Little Current is the gateway town of Manitoulin Island, the largest freshwater island in the world, on the North Channel of Lake Huron. More about Little Current →
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Cruise ships tie up at the Port of Little Current town docks on Water Street in the centre of town. The swing bridge is about 1.2 km away on foot; the Sheguiandah museum is about 11 km by road, the Cup and Saucer Trail about 25 km and Bridal Veil Falls about 44 km.
1.2 km · ~17 min by car
Historic swing bridge at the east end of town.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Cruise ships tie up along the town docks on Water Street, in the middle of downtown Little Current, so shops, cafes and the waterfront trail are steps away. The 7 km Little Current Recreational Walking Trail runs along the waterfront from the docks. Sights beyond town need a ship tour, a pre-booked taxi or a car; there is no public bus. The swing bridge on Highway 6 is the only road link to the mainland.
Meal prices are approximate per-person ranges at Little Current restaurants.
The downtown waterfront street beside the docks, with a coffee house, a hotel grill and a seasonal patio bar overlooking the North Channel.
The main road through the east side of town, with a hotel restaurant and a fish and chip stand.
Little Current is the gateway town of Manitoulin Island, the largest freshwater island in the world, on the North Channel of Lake Huron. Cruise ships tie up along the town docks right on Water Street, a short walk from the historic swing bridge that links the island to the mainland. Beyond town lie the cliff-top views of the Cup and Saucer Trail, the settler and archaeology displays at the Sheguiandah museum and the waterfall at Kagawong, all within an hour by road.
This steel swing bridge, first built for the railway and later opened to cars, carries Highway 6 across the channel and is the only road link between Manitoulin Island and the mainland. It swings open at set times to let boats through, a sight easily watched from the waterfront a short walk from the docks. It is a designated Ontario heritage site, and the province plans to replace it.
Set behind a rail fence on an eight-acre site in Sheguiandah, this community museum has a main exhibition hall and six outbuildings filled with settlers' tools and household goods from the 19th century onward. It also displays stone tools from the nearby Sheguiandah archaeological site, a National Historic Site where people quarried quartzite about 10,000 years ago.
This hike in the Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy's 345-acre Cup and Saucer preserve climbs to the top of Niagara Escarpment cliffs about 70 metres high, with wide views over forest, lakes and the North Channel. The trail network covers about 8 km, including a short, steep adventure loop. The trailhead is on Highway 540 about 20 km west of Little Current.
In the village of Kagawong, the Kagawong River pours over a limestone ledge into a clear pool, and a trail leads down to the base of the falls and on along the river towards the harbour.