2016 Information Brochure

Welcome to the Midland
Harbour Town Docks
For more information,
please contact
Harbour Office
Town of Midland
165 King Street
Midland, Ontario L4R 3L8
Telephone: (705) 526-4610
Midland’s Marine Heritage
Email: midlandharbour@midland.ca
Music in the
Park
Music in the Park is
hosted by the Rotary
Club and is held on
Sunday evenings during
the months of June,
July (7pm to 9pm) and
August (6pm to 8pm).
Visit the Town of
Midland website for a
complete list of bands.
For general inquires,
please contact
The Town of Midland
575 Dominion Ave
Midland, Ontario L4R 1R2
Telephone: (705) 526-4275
Email: operations@midland.ca
Schedule of
Ships
Take a stroll along
the picturesque
Waterfront Trail and
stop to view the
Cruise Ships and Lake
Freighters that will
be coming to our port.
See the Harbour Master
for complete details.
Known to the Huron/Ouendat
people as “Ouendaronk”, to
the French as “La Mer
Douce,” and to the British as
Georgian Bay, the waters of
the so-called “Sixth Great
Lake” have had a profound
effect upon those who
inhabited its shores.
as the terminus of the
Midland Railway in 1871, but
it also attracted many early
settlers to the area.
Commercial
fishermen,
lumbermen and shipbuilders
alike flocked to Midland and
prospered in the community.
Generations of Midlanders
were involved in the
shipping industry. This
walking tour of their homes
briefly explores only a
handful of the sailors,
captains and ship-owners
that once called Midland
their home.
The protected, deepwater harbour of
Midland
Bay
is
pertinent
to
the
Town’s growth and
development. Without
its harbour, Midland
would not be the
same today if it even
existed at all. The
presence
of
the
harbour not only
influenced
the
selection of Midland
Miss Midland Boat Cruises
Take a sightseeing Cruise
aboard the 300 passenger
Miss Midland and experience
the sparkling water, the
windswept pines and rock
grandeur
of
MuskokaGeorgian Bay’s 30 000
Islands—the fines cruising
area
in
the
northern
hemisphere.
Parking is available at the
Midland Town Dock.
To view departure schedules
and to obtain current rates,
visit their website at
www.midlandtours.com/
MissMidland or call 705 5493388.
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Welcome to the Midland Harbour Town Docks
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Harbour Special Events 2016
Bike Rodeo
Saturday June 11
Virtual Mural Walk
Kids Fishing Derby
Saturday June 11
Party on the Dock
Friday June 17
Tug Fest/ Art walk
August 19 to 20
The business Improvement Association began a Midland Mural Walk in 1990/1991, which
includes over 30 murals in the downtown core and since that time it has grown to become one
of Ontario’s largest outdoors' galleries. Now under the direction of Midland Tourism we ask
that you walk with us into the past and allow Midland’s history to unfold. For more
information, please visit our staff at the Visitor Information Center
Dockside Tuesdays
Every Tuesday in July and August
Summer Special Events 2016
In Water Boat Show @ Bay Port
June 3 to 5
Ontario's Best Buttertart Festival
June 11
Huronia Braves Lacrosse Tournament
Midland Canada Day Celebrations
July 1 to 3
July 1st
Performance Boat Club Events
July 8
Storytelling Festival
July 9
Georgian Bay Thunder Run
July 9
Watercross
July 23 to 24
Floatie Fest
July 31
Ontario 55+ Summer Games
Movie Nights
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Back To The Future
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Men In Black
Finding Nemo
Frozen (Sing-A-Long Version)
Jurassic World
August 9 to 11
June 1st
June 15th
June 29th
July 13th
July 27th
August 10th
August 24th
2016 Rates
Transient Dockage
$1.45 per foot (plus HST)
Seasonal Dockage
Minimum charge - $1,077.20 for boats 20 feet and under (plus HST)
$53.86 per foot for boats over 20 feet (plus HST)