 8 pm with dinner specials from 5 pm on. There is a 30 site wilderness campground, (with 5 hydro sites) and a great many pleasant ways to pass the time.

It is often hard to leave the magic of the lighthouse but when you finally do you will retrace your route back out Lighthouse Road.

When you get to the spot where Joyce Road meets Lighthouse Road take a left turn onto Joyce Road. This route will take you down past the Community Hall and St. Andrew’s United Church (1920) into the little village of Meldrum Bay. The town is equipped with a campground, a cottage resort, an inn with dining room, a marina, a retail clothing store, a government dock with a boat ramp and a small pioneer museum. The Net Shed Museum, featuring relics from the area’s maritime past, is housed in an historic net shed at the shore just west of the downtown.

As you head back eastbound on Highway 540 you will have an opportunity to visit two of Manitoulin’s First Nation communities. Take the road on your left just past the Silver Lake Road that directs you to Sheshegwaning and Zhiibaahaasing.

Sheshegwaning has a waterfront park with a picnic area, beach, dock and boat ramp. This First Nation has developed two significant hiking trails so drop into the Sheshegwaning band office to pick up information and maps for the Nimkees and Little Thunder trails.

Zhiibaahaasing First Nation is a little further along on this road. Although Zhiibaahaasing is a tiny community they have created three very large, unique structures. Don’t miss the chance to see the world’s largest peace pipe, the world’s largest dream catcher and the world’s largest drum.

Western Manitoulin is renowned for the deer and other wildlife that can be observed so as you travel back to Gore Bay along Highway 540 see how many animals you see along your journey.

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