Gravenhurst and the Muskoka Wharf

The Gateway To Muskoka, A Lakeside Town With The Muskoka Steamships (The Segwun, A Steamship Built In 1887), An Opera House, A Boat Museum, The Bethune Memorial House And Cottage Country Scenery. A Classic Summer Lake Town For Ontarians · Gravenhurst, Ontario

Gravenhurst is a town of roughly 13,000 people on the shore of Lake Muskoka, about 170 km north of Toronto, known as the Gateway to Muskoka. Its Muskoka Wharf is the home dock of the Segwun, a steam-powered steamship launched in 1887 that sails the lakes as a National Historic Site (confirm the fuel and status), and of the newer, larger Wenonah II. The Muskoka Discovery Centre next door tells the story of the steamships and of the classic wooden boats that cottagers raced and cruised. In town, the Bethune Memorial House marks the birthplace of the surgeon Norman Bethune, the Gravenhurst Opera House of 1901 still hosts shows, and a trail of Group of Seven reproductions lines the streets (confirm each). Beaches, a wharf boardwalk, cafes and shops fill the waterfront. Gravenhurst is a classic summer lake town for Ontarians, with a season that runs from late May to mid October, and highways clogged with cottage traffic on summer Fridays.

Gravenhurst, a town of about 13,000 people on Lake Muskoka in the Muskoka region, about 170 km north of Toronto on Highway 11, with a historic steamship wharf; coordinates approximate, Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada

The town and the wharf boardwalk are open all year, and walking the shore costs nothing at any hour. The Segwun and Wenonah II sail on a seasonal schedule, usually from about late May to mid October, with the most sailings in July and August - confirm times, lunch cruises and fares. The Discovery Centre and the Bethune Memorial House keep seasonal hours, often daily in summer and limited or closed in winter (confirm). The Opera House lists shows by evening and weekend. Shops and restaurants keep ordinary hours, many shorter from November to April. Light lasts past 9 pm in June.

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