What's New with Manitoulin Living
Be sure to check back periodically as updates are always happening!

July, 2009 - The Winners from our Manitoulin Living Photo Contest have been announced.  To view the winning entries,

click on the the link above. 

May, 2009 - Manitoulin Living Ballot Draw at the April Kitchener RV Tradeshow.

We have drawn a ballot for the winner of our Manitoulin Weekend Get-A-Way package.  The winner is:
Bob & Julie Zwarych of Heidelberg, Ontario.  Congratulations! 
Bob and Julie look forward to visiting the island this summer.

Bob and Julie have won:

From Gordon’s Park:
Two night’s tipi tenting for two persons
Unlimited use of the outdoor solar heated swimming pool
Unlimited 18 hole miniature golf
Access to the Nature Interpretive Centre Educational Hiking Trails
Copy of Self Guided Cycling Routes
Copy of Self Guided Birding Tour
Gordon’s Park Birding Checklist
Fossil Hunting – Take home a fossil souvenir

From Carol and Earls Restaurant:
Dinner for Two.

From Kicking Mule Ranch:
Horseback Riding

Thank you sponsors for making the ballot draw possible.

October, 2008 - New Manitoulin Business List  Compiled from Manitoulin Living's files - A Manitoulin Island Business Database.

Any errors, omissions and changes please let us know by email or telephone. 

September 2007 - Manitoulin Film Begins Shooting Harry Makin, known throughout Northern Ontario and beyond for filming the television program Rainbow Country in the late 1960's has finished filming the DVD promotional video of Manitoulin Island! The film will be available shortly! The end product's goal is to be a 15 - 20 minute video for use on the Chi-Cheemaun, in ferry terminals, the Welcome Centre and in participating organizations’ marketing packages.

July, 2008 - You're Invited to grow and bloom on Manitoulin  Sudbury Star - We have a wonderful quality of life on Manitoulin, and we want others to have the opportunity to experience it,” says Joyce Foster, Chair of an organization called Manitoulin Living. “Once you come to Manitoulin, you’re hooked. My family and I moved here in 1970 to start a business. We’re now retired, still here and can't imagine being anywhere else.” Though I don’t live on Manitoulin, I sure do a lot of Manitoulin Living. In my head, when I’m not visiting. The internet, writing Window Seat and deepening my own friendships in Little Current, Gore Bay, Kagawong, Manitowaning and Providence Bay. On the island, I can’t stay away from any Farmers Market. With potholders and paintings, my kitchen in NYC is called “Going to Manitoulin” for breakfast. 

July, 2008 - Manitoulin Photo Contest  Do you feel like you've got a good photo or two of the Manitoulin? Planning a trip this summer to the majestic Isle? Why not enter your photograph into the Manitoulin Photo Contest? The contest is open to all and contest details will be released soon. Check out the Manitoulin Living website for updated information

June, 2008 - Manitoulin Living and CTV  Manitoulin Living's CTV ad campaign kicked off in June. The ads will run over 14 weeks with close to 300 commercials airing in the southwestern Ontario market. The Commercials will use existing footage compiled over the last 8 months.

May, 2008 - Were Swamped!  With over 200 requests for FREE information packages over the past week, Manitoulin Living's Harrowsmith ad and postcard campaign can be declared an unequivocal success. We anticipate a further swamping in the coming weeks as our television ads are set to begin on the long weekend of May on CTV in Southwestern Ontario.

April, 2008 - Manitoulin Living's 2008 Ad Campaign  Manitoulin Living has begun its 2008 advertising campaign with ads set to appear in Harrowsmith Magazine and on the CTV television network in Southwestern Ontario beginning in May. The Harrowsmith ad, slated for the May/June issue, features a golfer in mid swing with the phrase "Morning Drive" above the picture. The image hopes to capture the imagination of Southwestern Ontarians who are looking for an alternative to the pollution and traffic that plagues most of Southern Ontario.

March, 2008 - NEW! Manitoulin Life Forum  Manitoulin Life would like to welcome you to the NEW “Manitoulin Life Forum”! If you have a question, want to tell a story, or you just want to talk about Manitoulin Island, our Forum is the place for you! Visitors come from all over the world come to witness the incredible scenery on Manitoulin Island. Got a favourite spot? A question? Want to start planning your next trip? This is an open forum inviting questions and discussion about life on Manitoulin Island.

