Manitoulin Island
An island in Lake Huron in Ontario, the largest freshwater island in the world at 2,766 square kilometres. Many First Nations communities live here, and visitors come for lighthouses, limestone cliffs and quiet beaches.
- Where
- Little Current, Ontario, Canada
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 45.7906, -82.2529
Get the Manitoulin Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Manitoulin Island. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Ontario volume with your photos and a note.
Near Manitoulin Island
Bruce Peninsula National Park 79 km
A national park on the Bruce Peninsula, on part of the Niagara Escarpment, covering 156 square kilometres. It is one of the largest protected areas in southern Ontario, with limestone cliffs and clear Georgian Bay water.
Georgian Bay 125 km
A large bay of Lake Huron in Ontario, with about 30,000 islands along its eastern shore. Its pink granite shores and wind bent pines inspired the painters of the Group of Seven.
Algonquin Provincial Park 275 km
Ontario's oldest provincial park, created in 1893, a wide area of lakes and forest between Georgian Bay and the Ottawa River. It is known for canoe routes, moose and wolves, and the autumn colours that inspired painter Tom Thomson.
Casa Loma 325 km
A Gothic Revival castle style mansion and garden in midtown Toronto, built from 1911 to 1914 as the home of financier Sir Henry Pellatt. The architect was Edward Lennox, and the house is now a museum and landmark.
Royal Ontario Museum 327 km
Canada's largest museum of world cultures and natural history, on Bloor Street in Toronto. Its collections include dinosaur skeletons, and the angular Michael Lee-Chin Crystal addition by Daniel Libeskind opened in 2007.
Yonge Street 327 km
A main street in Toronto that runs north from Lake Ontario towards Lake Simcoe. It was laid out in 1796 and divides the east and west halves of the city's street numbering.
Kensington Market 327 km
A multicultural neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, known for its tightly packed shops, food stalls and vintage stores, and one of the city's best known districts. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in November 2006.
Art Gallery of Ontario 328 km
An art museum on Dundas Street West in Toronto, with a major collection of Canadian and European art. The building was remodelled by Frank Gehry, who was born in Toronto, and reopened in 2008.
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Questions
Where is Manitoulin Island?
Manitoulin Island is in Little Current, Ontario, Canada. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Bruce Peninsula National Park (79 km), Georgian Bay (125 km), Algonquin Provincial Park (275 km).
How do I get the Manitoulin Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Manitoulin Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Ontario volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Manitoulin Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Ontario volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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