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Photo: John Vetterli from Toronto, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The first dark-sky preserve in Canada. It is known for its geological and environmental features. Its trees are stunted, so it is great for star-gazing, and in August to October, the northern lights (aurora borealis) could put in an appearance.
The Torrance Barrens is a conservation area and dark-sky preserve in the District Municipality of Muskoka in Central Ontario, Canada. The reserve consists of Crown Lands in the municipalities of Gravenhurst and Muskoka Lakes. It is notable as the first dark-sky preserve in Canada and for its geological and environmental features.
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Collection of antique wooden speedboats. One of Canada's Top 10 New Attractions of 2006 muskokasteamships.com/mbhc/downloads-mbhc/2006_where_PR.pdf.
Fully operational restored steamships, cruises on these small vessels are a wonderful throwback to a simpler time. At one point in time, the Segwun (built 1887) was used to transport vacationers to their cottages and deliver cargo and mail; it offers tourists a chance to take a boat ride in to the past.
The Victorian church manse where this great Canadian was born in 1890 and where he lived for the first three years of his life. Bethune was a doctor who was an early proponent of universal health care, who played a key role in the development of human rights in China.