Manitoulin Island Cottage

Cycling:
A columnist for the Globe and Mail raved about his cycling experience on the Island. Link to Article.
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Enjoy an Ice-Cream:
Farquhar’s Ice Cream is made on the Island and is second to none. It is widely available.
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Fishing:
There is a great variety of fishing opportunities. From the inland lakes to the “Big Water”, anglers are certain not to be disappointed. To see more info, please CLICK HERE. To book your fishing charter, please CLICK HERE.
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Hiking:
The cottage is not far from the Cup and Saucer Trail, where guests can hike the Niagara Escarpment. There are several other hikes available throughout the Island. CLICK HERE for more info.
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Arts and Crafts Galleries:
Manitoulin is a magnet for artisans. CLICK HERE for a listing of most of the galleries on the Island.
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Boating:
There are several public marinas available throughout the Island to launch your boat. For a listing, CLICK HERE.
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Golfing:
There are four courses on the Island. Championship golf is nearby at Rainbow Ridge (boasting the fastest greens in Northern Ontario). CLICK HERE.
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Hunting:
Each Autumn, hunters take approx. 3000 deer. For further information, CLICK HERE.
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Water Activities:
Water abounds and the swimming possibilities are endless. Providence Bay boasts one of the nicest sand beaches in the entire Province. The beautiful turquoise waters of Lake Mindemoya are reminiscent of the Caribbean. There are nearly one hundred lakes within the Island itself.
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Canoeing and Kayaking:
Manitoulin is a veritable paradise to outdoors & wilderness enthusiasts. The lakes are generally quiet and offer superb kayaking and canoeing. Outfitters are available on the Island to provide our guests with rental equipment if needed.
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Snowmobiling:
Tourism is a year round experience on Manitoulin. The Manitoulin Snowdusters produces an excellent map of the trails available to snowmobilers.

The allure of Manitoulin is something not easily reduced to words. It is a sense of place, a connection to place and even its mystical connection with the Native Community (Manitoulin means the “Great Spirit”).

Your hosts, Zein and Douglas Hancock have been visiting the Island for 10 years now. There are in our view, only a handful places in Canada that compare. It is geographically diverse, from rolling farm lands to the Canadian Shield. The Island also incorporates the Niagara Escarpment, with many breathtaking vistas seen throughout the Island.

Whichever way one comes to the Island, the trip itself justifies the journey. From the North, drivers proceed the last 50 kilometres through the LaCloche mountains. This drive has been described as one of the prettiest in Canada, and almost certainly is the prettiest drive in Ontario. Access is through the swing bridge in Little Current. The Little Current Swing Bridge is in the Ontario Heritage Bridge Program.

Many visitors to Manitoulin arrive from the South, by ferry (the MS Chi-Cheemaun), which sails from May to October (it is an hour and forty minute ride).

Manitoulin features world class outdoor activities, including fishing, hunting and hiking. Incidentally, the cottage is not far from the Cup and Saucer Trail, where guests can hike the Niagara Escarpment.

History abounds in Manitoulin. Little Current and Manitowaning were both bustling lumber ports at the turn of the twentieth century. Tourism, though, is their mainstay today. Guests at the cottage may choose to spend a day in nearby Manitowaning, visiting the Assignack Museum and viewing the S.S. Norisle, which used to ply the waters of Georgian Bay until retired in 1974.

Manitoulin is host to several festivals each year, including the Haweater Festival on the Civic Day long weekend in the beginning of August each year. Contact us early to reserve the cottage for that weekend. Wikwemikong, the unceded Indian Reserve on the Island, hosts a Pow Pow each Summer, which attracts visitors from all over the World. Another weekend sees the Island kept dark, to enhance the star gazing possibilities. There is an annual yacht race between Mackninac Michigan and Little Current.

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MAP OF MANITOULIN
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