Posts Tagged ‘Chi-Cheemaun’
Festival Of The Northern Lights
Festival of Northern Lights Owen Sound
Last weekend family came in from Windsor Ontario and we walked the Northern Lights. The kids as well as the adults were captivated by over 350 lighted displays and more than 18 kilometers of glittering lights strung along the banks of the Sydenham River in downtown Owen Sound. This display is lit daily from 5 pm to 11 pm. Many downtown stores, specialty shops and restaurants are open. Take a horse-drawn sleigh ride and capture the warmth and spirit of the Holiday Season as the Festival celebrates with eight weeks of special events, making Owen Sound the place to be this winter. The Chi-Cheemaun has also just arrived at its home for the winter docked along the harbour in down town Owen Sound.
Chi-Cheemaun-Big Canoe In Owen Sound
The Big Canoe was to arrive in Owen Sounds harbour last night at 10pm. and will be docked along the wall till spring. The ferry was on its way back from Thunder Bay after an extensive inspection. The cost for repairs and work was to total approx. 1.7 million dollars. Make your way this morning to down town Owen Sound to finish up some last minute shopping and you will see the Big Canoe is back and at home for the winter.
Bruce Peninsula Tourism
- Bruce Peninsula
The Bruce Peninsula offers vacationers a variety of outdoor activities, relaxation, fresh air, clean waters and a unique scenery. It has over 500 miles of shoreline, enough for you to find your own special place. Check out many quaint tiny villages, take a waterfall tour, check out the Bruce Caves, hike the Beautiful Bruce Trail, watch one of the worlds most amazing sunsets at Sauble Beach, take a cruise on the Chi-Cheemaun in Tobermory . Stay at Lake Francis Cottages located on a private lake. It is shallow along the shore, so it is comfortable to let the kids swim. This is a wonderful lake to water ski, go Bass Fishing, canoeing which is an awesome way to see turtles, birds’ nesting grounds, beaver dams, and fish. Enjoy a campfire at the water edge. Make it an incredible vacation exploring The Bruce Peninsula. Lake Francis Cottages located 10 minutes from Owen Sound Ontario and 20 minutes from Sauble Beach Ontario.
The Chi-Cheemaun Tobermory Is The Ferry To Manitoulin Island (Big Canoe)
Chi-Cheeman Leaves Owen Sound
Today people had their binoculars facing the waters of Georgian Bay as The Chi-Cheemaun left its winter home in the downtown South Bruce Peninsula of Owen Sound to Tobermory. It will begin its season bringing people and cars from Tobermory to Manitoulin Island. Last summer we sailed and took a tour boat from Tobermory’s harbour to see the shipwrecks, lighthouses and Flowerpot Island. The Chi-Cheemaun is the largest passenger vessel on the Great Lakes. It truly is an amazing Big Canoe.