VISITOR INFORMATION
Schedule / hours: 2017: Open Monday to Friday from end of May to July 1 (then open daily through Labour Day) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (They usually reopen for a Haunted Harbour event around Halloween time.)
Admission price: 2017: $10/adults, $8.75/seniors and students, $8.75/6-12 years old, FREE for 5 years and under. (Check their website for discount coupons.)
Address: 93 Jury Drive
PenetanguishenePhone: 705-549-8064
Website: www.discoveryharbour.on.caNearby restaurants: • Discovery harbour’s restaurant serves lunches and snacks but you can stop at the Dock Lunch, in the port of Penetanguishene (Penetang, as the locals say), for tasty fast food and ice cream at outdoor tables by the water.
Age group: 4 - 16 years old
Attraction suitable for:
Preschoolers
School
Preteen
Teen
Past and present in the same boat
My son could hardly believe his luck when the guide invited him to dip the feather into the inkwell and write his name in the official register. From then on, he was hooked for the rest of the excellent tour. In the Sailor's Barracks, he could try one of the hammocks hanging one metre over his head. In the kitchen attached to the Commanding Officer's House, he pretended to make a pound cake. We visited one intimate interior after another and observed a wide range of artefacts from the daily life of the 19th Century. It took us a full 30 minutes to reach the outer limits of the site. After the tour, we explored two replica schooners, moored at the King's Wharf, on our own.
