Last night we had a blast listening to the blues band, Whiskey River, at the Anchor Inn. It was a local band and they were fantastic. We stayed out way too late!
Up early this morning to head out across West Bay to Kagawong, about 16 miles from Little Current.
We read about St. John the Evangelist Church with a nautical theme and hoped to catch the 10:15AM service. The 3 feet beam sears were rocking us around this morning. We pulled up to Kagawong fuel dock and the dock wall was up to our bow. The gusting wind was blowing us into the dock and we had 4 dock hands trying to keep us off the wall while I reset the fenders. After the pump out they moved us to a floating dock and we bowed in. Just in time for church.
Church this morning was a Marine Service, which included blessing of the boats. We no more walked into church and everyone was walking out and heading for the dock. After the blessing of the vessels we went back to church and the service was dedicated to mariners. They had the tolling of the bell while they read a list of local names that were lost at sea. It was a touching service.
Later that day we hiked to Bridal Veil Falls on a beautiful path along the Kagawong River.
The 35 feet tall falls were gorgeous. Ken and I walked behind the falls which was a treat.
We stopped at a fish and chips stand for a late lunch and went back to town to visit the chocolate store. Came back to the dock to discover that they have a strong Wi Fi connection! Yea! I need to get busy and post some blog pictures.
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| St. John The Evangelist Church with a bow for a pulpit. This bow was salvaged from a boat that sank resulting in the loss of 4 lives. |
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| Kagawong River |
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| Bridal Veil Falls with Ken behind the falls. |
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| William and Robert Henry were Toronto sawmill owners who built Kagawong's first sawmill beside Bridal Veil Falls in 1874. the brother purchased 800 acres of land in the surrounding townships and brought in 12 settlers. By 1875 more settlers began to arrive to work in the lumber industry and to establish farms. In 1882, both brothers were killed in separate shipping tragedies just months apart. |
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| Ship coming into dock at Kagawong. with a young crew in training. |
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Young men hauling in the sails.
Kagawong was a busy port on Manitoulin's north shore by 1870. For the next 80 years, an amazing amount of produce, livestock, fish and lumber was hauled away from this historic village's dock. Simple pole lights guided steamers into
the harbor initially. This lighthouse was built in 1894, after a fire swept through and destroyed much of the town in 1892.
The red lantern showed a fixed white light visible for about 11 miles. The light was later changed to a fixed red light, which was automated in the 1960s.
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