Midland Attractions

Awenda Provincial Park is located just outside the town of Penetanguishene, near Midland. This is a popular summer time park and campground with beaches along Georgian Bay, and picnic areas. There is also a beach specifically designated for dogs.

There are short walking trails through the woodlands.

The replica of an Indian village in Little Lake Park, Midland, shows what life was like for the Huron. It includes the big longhouses that a large family would have lived in, a medicine man's house, store-rooms, etc, as well as demonstrations of how canoes were made.

Huronia Museum, nearby, holds an interesting collection of Indian utensils and artifacts.

This massive shrine, built in 1926, serves as a memorial to eight French Jesuit priests from the first mission station, who were murdered and are commemorated in its Martyrs' Shrine, consecrated in 1926. This shrine to René Goupil, Isaac Jogues, Jean de la Lande, Antoine Daniel, Jean de Brébeuf, Gabriel Lalement, Charles Garnier and Noël Chabanel is visited by thousands of pilgrims every year. Pope John Paul II celebrated mass here a few years ago. Inside the church, which is almost entirely wood-paneled, the sandalwood canoe-shaped vault is particularly impressive. A small lookout tower in front of the church affords a splendid view of the surrounding area.