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views of the BlueMountains and
Nottawasaga Bay. It’s a great place
to try flying your kite too!
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Collingwood
HarbourHike
Take a hike on the historic side! is 7.5km loop is an easily accessible,meanderingwalk aroundone ofOntario’s
most historic harbours. Unforgettable views, unique vegetation andwildlife, and beautiful boardwalks await.
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12 Interpretive Signs dot the hike
plus a soul-centering, glow-in-the-
dark Labyrinth.
Almost 1km of boardwalkwinds
through themarshes.Abirdwatcher’s
paradise.
Check out the birds, water and fish
interpretive signs, then try to spot
them in the harbour andmarshes.
The Harbour Hike connects to the
Collingwood Trails systemwhich
features another 60 km of routes
for walkers, joggers and cyclists.
Visit one of Ontario’s most
charming historic harbourfront
towns on Georgian Bay rich with
award-winning restaurants and
cafés, trendy boutiques and art
galleries.
TheWatts Boats building and
Shipbuilder’s Park are reminders of
Collingwood’s celebrated shipbuilding
era.Try tofindover 200plaques
commemorating the ships built at
the shipyard.
TheCollingwoodTerminals building
is a symbol of Collingwood’s“twin
engines of commerce” in the early
1900s: agriculture and shipping. Built
in 1929, theywere used for 64 years
to store grain that arrivedby ship
before itwas loadedonto trains.
Massive Great Lakes freighters once
calledon the Port of Collingwood
during the port’s shipbuilding
heyday. Themassive hulls would
get launched sideways into Side-
launch Basin.
