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Huronia Museum and Huron-Ouendat Village
Huronia Museum is located in Midland, Ontario, Canada. It
features a replica of a “pre-contact” Huron/Ouendat village,
including a lookout tower, wigwam and a full-size longhouse.
The museum also features an exhibit gallery featuring tens of
thousands of historic artifacts ranging from photographs, native
archaeology and art by members of the Group of Seven, and
others.
549 Little Lake Park
P.O. box 638
Midland, Ontario, Canada L4R 4P4
Phone: (705) 526-2844
www.huroniamuseum.com
Sight Seeing Cruises:
Miss Midland 30,000 Island Boat Cruises
Take a sightseeing cruise aboard the 300-passenger Miss Midland & experience the sparkling water, the windswept pines &
rocky grandeur of Muskoka-Georgian Bay’s 30,000 Islands – the finest cruising area in the northern hemisphere. The Miss
Midland departs from the Midland Town Dock located at 177 King Street, Midland, Ontario.
www.midlandtours.com
Georgian Queen
Penetanguishene 30,000 Island Cruises
PO Box 5205
Penetanguishene, ON
L9M 2G4
1-800-363-7447
705-549-7795
www.georgianbaycruises.com
Martyrs’ Shrine
The Martyrs’ Shrine is the National Shrine to the Canadian Martyrs. The
Shrine honours the eight Jesuit Saints who lived, worked, and died here
over 350 years ago, celebrating the significant contributions they made to
the introduction of Christianity into aboriginal culture as well as the
founding of the Province of Ontario and the nation of Canada. This
historic and holy site includes the famous Shrine Church, the Martyrs’ Hall
and Education Centre, and 75 pleasantly landscaped acres which invite
you into prayer and tranquility. Within the Church are the relics of the
Martyrs St. Jean de Brébeuf, St. Gabriel Lalemant, and St. Charles
Garnier, while the grounds are home to beautiful walkways, monuments,
and altars.
The Martyrs’ Shrine welcomes over a hundred thousand people every
year and continues to spread the word, history, and values of the Jesuits’ Mission. Offering insightful tours, engaging
activities, and enjoyable pilgrimages, it is no wonder why the Martyrs’ Shrine is world-renowned!
16163 Highway 12 West
P.O. Box 7, Highway 12
Midland, Ontario Canada, L4R 4K6
Tel: 705-526-3788 or 1-855-526-3788
www.martyrs-shrine.com
Sainte Marie Among the Hurons
Ontario’s first European Community, Sainte-Marie among the
Hurons was the headquarters for the French Jesuit Mission to
the Huron Wendat people. In 1639, the Jesuits, along with
French lay workers, began construction of a fenced community
that included barracks, a church, workshops, residences, and
a sheltered area for Native visitors.
By 1648, Sainte-Marie was a wilderness home to 66 French
men, representing one-fifth of the entire population of New
France. Sainte-Marie's brief history ended in 1649, when
members of the mission community were forced to abandon
and burn their home of nearly 10 years.
After extensive archaeological and historical research, SainteMarie among the Hurons is now recreated on its original site,
where the mission’s compelling story is brought to life.
Located near Midland in the beautiful Southern Georgian Bay area, this world-renowned reconstruction illustrates the
interaction of the French and Wendat nations. Visitors get a unique opportunity to see the earliest Canadian pioneer life,
through guided or self-guided visits, school group tours, interactive education programs, special events, and corporate
functions. Visit our Interpretive Museum and themed gift shop, and complete your stay with a delicious meal in Restaurant
Sainte-Marie.
Sainte-Marie among the Hurons
16164, Highway 12 East
Midland, Ontario L4R 4K8
Tel: (705) 526-7838
TTY (Text telephone): (705) 528-7697
www.saintemarieamongthehurons.on.ca
Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre
The Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre is located on 3,000 acres of wetlands, fen
and forest in Midland, Ontario (Near Georgian Bay). The Centre includes an
amphibian and reptile display hall, hiking, biking and skiing trails, canoeing
and kayaking routes, an observation tower and boardwalks, birds of prey
display, education classroom, event facilities, gift shop and Naturalists on
staff.
