A Visit to Flower Pot Island in Tobermory, Ontario, Canada after Thirty- Five Years

This was the second day of our visit to Tobermory, Ontario, located in Bruce Peninsula municipality. Though not too far away, Tobermory is about 4 1/2 hour drive north from Toronto. The last time we visited in that region was more than thirty five years ago when our kids were still very young.

There was a lot of change since our last visit; the place looked much more beautiful than we remembered. The next day, we drove to downtown Tobermory and strolled along the waterfront.

The area has been built up with a nice harbour where many boats and yachts were docking and Canadian flags flying high in the sky.

Many of the shops were opened with each following COVID protocols – masking and social distancing being enforced by shopkeepers and observed by visitors.

The town of Tobermory has a population of about a few hundred people but in the summer it is humming with tourists from far and wide.

We purchased our cruise tickets online ahead of time and waited to board the 11a.m cruise boat to the Flower Pot Island.

Boarding one of the glass bottom boats to reach the famous island is a must do for many tourists to the area, us no exception. Our Blue Heron glass bottom boat set sailed right on time.

It was interesting seeing the living plants and numerous fish swimming through the glass bottom of the boat. We also saw a couple of shipwrecks that have been lying at the bottom of the lake for many decades. Many of us were awed by the good condition of the shipwreck pieces submerged under water!

It was a clear blue sky day.

We had a good view of the scenery of the lake and the many cottages lining the shore.

We were excited when our boat was near the twin flowerpots standing proudly in the lake. The highlight of the boat cruise was getting off the boat and hiking to reach the flower pots, a big one and a smaller one located not too far from each other.

The Flower Pot Island is part of the Parks Canada and well managed. On the island, there are good trails, clean washrooms, resting station and a refreshment tug shop still opened after the peak tourist season.

We walked on the rocks, enjoying the blue sky. listening to the waves of the lake while nibbling on a packed picnic lunch on one of the many benches on the beach.

It was heavens! We could have stayed a whole day on this beautiful Flower Pot Island

, so that we could stretch under the soft sun and experience God’s marvelous handiwork!

But our boat cruise tickets only allowed passengers a three hour stop on this island, which flew by in no time. We enjoyed the cruise and being on the Flower Pot Island tremendously!

R.T. Flower Pot Island, Tobermory, Ontario, Canada