February, 2008 - Manitoulin Life Video in Production The Manitoulin Living film project is currently in production. We are busily logging video for the production for the 30 second CTV commercial and the promotional video/DVD  Manitoulin Life. The DVD is slated for distribution this fall. Manitoulin Expositor's Lindsay Kelly stated in a recent article “The cultural significance of a First Nations Pow Wow, the calming beauty of a farmer tilling his field or the crystal blue waters of a freshwater lake may be everyday scenes for Islanders but Manitoulin Living is employing them as visual temptations to entice people to relocate here.” Some of the objectives for the project include: To develop a high quality film/video to market and brand Manitoulin Island as a viable destination to live, visit and do business; to use the medium of film to market Manitoulin Island through multimedia packages, seminars, TV commercials and websites; and to utilize available existing footage as well as compile new footage over the next four seasons. The end product is anticipated to be a 15 - 20 minute video for use on the Chi-Cheemaun, in ferry terminals, the Welcome Centre and in participating organizations’ marketing packages.

December, 2007 - Manitoulin Living's Housing Survey concludes  The Poll, conducted through Veri/Fact Research in Sudbury, surveyed individuals between the ages of 44 years and up to determine Senior’s preference for accommodation and activities on Manitoulin Island and was conducted as a random sample of the Manitoulin Island population achieving 361 completed surveys which provides for better than +/- 5%, nineteen times out of twenty.

October/November, 2007 - Filming Manitoulin Life  continued in the month of October with the filming crew out on the roads of Manitoulin filming the beautiful fall colours. The DVD, slated for distribution next summer, is to promote Manitoulin Island by an enhanced visual presence professionally produced and edited to entice travelers to relocate to the Island.

September 2007 - Manitoulin Film Begins Shooting Harry Makin, known throughout Northern Ontario and beyond for filming the television program Rainbow Country in the late 1960's has a new local project in the works - a promotional video/DVD of Manitoulin Island!

August, 2007 - Manitoulin Living's Housing survey kicks off Veri/Fact Research of Sudbury has officially kicked off the Manitoulin housing Survey on Manitoulin Island. The brief survey, on behalf of Manitoulin Living regarding Housing services, will require up to 5 minutes of time and all responses will be completely confidential. The Poll is specifically designed to gain a better understanding of accommodation needs on Manitoulin.

July, 2007 - Manitoulin Living enters the world of blogging Our blog is an extension of Manitoulin Living. If you have a question, it can be asked here. If you just want to talk about Manitoulin Island, this is the place to do it. Visitors come from all over the world to witness the incredible scenery on Manitoulin Island. Got a favourite spot? A question? This is an open forum inviting all discussion about life on Manitoulin Island.

July, 2007 - Manitoulin Living on YouTube Now our videos can be found on YouTube.

June, 2007 - Manitoulin Living invites you to participate in our Housing Survey The survey is specifically designed to gain a better understanding of housing and accommodation needs on Manitoulin Island. Your input will help us assess, plan and support future housing development on Manitoulin Island. To ensure respondents' privacy names and contact information are optional in the survey.

June, 2007 - Manitoulin Living welcomes the Re/Max Crown Realty Ron and Carol Bedard have 30 years of professional Real Estate experience,. Offering full MLS (Multiple Listing Service) exposure and information, their goal is to assist their clients in making informed decisions, whether buying or selling.

May, 2007 - "Manitoulin Island, Ontario has been nominated as one of the Seven Wonders of Canada." After poring over 25,000 pitches, the Seven Wonders team at the CBC debated and deliberated and now present their short-list of 52. This is your chance to tell the judges what your picks are for the Seven Wonders of Canada. The judges will consider the on-line voting results along with the Seven Wonders criteria as they make their final decision.

Manitoulin Living's new multimedia page including slide shows, video and podcasts. Click here!

View our newest podcast from your browser -The Municipality of Central Manitoulin. Click here!

View the S.S. Norisle. Click here!

View A Photographic Journey on the Township of Assiginack. Click here!
 

View our new video for the S.S. Norisle. Click here!

Our website ManitoulinLiving.com received more visitors in the month of January than any other month in its history. More than 25,000 different people have visited the site seeking information on Beautiful Manitoulin Island.

This site is currently maintained by Manitoulin Living. All content is subject to change without notice. For further information contact Patrick Kiley at info@manitoulinliving.com