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City of Windsor Invites You to Discover Peche Island

Uncover the captivating history and natural beauty of Peche Island through the City of Windsor’s Discover Peche Island Tour .

Embark on a journey aboard the tour boat, where you can unwind and soak in the sites. Accompanied by a knowledgeable tour boat captain and interpretive guide, you'll uncover the hidden treasures of Peche Island. Learn the cultural history of the island, including Indigenous oral traditions and how it became a City of Windsor park. Guests will experience Peche Island’s unique and protected natural heritage firsthand.

The voyage will stop at the island, allowing visitors to explore the wilderness during a leisurely 2-kilometre stroll along the island’s trail.

Ensure you come prepared with your photo identification (ID) along with protection against bugs and the sun. Bring reusable water bottles to stay hydrated as well as a compact personal bag, such as a purse or backpack. Don't forget your binoculars to enhance your island exploration. Please ensure that you carry out whatever you bring in.

The tours begin on August 12, 2023, and will run every Saturday from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. until September 30, 2023. Tickets are $30 per person. Registration for the Discover Peche Island Tour is required and can be completed at www.ActiveWindsor.ca .

Add the Discover Peche Island Tour to your list of seasonal must-dos and explore this hidden gem!

Peche Island summer boat tours return

Residents and visitors will soon be able to take a city boat to Peche Island again.

The city announced the return of boat tours from Lakeview Park Marina to Peche Island starting on June 5.

Pre-registration is highly recommended. Tours will be available every Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday (weather permitting) until early October. Tours begin each day at 10 a.m. and the last ride to the island takes place at 12:15 p.m.

Cost for the round trip is $10.00 per person.

Island Information:

Peche Island is an 86-acre island purchased by Hiram Walker in 1883. Walker used the island as a summer home and his buildings included a stable, large home, greenhouse, and icehouse. The property was sold in 1907. The City of Windsor acquired the land from the province of Ontario in 1999 and has invested over the years to protect and reinforce the area while increasing accessibility and providing opportunities for community engagement.

Some of the highlights include naturalized island park with walking trails, docking facilities, and picnic tables.

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Summer Boat Tours to Peche Island Return

The City of Windsor has announced the return of boat tours from Lakeview Park Marina to Peche Island.

Tours are scheduled to begin June 5, 2024, with pre-registration highly recommended. Tours will be available every Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday (weather permitting) until early October. Tours begin each day at 10:00 a.m. and the last ride to the island takes place at 12:15 p.m.

Cost for the round trip is $10.00 per person.

Anyone interested can reserve a spot by calling (519) 255-1161. Pets and larger personal items such as bikes are not permitted due to safety and capacity concerns. Guests are asked to arrive 10 minutes early to sign a waiver, review two safety videos, and be fitted for a personal flotation device (PFD), which is required to be worn on the boat.

Island Information:

Peche Island is an 86-acre island purchased by Hiram Walker in 1883. Walker used the island as a summer home and his buildings included a stable, large home, greenhouse, and icehouse. The property was sold in 1907. The City of Windsor acquired the land from the province of Ontario in 1999 and has invested over the years to protect and reinforce the area while increasing accessibility and providing opportunities for community engagement.

Highlights:

• Naturalized island park with walking trails
• Docking facilities
• Picnic tables

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Peche Island is Windsor’s Hidden Gem – Tours Start June 27

Yesterday, I checked another item off my ‘bucket list’. I finally set foot on Windsor’s Peche Island. Having spent many of my years in Solidarity Towers since the early 1970s, I would often look at this 86 acres of land in the middle of the Detroit River from my mother’s 11 th floor balcony. I was never a canoeist, nor did I have access to a boat, so I was content to look at the island from 300 hundred yards away and only wonder what riches it contained.

Peche Island – pronounced “pesh island” – was purchased by industrialist Hiram Walker in 1883 for use as a summer place. His buildings included a stable, large 40 room home, greenhouse, and icehouse, all situated on canals he had carved out. The property was sold in 1907, and then the City of Windsor acquired the land from the Province of Ontario in 1999.  It is now a naturalized park with walking trails.

On Monday morning, Windsor area media joined Mayor Drew Dilkens for a preview tour of the island. We travelled to the island on the city’s recently purchased pontoon boat – in a trip lasting 5-10 minutes. We were joined on the tour by City Naturalist Karen Cedar, Trese MacNeil, the Coordinator of Com

munity Sports Services and J an Wilson, the  City of Windsor’s  Corporate Leader of  Parks , Recreation, Culture and Facilities.

This island tour is breathtaking – it literally took away the breath of this 65 year old guy, not in the greatest shape. And I should have read closer the city’s advice to us in terms of preparing for the tour: bug spray, appr opriate trail footwear and sun block. I spent an hour or so afterwards removing Peche Island soil from my Shetcher’s slip ons.

But it is also breathtaking in terms of experiencing the amazing eco system of this gem of a park. Dozens of species of birds serenade you as you marvel at unique foliage and tress – some in excess of two hundred years old. Are you interested in mushrooms? The island boasts a host of unique fungi. For nature enthusiasts, you will not be disappointed.

The first City operated tour service to Peche Island will begin this Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Tours will continue until October 3, 2018. The roundtrip cost is $5 per seat (2 years old and under are free). Tours will operate Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, weather permitting with each daily trip departing Lakeview Park Marina at 10:00 a.m. and continuing every hour on the hour until the last departure from the marina at 2:00 p.m. Passengers can return from the island on the half hour with the last shuttle returning from Peche Island at 3:30 p.m.

A maximum of 6 passengers can be on board each shuttle – to or from the island (excluding the captain). No more than 12 passengers will be booked for each hourly departure time.

Anyone intere sted in a tour should visit online to book their seat. 

Story, photos and video by Joe McParland – Biz X magazine

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Peche Island tours resume this week

The tours were previously on hold due to high water levels in the region.

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City of Windsor-run boat tours to Peche Island will resume on July 3, 2019.

The announcement comes approximately three weeks after mayor Drew Dilkens told Windsor City Council that boat tours were on hold due to high water levels in the region. 

Tours will operate on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, and will continue until approximately October 9, according to a Friday media release. 

The first shuttle will depart Lakeview Park Marina at 10 a.m., and will continue hourly until the 2 p.m.

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Visitors will be able to return from the island every half hour until 3:30 p.m. 

Each shuttle can carry a maximum of six passengers, and no more than 12 passengers will be booked for each hourly departure. 

Peche Island is an 86-acre island located on the Detroit River between Windsor and Detroit.

It was purchased by Hiram Walker in 1883, who used it as a summer place. Peche Island was sold in 1907, and was purchased by the City of Windsor in 1999,

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