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Minister's Island
ISLAND
(
www.ministersisland.ca
; adult/child $15/10; May-Oct)
This picturesque tidal island was
once used as a summer retreat by William Cornelius Van Horne, builder of the Canadian
Pacific Railway and one of Canada's wealthiest men.
Covenhoven
, his splendid
50-room Edwardian cottage, is now open to visitors - check out the tower-like stone
bathhouse, the tidal swimming pool and the château-like barn.
The island can be visited at low tide, when you can drive (or walk, or bike) on the
hard-packed sea floor. A few hours later it's 3m under water, so you need to be careful!
During high tide, a ferry departs from Bar Rd. To get to Minister's Island from down-
town St Andrews, follow Rte 127 northeast for about 1km and then turn right on Bar Rd.
Kingsbrae Garden
GARDEN
(
www.kingsbraegarden.com
;
220 King St; adult/student/family $16/12/38, tours per person $3;
9am-6pm May-Oct)
Extensive, multihued Kingsbrae Garden is considered one of the best
horticultural displays in Canada. Check out the wollemi pine, one of the world's oldest
and rarest trees.
Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre
GALLERY
OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.sunburyshores.org
;
139 Water St; 9am-4:30pm Mon-Fri, noon-4pm Sat & Sun)
This nonprofit educational and cultural center offers courses in painting, weaving, pot-
tery and other crafts for a day, weekend or week, as well as natural science seminars.
Various changing exhibits run through summer.
St Andrews Blockhouse
HISTORIC BUILDING
OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(Joe's Point Rd; 9am-8pm Jun-Aug, to 5pm early Sep)
The restored wooden Block-
house Historic Site is the only one left of several that were built here for protection in the
War of 1812. If the tide is out, there's a path that extends from the blockhouse out across
the tidal flats.
Sheriff Andrew House
HISTORIC BUILDING
(cnr King & Queen Sts; admission by donation; 9:30am-4:30pm Mon-Sat, 1-4:30pm Sun Jul-Sep)
This 1820 neoclassical house has been restored to look like a middle-class home in the
1800s, and it's attended by lively and informative costumed guides.
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