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Manitowaning is the oldest community of European settlement on Manitoulin Island and one of the oldest in Northern Ontario.
In 1836, the community was the namesake for the Manitowaning Experiment, a socializing project undertaken by the government of the day (Upper Canada) with the support of the Anglican church. The concept was to invent the community as a model town, complete with all of the trades common to settlements further south, and to Great Britain. Thus, a cooper’s (barrel maker’s) shop was set up, as was a blacksmith’s shoemaker’s, carpenter’s and so on with the notion that the First Nations people could learn about and master these trappings of European modernity.
This outreach was accompanied by a good dose of Christian evangelism, provided by the Anglican church, and in fact the local St. Paul’s Anglican Church was raised in this period with construction beginning in 1845. (It is the oldest church in Northern Ontario.)
Across Manitowaning Bay, however, at present-day Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory, Jesuit priests were also ministering to the First Nations people of the community and their message apparently was the more popular one as the population of the model town diminished with corresponding growth at Wiikwemikoong and by the early 1850s, The Manitowaning Experiment was put on the shelf.
Today, Manitowaning remains a pleasant community on Manitowaning Bay.
Year-round recreation is provided by the Rainbow Ridge Golf Course, a championship 18 course with a spacious clubhouse and adjacent driving range and, sharing the same parking lot, the Assiginack Curling Club. The golf course is owned and operated by nearby Wiikwemikoong Unceded Territory while the curling club is owned and operated by the club’s members.
The Assiginack Museum is a focal point of the community, located in a mid-nineteenth century gothic home, built locally quarried stone.
Total Active Listings in Manitowaning: 1
15339 6 HIGHWAY, Manitowaning
Type: Agriculture
Land: 3100 x 4600 FT ; See Schedule B|100+ acres
Price: $1,850,000.00
Rare opportunity to own 340 acres of versatile farm land on Manitoulin Island! Located minutes outside of the town of Manitowaning, on the shores of Manitoulin Island with 165ft of direct water frontage on the bay. This unique package consists of three parcels of land, of which 100 acres are workable with loam soil, 80+ acres of pasture and the remainder is bush. Of the bushlands there is approximately 40 acres of Maple bush. Land is owned directly along both sides of Hwy 6, giving easy equipment access to all corners of the farm. The 2000sq.ft ranch style home offers a large covered front porch, 5 good sized bedrooms, and the space to raise a growing family while enjoying the scenery and lifestyle. Brand new electric furnace, WETT inspection on woodstove, and new breaker panel. The farm yard consists of three large barns for housing livestock, plus several dedicated outbuildings for equipment, workshop space, hay, and feed storage. With plenty of room to expand. All inclusions of equipment are negotiable. Desirable long term stable income is generated by a cell tower land lease of $7200 annually. This functional farm package checks all the boxes with a large home; proven income avenues; easy access to town amenities and schools; great mix of cropland, pasture, and bush; plenty of wildlife activity; and cottage worthy panoramic views. (39993590)
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