The Nourishing Nature of Manitoulin Island

Being in Nature is Good For Wellness

Getting away from it all and spending a few days in the wilderness has a nourishing, regenerative quality to it. Whether you sleep under the stars or in a tent, there is nothing quite like the inherent communion with nature that happens when you go camping.

Manitoulin Island is just a 3 hr drive north of Toronto including a ferry ride (with cars on it)

Swimming in Lakes

During the last 20 years or so of camping, our family has spent days reveling in the incredibly white sands of Grand Beach, marvelled at the cleanliness of the northern shores of Lake Ontario at Sandbanks, felt the silky waves against our skin in Muskoka, and gazed in wonder at how far down you can see in the crystal clear water at Manitoulin Island.

Manitoulin's Untouched Quality Recalls a Time Gone By

Manitoulin Island has everything transported to it by boat, so there's a retro feel of going back in time when you experience its untouched quality. The icecream is home-made. Everything is a little slower there. The buildings quaintly recall a time gone by. And the combination of Northern Lights and lush sunsets are out of this world. It's hard to believe that clear skies like this occur just 3 hours away from the third largest city in North America.

Inner Peace From Being in Nature

There's something healing about cooking over an open fire, eating outside, swimming or hiking all day, or just relaxing for hours and watching the star-filled skies at night. I admit, my back always hurts in the morning after sleeping on a thin mattress in a tent, but it's worth the sense of peace with oneself that comes with giving up all of the creature comforts of the city.