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Lighting Up Manitoulin Island
Manitoulin Island is the largest freshwater island in the world. Hugging
the mainland of northern Georgian Bay, the island's shores and
rocky outcroppings were once guarded by nearly a dozen lighthouses
that helped historical sailors navigate northern Lake Huron's
treacherous surf. As a country bordered by water, Canada has a love
affair with the lighthouse. Manitoulin's oldest standing beacon
is the Mississagi Lighthouse on Meldrum Bay, which was built in 1873.
Today, the lighthouse is a museum, displaying artifacts that portray
the sacrifice and dedication of the 19th-century lighthouse keeper,
as well as relics from local shipwrecks. Check the links below for
more information on great Georgian Bay getaways.
www.manitoulintourism.com
Welcome to Manitoulin Island is the local tourism authority's directory
of all the essential links you need to get the most out of your visit.
Travel links include all the basics, such as accommodation and restaurants,
First Nations culture, local events, museums and galleries, plus an all-important
connection to Chi-Cheemaun ("The Big Canoe") ferry service that
shuttles tourists four times each day between Torbermory and Manitoulin's
South Baymouth.
www.manitoulin.ca/TIM/info.html
This Is Manitoulin: The Natural Destination is an elaborate online visitor's
guide for planning an island vacation. Systematically organized, this
site allows you to search by region, activity or service to get as much
information as you need to chart yourself a trip. You can spend some important
time on this site. It's not loaded with elaborate graphics or animation,
but it has lots of information that will get you oriented to the charms
of your destination.
www.etown.net/adept/Lithouse/litehous.htm
Here's a really neat site. The Lighthouses of Manitoulin could be
inspiration enough for a trip to Georgian Bay. The site offers interesting
history of the near dozen lighthouses that once traced the shore of the
island. Some of the old structures remain while others have been replaced
by electronic signalling systems. For instance, the Mississagi Lighthouse
on Meldrum Bay, which is the oldest standing structure of its kind, is
now managed as a museum. Like a treasure hunt, a lighthouse tour could
become the logic behind your island tour.
www.wiky.net
The Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reservation is the only First Nations band
whose land title was never ceded to government or European settlers either
by treaty or force. The reserve comprises the entire eastern peninsula
of Manitoulin Island and is surrounded, in part, by Lake Huron and Georgian
Bay. It's a rare example on the Canadian landscape where First Nations
people enjoy autonomy to preserve and protect their resources and culture
while enjoying the conveniences of modern life. For tourists, the annual
fall fair is the community's longest running event, there is a pow-wow,
music festival, marina heritage centre plus a theatre of performing arts.
www.manitoulin-island.com
Manitoulin Island is a locally produced web site that offers an enticing
virtual tour of the world's largest freshwater island. There is a
lot of information on accommodations, communities, restaurants, events
and activities to help you plan a great holiday.
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