City
of Kenora, Located on the Trans Canada Highway, we
are the first city you enter if coming into Ontario, and the
last if you are leaving Ontario.
Lake
of the Woods is no doubt Kenora's Primary tourist attraction,
However we do have hundreds of other bodies of water that lie
within our boundaries that you can walk to, drive to, and fly
into that offer excellent fishing, camping, lodges, resorts and other ammenities. These can be found listed within our
pages.
Geographic
Data |
Geographic
Data |
Latitude
- 49o47 min 21 seconds north |
Longitude
- 94o21 min 21 seconds west |
Elevation
above sea level 411m |
116KM
East of Canada's Geographic Centre |
222km
North of Canadian/US Border |
Municipal
Land Area - 60,432 Sq Acres. |
Kenora
is an All Season Destination.
Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter we are OPEN for BUSINESS.
Kenora's
population during the summer swells from 15,000+/- permanent
residents to thousands more as the influx of summer cottagers,
anglers from every Province in Canada, State of the United States
and countries around the world return to or visit for the first
time our spectacular wilderness area we call home, Kenora
Ontario Canada and there are those who are pleased
to welcome you again, and thank you for visiting.
The Lake of the Woods offers some of
the finest fishing for walleye, small mouth bass, muskie, lake
trout and other species of freshwater fish other lakes in Ontario
offer, but we have features that other areas do not offer. Namely
traffic jams that extend for miles as you see in Southern Ontario
nearly every Long Weekend. Smog and Air Pollution, Poor fishing,
Poor Water Quality and much more. Do not get us wrong, you may
see what "some call" traffic jams downtown or in other
areas of our fair city, and you may even have to wait in line
at some of the chain stores, but remember you are still NOT
in Downtown Toronto, Winnipeg etc. But in a more or less remote
section of Ontario where fishing, hunting, snowmobiling rules.
Take your time. YOU ARE ON HOLIDAY'S.
Places
to visit, stay and play in Kenora.
While
in Kenora may we suggest some of the following:
A
boating tour on the MS Kenora. This ship plys
Lake of the Woods on a daily basis showing it's riders some
of the great features Lake of the Woods offers.
Be
sure to visit the Kenora Museum. Here
you will find artifacts of prior years of Kenora. See the recent
display of The Kenora Thistles. The Winners of the Stanley Cup
in 1908. Many other fine exhibits are held during our summer
months. Conveniently located in Downtown Kenora on Main Street.
At
the Entrance to Kenora you will pass an Ontario and Kenora landmark. Husky the Muskie. This large statue
of the muskie is to remind those that Lake of the Woods is one
of the finest bodies of water in NW Ontario for fishing for
a Trophy Muskie. Each year anglers ply LOTW in hopes of catching
a trophy fish and every year anglers put back fish over 50 inches
long.
Fishing
Hunting Lake Tours and more:
Hire
a local
guide for a day or more and try your luck at fishing for
walleye or other freshwater fish we have in LOTW..
Some
offer other services as Lake
Tours aboard pontoon boats, shoreluch dinner
and cruise, dining cruises to various lodges and resorts, boat
rentals, houseboat
rentals etc. These will be found in our business
directory section under fishing guides, hunting guides,
lake tours, tours, etc..
Carriage
Tours of Kenora.
Another
new attraction this summer are Horse and Carriage Tours of Kenora
by Sunny Brook Farms. They can be found around the Harbourfront where you can hop
on board. Or call 548-4017
Kenora
Murals. On the walls of various buildings in Kenora
you will find 20 murals depicting Kenora's History. Be sure
to look these up.
Mather
Walls House - the Mathers introduced the Presbyterian
Church, the telephone, sawmills and the benefits of a thriving
economy of Keewatin. Built in the Queen Anne style it is one
of three nearly identical homes in Keewatin in 1889.
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Kenora
offers an excellent selection of hotels,
motels, bed
and breakfast establishments and camps, camping
facilities and other places to stay, play and visit. You
can rent boats, canoes, kayaks and tour the lake or other bodies
of water in our area yourself without the services of a guide
or tour operator and these too are all listed within our site.
We
never close. Even during the frigid winter Kenora is open for
business. We offer some of the finest groomed snowmobiling trails
in Northern Ontario and many of our lodges and resorts have
outfitted themselves to be open for your ice fishing, snowmobiling
and winter skiing adventures. The
Sunset Trail Riders Snowmobiling Club offers an excellent web site with up to date trail information,
be sure if you plan to visit here during the winter to check
them out.
Beaches
in Kenora and area:
Ancinabe
Park
close to downtown. There is a beach, washrooms, change rooms,
showers, playground, BBQ pit, shelter, small concession and
campsites. There are canoe and kayak rentals. You can drive
to or boat-in as there are docking spaces.
Coney
Island Beach
Coney
Island, only accessible by boat in the summer, is just a short
boat ride from downtown Kenora. On Lake of the Woods it has
a playground, concession stand, public docks, a large grassy
area for many outdoor sports, and a shelter for picnics. You
can take a boat to Coney Island from The
Wharf Marine.
Keewatin
Beach
Keewatin Beach, off of Keewatin Beach Road is a nice public
beach on Lake of the Woods. There are restrooms, change rooms,
a picnic area, docks and a playground.
Norman
Park
Norman Park is located on Lake of the Woods just off Lakeview
Drive. It's just behind the Dairy Queen and Railroad Museum.
There is a nice sandy beach, children's playground, restrooms
and a picnic shelter.
Garrow
Park
Garrow Park is found on Rabbit Lake at end of Birchwood Crescent,
just minutes from downtown. There is a beautiful beach with
docks, a playground, washrooms, change rooms, picnic area, and
tennis courts.
Note- We are NOT associated in any way with "The City
of Kenora" proper or any other site or URL but a private
individual offering information for Kenora Ontario and area.
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Ron Thompson 2000-2010