16160 Hwy 12 East
PO Box 100
Midland, Ontario L4R 4K6
Phone: (705) 526-7809
www.wyemarsh.com
Discovery Harbour
Discovery Harbour traces its roots back to the original
British naval and military base in Penetanguishene,
built to safeguard access to Upper Canada after the
War of 1812. "His Majesty's Naval Establishment on
Lake Huron", (as it was first called) kept ships
prepared to supply British posts to the northwest. By
1820, it was home to over 70 people, including sailors,
officers, shipwrights, and soldiers. Five large ships, 15
smaller vessels, and numerous workshops and
dwellings were built.
In 1828, a British garrison on Drummond Island was
relocated to Penetanguishene. By 1834, Canada was
defended exclusively by these forces. An impressive
stone Officers' Quarters was built in 1845. The military
occupied
the site until 1856.
Discovery Harbour
93 Jury Drive
Penetanguishene, Ontario
L9M 1G1
Tel: (705) 549-8064
Fax: (705) 549-4858
TTY (Text telephone): (705) 528-7697
www.discoveryharbour.on.ca
S.S. Keewatin
SS Keewatin is a passenger liner that once
sailed between Port Arthur / Fort William (now
Thunder Bay) on Lake Superior and Port
McNicoll on Georgian Bay (Lake Huron) in
Ontario, Canada. She carried passengers
between these ports for the Canadian Pacific
Railway’s Great Lakes Steamship Service. The
Keewatin also carried packaged freight goods
for the railway at these ports.
In the last twenty years of her working life, like
many passenger ships of that era on the Great
Lakes, the Keewatin and sister ship SS
Assiniboia operated under stringent regulations
imposed for wooden cabin steamships following the Noronic disaster in 1949.That was a similar ship that caught fire and
burned while on the docks in Toronto Ontario with large loss of life. Doomed by their wooden cabins and superstructure, these
overnight cruisers lasted through the decline of the passenger trade on the lakes in the post-war years. As passengers opted
for more reliable and faster modes of travel, the Keewatin and her sister ship were withdrawn from the passenger trade in
1965, Assiniboia continuing in freight–only service until September 1967. Along with the South American and the Milwaukee
Clipper, the Keewatin was among the last of the turn-of-the-century style overnight passenger ships of the Great Lakes. The
Keewatin was eventually moved to Douglas, Michigan, in 1967, where she was a museum ship across the river from the
summer retreat Saugatuck, Michigan. In June of 2012 she was sold to Canadian developer SKYLINE INVESTMENTS and
sailed back to the Port that had been her home since 1912, Port McNicoll Ontario and run by a volunteer organization is again
open to the public as a Historic Destination.
SS KEEWATIN
311 Talbot St. PO Box 189
Port McNicoll, Ontario Canada L0K 1R0
1-855-533-9284
www.sskeewatin.com
King’s Wharf Theatre
Nestled within Discovery Harbour on Georgian Bay, the King's Wharf Theatre is a pleasantly rustic, 385-seat venue that offers
all the comforts of a modern facility. Flanked by the historic buildings of a 19th-century British naval and military base, the
theatre is located at the end of a beautiful boardwalk that looks on to the homeport of replica ships H.M.S. Bee and H.M.S.
Tecumseth.
A visit to the King's Wharf Theatre takes only 45 minutes from Barrie and Orillia, or just over an hour from Collingwood. While
in the area, explore the communities of Penetanguishene and Midland, which offer unique shops and dining establishments.
You'll also want to discover such treasures as Ontario's first European Community at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons.
King's Wharf Theatre - Penetanguishene
Local Box Office: 705-549-5555 | Administration: 705-549-0711 | Fax: 705-549-0712
Open June 2 to August 31, 2014. Please call: 1-855-drayton (372-9866)
www.draytonentertainment.com