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Village in Ontario, Canada
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Fenelon Falls, "the Jewel of the Kawarthas", is a community of about 1,800 permanent residents that grew up around the 23 ft waterfalls that were used to power a flour mill. Lumbering and agriculture were important for the village. Fenelon Falls is home to lock 34 on the Trent-Severn Waterway between Sturgeon Lake and Cameron Lake. It is primarily a tourist town and therefore is most active during the summer season.
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Housed in the 1837 squared timber home of James Wallis. The permanent exhibit showcases early life in the Kawarthas with a variety of native and settler artifacts. For kids, there are specific events just for them. You'll have to see what's there in order to find out. There is also outside activities just for them. Such as musical instruments, ping pong, Jenga, and more.
If you're in Fenelon Falls, you must stop to see the falls for which the village was named. They are lovely.
A privately-owned museum specializing in pre-1914 transportation and early mechanical technology. It has five century-old vehicles and a 1895 Sawyer & Massey steam traction engine, rare mechanical music machines and an 1890s General Store.
Agricultural fair with animal shows, exhibits, midway rides, tractor pulls, demolition derbies, bands and a dance.
A large park on the Trent-Severn waterway, offering a wide variety of sites for car camping, including private and treed tent sites on the edge of the forest, and large pull-through sites with services for RV's. Several campsites accessed on foot are available for a more rustic experience. A large sandy beach is walking distance to many campsites, and paddlers can rent canoes, kayaks, and paddleboards. A boat launch and trailer parking is available for overnight campers and day-use visitors.
A 55-km trail that stretches from Lindsay 22 km through Cameron to Fenelon Falls, then 33 km to Kinmount. The trail is used year-round for hiking, horseback riding, cycling, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling. The trail follows the former CN rail line. During the summer months the bridge crossing this waterway is swung open to allow boater traffic through. Therefore it is necessary to detour through the downtown and along highway 121. North of Cameron the trail travels towards Ken Reid Conservation Area.
Burgers, wings, wraps, fish and chips, with a great view of the falls.
Salads ($9-13), wings (1 pound $13), ribs ($16 half, $28 full rack), hot dogs and hamburgers ($13-15), poutines ($13-15), sandwiches ($13-14).
Hand-crafted premium beer made in small batches in a Canadian-made brewhouse in the old village blacksmith's shop. It was founded by a Vietnamese immigrant who arrived in Fenelon Falls in the 1970s with no English, and his Polish-Canadian wife. Available in Fenelon Falls at the LCBO store, Sobeys supermarket and some restaurants.
A multi-vendor market with over of antiques, collectables and vintage finds. Lots of quality furniture, china, glass and silverware, vintage decor, nostalgia, advertising signs, jewellery.
Fine art, home décor, body products, jewellery, pottery, toys, bedding.
Fenelon Falls is 157 km from Toronto east along Highway 401 and north along Highway 35/115.
Read in the guideHighway 28 forms a central spine through the Kawarthas and attractions such as Petroglyphs Provincial Park and Stoney Lake are easily accessible from the highway.
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