Killarney ON Ontario Canada
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Viking Ocean Cruises (59 Cruises)
Viking Octantis
29 Cruises
Viking Polaris
30 Cruises
| 7 June | 15 days | One-way from Toronto to Duluth MN |
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| 21 June | 15 days | One-way from Duluth MN to Toronto |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Nowhere: Great Lakes cruise ships are too large for the small harbour and stay in the channel between the north shore of Georgian Bay and the wooded island. Passengers come ashore by tender, steps from the main street.
The village, yes: the main street takes half an hour, with its wooden church, general store and wharves. The Killarney East lighthouse at the eastern entrance to the channel makes a popular walking target.
The village and lighthouse take an hour or two. Depending on time, add a guided hike in Killarney Provincial Park, a kayak outing among the pink granite islands, or the Chikanishing trail near the George Lake access.
No road reached it before 1962. Founded in 1820 as a fur trading post under the name Shebahonaning, an Ojibwe word for this safe passage for canoes, the hamlet was reachable only by boat.
Hills of white quartzite so pale that from a distance they look snow-capped. They form the backbone of Killarney Provincial Park, whose startlingly blue lakes inspired the painters of the Group of Seven.
Fish and chips, no argument. For decades an old school bus parked near the wharf has served whitefish fillets caught in nearby waters, battered and fried to order. Expect a queue.
About 400 residents. The hamlet stretches along the channel facing its wooden wharves and boathouses, and it is a well-known stop for Georgian Bay boaters.
Yes. Kayaks and canoes can be rented locally or arranged as an excursion, and the sheltered waters stay calm. Snorkellers also appreciate the clarity of Georgian Bay water.
Sturdy shoes for the park trails: quartzite gets slippery in the rain. Add a sweater, because even in summer the wind off the open bay cools the late afternoon.
Late afternoon on the wharves, when the sun drops over the channel and the pink granite catches fire. It is the meeting of three plain colours — white quartzite, pink stone, deep blue water — that kept the painters here.
