At Port Loring Eco & Historical Tours, we strive to offer a service you won’t find elsewhere. Our historical boat tours travel the 45 kilometres (30 miles) of the Pickerel River waterway that connects the village of Port Loring to the small former logging community of Lost Channel. With stunning sights along the way, historical facts of the area, and how it developed from its logging and fishing industry, we take you back 100 years to where it all began.
As beautifully scenic as it is historical, you get to sit back, relax, and take in the spectacular sights as our tour boat captain leads you on your journey. With an audio and visual experience both on the tour boat and off, it’s a time for the whole family (or group) to see where it is that their roots began and how much beauty has been sustained over the years.
We provide canoe, kayak, and paddle-board rentals and offer guided hikes (along with a boat ride to our starting point) to the great Old Growth White Pines in the middle of our aged protected forests. Ranging between 200 and 250 years old, these trees tower to 40 metres high (130 ft), 1.2 metres in diameter (4 ft), and are 3.76 metres (13 ft) in circumference! Come adventure with us!
BOAT TOUR DETAILS:
At The Port Shores, we have three 12 passenger tour boats. There are also 3 different boat tours available. A 1.5 hour cruise, a 4.5 hour cruise and a 5.5 hour cruise that is combined with a guided walking eco tour. The costs for these cruises are $30.00, $48.00 & $55.00 respectively. Price does not include HST. All tours have a snack and a bottle of water included.
The 1.5 hour cruise is designed for mornings & evening leaving dock at 10:15am & 6:00pm. The 4.5 hour and 1.5 hour cruise is designed for afternoons leaving dock at 12:30pm. We can be flexible with these times depending on the tour boat availability.
Cruises operate on a first come first serve reservation basis with a minimum passenger number for each boat of 10 persons.
If you have a group of 12, 24 or 36, you may reserve your cruise, time and date. If you have a smaller group number, please email us at theportshores@gmail.com, our Facebook page, or call us at 705-757-8888 and give us your group size and we will try to build a full tour group with another small group.
Come cruise with us and view the pristine waters & shoreline of the Pickerel River. Learn the history of the waterway from our boat captions and view the majestic old growth White Pine on the walking tour cruise.
Please note that we are not open on Sundays and will not be operating boat tours on this day. We apologize for any inconveniences.
