The Gatehouse is staffed for the summer season until September 5.

Hours are 9:00 am to 6:00 pm each day.  Click on Admission Fees for more information.

Notice - Under a ‘Special Use Permit’ granted by the Township of Frontenac Islands, Foxhound Trials will be conducted on September 10th,11th, &12th (Friday, Saturday & Sunday)  - therefore if you use The Big Sandy Bay Management Area during this time expect some inconvenience due to numerous dogs in the area.

 This 404-hectare day-use area on Wolfe Island has a coastal ecology that is rare in Ontario. The area has been identified as an environmentally sensitive Area of Natural and Scientific Interest. Provincially and regionally significant birds, provincially rare trees and other rare plant species flourish here. The beach/dune complex is reached via a 1.3 km walking trail through wetlands and woodlands. Visitors can commune with nature, watch birds and enjoy the beautiful secluded sand beach.   

UPCOMING EVENTS

Senior's Day - Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Annual General Meeting - November 17th, 2010

We are pleased to announce that  the "Renegade Scientist" and author, Diana Beresford-Kroeger will be our speaker.  Ms. Beresford is a native of Ireland who has bachelor’s degrees in medical biochemistry and botany, and has worked as a Ph.D.-level researcher at the University of Ottawa school of medicine, where she published several papers on the chemistry of artificial blood. She calls herself a renegade scientist, however, because she tries to bring together aboriginal healing, Western medicine and botany to advocate an unusual role for trees.  Please come out and bring a friend to what promises to be a thought-provoking evening.