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Take in a tour while visiting the City of Kenora. Fill your day with time on the lake or around town.

Lake tours

You do not want to miss getting out on Lake of the Woods. Book a cruise or with a guide.

Green Adventures and Lake of the Woods Marina and Service Centre Ltd.

Green Adventures and Lake of the Woods Marina and Service Centre Ltd. offers daily scenic lake tours and shuttle service to Coney Island, leaving from the Kenora Harbourfront.

The one-hour scenic lake tours run on the following schedule at the cost of $25 per person: 

  • 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  • 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

The Coney Island shuttle runs on the following schedule at the cost of $10 for a return trip:

  • 10 to 11 a.m.
  • 1 to 2 p.m.
  • 4 to 6 p.m. 

MS Kenora

A 1.5 to 2.25 hour cruise on beautiful Lake of the Woods on the City's primary cruise ship, MS Kenora. This cruise ship is docked right on the shoreline at Kenora's Winkler Harbourfront. The tours provide patrons with a scenic tour of the lake and even pass through the Devil's Gap. The ship features 190 passenger capacity and a fully licensed restaurant on board.

Grace Anne II yacht

The beautiful Grace Anne II yacht sails Lake of the Woods for 1 to 5 night cruises. Boat available for charter. Lodge services include wilderness excursions, fishing, golf packages, water sports and sport shooting.

Boat tours

Enjoy an intimate outdoors experience on the water with one of Kenora area guided tour companies.

  • Blue Horizon Tours
  • Blue Heron Lake Tours
  • Brent Kruger Pontoon Tours
  • Lake of the Woods Docking

Float plane tours

You can set flight with River Air Ltd. to get a sense of vast enormity of Lake of the Woods and all of its 14,542 islands. This bird's eye view allows visitors and locals to experience the lake in a new and exciting light.

Heritage townscape murals walking tours

With 18 Townscape Murals, tour around the City of Kenora taking the artwork in like a city-wide outdoor art gallery. Learn the heritage of Kenora as depicted by local artists. You can pick up a map at the Lake of the Woods Discovery Centre.

Cemetery walking tours

Historical daytime and lantern lit night tours are offered. All tours are walking and wheel accessible. Sturdy footwear is recommended. Bring rain gear should it look like rain. For more information, contact local historian Braden Murray at The Muse.

Mather Walls House tours

Located at 1116 Ottawa Street, Keewatin

Mather Walls House is a Queen Anne style Victorian house which has been featured in an episode of Creepy Canada due to the resident ghost which inhabits the home. Today the house is preserved by the Ontario Heritage Foundation and operated by the Lake of the Woods Historical Society. During the summer months of July and August you can have a cup of tea, lunch is served or take a guided tour. Throughout the year there are other holiday teas. Every October local High School Students transform the house into a haunted house. you can visit and tour the spooky house during 2 evenings. You may even meet the real ghosts in the house!

Lake of the Woods Museum tour

Self-guided Tours

The Lake of the Woods Museum Mobile Tour will assist you on your self-guided tour through the museum. The Mobile Tour is an audio-visual tour of the museum presented on an iPad. The Mobile Tour provides background information about the museum and its collection, and then, case-by-case, exhibit-by-exhibit, describes what you are seeing and provides an overview of the area's history. The Mobile Tour includes video clips, archival photographs and stories by community members. The Mobile Tour is meant to provide you with information about the artifacts and photographs in the museum so that you might have a better understanding and deeper appreciation for those who have preceded us.

Visitors should allow themselves approximately 45 minutes to complete a self-guided tour with the printed Exhibit Guide. The Mobile Tour provides 5 ½ hours of content so you may want to plan to visit more than once!

Guided Tours

Guided tours are available for groups with pre-booking. Group rates are available.

Next Level Adventures

Enjoy a full guided, catered camping with delicious meals. Come and join the thrill and excitement of adventuring in the NWO with Next Level Adventures.

Lake of the Woods Brewery tour

Stop by the Lake of the Woods Brewery to learn how craft beer is made. Your tour starts on the second floor of the 105 year old firehall that houses Lake of the Woods Brewing Company's brewery and taproom. You will learn a little bit about the history of the building and the history of the original Lake of the Woods Brewery that operated in Kenora from 1898 to 1954 while enjoying a pint of craft beer. Your guide will then take you into the Brewery where you will learn how we make our beer and the unique processes used. There are usually a few brewers around and they often join in on the conversation.

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