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ORILLIA AND AREA’S FOUR SEASON PLAYGROUND!
The Lagoon City Marina, just east of Orillia in Brechin,
is also a full-service facility with mooring for boats of
up to 60 feet. Amenities include covered and open
slips, restaurant, laundry facilities, pool, hot tubs,
sauna and cable TV.
But boating isn’t just about power and speed.
Each spring, summer and fall, tens of thousands of
paddlers enjoy a slower pace, exploring the tranquil
waters of the area’s three rivers just north of Orillia -
the Severn River, Green River and Black River – and the Mnjikaning Fish Weirs, a National Historic Site
other bodies of water that surround this area. of Canada, located where Lake Simcoe and Lake
Couchiching meet at the Narrows. Discover the gentle
Take your canoe, kayak or paddleboard and follow Green River, north of Orillia, with its remarkable
south-west shoreline of Lake Couchiching to many turquoise water or the tranquility of the winding Black
of the city’s cultural landmarks, or follow the path to River (where the two meet there is an obvious line
Just add water for fun in the water) that also offers challenging areas. The
two rivers provide the perfect blend of calm paddle
routes and exciting white-water sections. Bass
Lake, Sparrow Lake, McLean Lake, as well as the
Port of Orillia
Severn River and Coldwater River also offer unique
experiences in Orillia & Lake Country, and are part
For motorboat and personal watercraft enthusiasts of the 14 paddling routes featured in Orillia & Lake
in Orillia & Lake Country, nothing beats Country Paddling Guide (PaddleLakeCountry.com).
cutting through the sun-kissed waves of lakes
Couchiching and Simcoe on a hot day.
The two lakes are each known for recreational boating the only marine railway of its kind in North America)
with Lake Simcoe also being a beacon for anglers and and 45 (Port Severn) channel boats through the canal
Lake Couchiching boasting a reputation for exception- system between these lakes and Georgian Bay.
al windsurfing and popular swim spots. Both are home
to the extraordinary beaches of several public parks. This magnificent waterway, operated by Parks Canada,
offers a number of amenities such as bathrooms and
Boaters who make their way from lakes Simcoe or camping at the sites through Orillia & Lake Country,
Couchiching to Georgian Bay will experience a world- and are part of a much larger system that can literally
class lock system as they travel through the historic take boaters anywhere in the world they want to go.
Trent-Severn Waterway. Locks 42 (Couchiching), The Port of Orillia lives up to its moniker as the ‘Jewel
43 (Swift Rapids), 44 (Big Chute Marine Railway – of the Trent,’ and every summer thousands of boaters
from eastern Canada and the United States take ad-
vantage of the state-of-the-art facility on their travels.
Two-hundred-and-twenty transient boat slips with 50
and 30 amp service will allow pleasure craft of all sizes
to moor between May 7 and Thanksgiving weekend in
2021. The modern port offers washrooms with show-
ers, laundry amenities and a boater lounge for paying
guests, while fuel, pump-out facilities, LCBO, 24-hour
grocery store and a marine repair shop are nearby.

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