Local Excursions

Location – 4097 ON-540, Sheguiandah, ON P0P 1W0

Length – 1-4 hours

Difficulty – Moderate/Difficult

Location – Hwy 540 at the entrance to Kagawong.

Length – 1-2 hours

Difficulty – Easy/Moderate

Location -131 E Bluff Rd, Gore Bay, ON P0P 1H0

Length – 0.5-1 hr

Difficulty – Easy/Moderate

Location -12 Dawson St, Gore Bay, ON P0P 1H0

The property was originally a jailhouse/jailer’s residence, now it is converted to represent the history of early settlers with exquisite displays that will take you back in time. A newer addition to the museum hosts mesmerizing art exhibits. The museum also has a variety of books on current exhibits, fossils and boating. This building is located a 5-minute walk from the marina.

Location – 15 Old Highway 551 Rd, M’Chigeeng, ON P0P 1G0

The Ojibwe Cultural Foundation was established in 1974 to preserve and revitalize the language, culture, arts, spirituality, and traditions of the Anishinaabe people of Mnidoo Mnising (Manitoulin Island) and surrounding areas.

We dedicate ourselves to nurturing the expression of Anishinaabe culture in all forms, so our art, language, stories, songs, and teachings flourish now and remain strong for future generations.

Location – 15 Old Mill Rd, Kagawong, ON P0P 1J0

 The Old Mill Heritage Centre, located in downtown Kagawong on Manitoulin Island, used to be a pulp mill providing paper for Sears Roebuck catalogues in Michigan. Now it houses an Art Gallery, the municipal office and the Old Mill Heritage Centre Museum. The Old Mill Heritage Centre has a Multi-Media centre with different themes from Agriculture, Military, early sawmills, commercial shipping and fishing, life in Billings Township and of course the story of the Daniel Dodge Tragedy. A gift shop features “Island of Great Spirit”, a video History of Manitoulin Island. This site is also home to the former Spring Bay pioneer Post Office donated to the Kagawong Historical Society in 1992 by Harold and Reverend Mary Jo Tracy. It was relocated to Kagawong by the Kagawong Historical Society in October 1993. Once used as a homestead, it was moved to the Old Mill Heritage Site in 2008.