The island can be accessed via two routes, the ferry from the south in Tobermory or over the swing bridge from the north at Little Current.
Map of Providence Bay
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Map of Manitoulin Island
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Also, click here for a detailed Road Map of Manitoulin Island.
Map from Toronto
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Toronto to Providence Bay (via Sudbury)
- Take Highway 400 northbound.
- Follow Highway 400 to Highway 69.
- Take Highway 69 until you reach Sudbury.
- Take Highway 17 west until you reach Highway 6 south.
- Follow Highway 6 through Espanola, follow it until you reach Little Current on Manitoulin Island.
- From Little Current follow Highway 540 south to M'Chigeeng (West Bay).
- Turn left onto Highway 551 and it follow until you reach Mindemoya.
- At the stop sign in Mindemoya turn right, staying on Highway 551 until you reach the stop sign splitting Highway 551 & 542, turn left on 551 until you come to the town of Providence Bay.
- Continue going straight past the corner/bend at Home Hardware.
- Turn left at the second driveway across from the Hall.
Toronto to Providence Bay (via Tobermory and Ferry)
From South Baymouth (After Ferry)
- Once you have arrived in South Baymouth off the MS Chi-Cheemaun Ferry, head North on Highway 6, watching for Tehkummah 10th side road.
- Turn left towards Tehkummah. Turn Left onto the Government road just as
you reach the hamlet of Tehkummah.
- Follow the Government Road till it ends at Providence Bay.
- Turn right on Highway 551 and follow the shore line until you reach the three-way stop at Home Hardware.
- Turn left and we're the 2nd
drive
way on the left across from the Hall.