(Formally known as the Larder / McGarry
Tourist Information Center And McGarry Heritage House)
The McGarry Tourist Centre housed in a magnificent model
of a logged home, serves the communities of Virginiatown and
Kearns, (commonly called V-Town). Previously known as the
Larder - McGarry. The Tourist Center Is quite unique in that
it serves both as a Tourist Centre and Virginiatown Heritage
House. On the outside of the centre are several items of
interest. One of them is an impressive 3 metre high replica
of the first Gold Coin ever minted in Canada (see below)
Services
*** Summer season:
Open 7 days a week, 9am. to 9pm., July 1st to September
6th
*** Fall, Winter and Spring
seasons:
Appointments can be made to view the Tourist Centre in the
Fall, Winter & Spring seasons. e-mail or Phone 1-(705)
634-2145, Save your phone call and e-mail to give a rough estimate
of arrival or 1-(705) 634-2145 ((township office)) and local
contact # will be given to you.
*** Travel Counseling
*** Maps and Brochures
*** Information on Regional Events
and Attractions
*** Recreational Vehicle
Parking
*** Rest and Picnic Area
*** Pay Telephone
This impressive 3 metre high replica of one of the first
Gold Coin's ever minted in Canada. The real Gold coin
actually contained gold metal produced by the Dr. Reddick
Larder Lake Mines Limited, produced from their 20-stamp mill
and it actually represents the first five dollar gold piece
minted in Canada.
Area
Attractions
*** Virginiatown Heritage House:
Offers the visitor many items of interest, one of which is
the infamous Kerr Addision Mine model, which shows the levels and
ore zones of the former Kerr mine, which at one time was the
richest Gold ore deposit in north America and highly ranked in the
world producing over 10,000,000 ounces of gold (Au.) Also inside
there is many more mining items along with local art and craft
*** Heritage Gold Trail:
Showing some of the underground mining equipment, used both
in the past and present. Such things as: man car, clam, ore car,
slusher and much more to numerous to mention.
*** Lions Club, McGarry Park (Bear
Lake -- Camping)
*** Raven Beach Park (Larder Lake
-- Camping)
*** Boat Launches: Virginiatown
and Larder Lake
*** Larder Lake Waterfront
*** Mount Cheminis (under web
construction)
*** Local Arts and Crafts
*** Real Diamond Drill Core May be
purchased
(Drill Core is supposed to be logged and recorded and kept
forever. It is unknown if this diamond drill has gold or is
mineralized with gold or any other valuable mineral as it was
abondaned. Since the exact location of this drill core is unknown,
it is of no use to Geogolists as they cannot tell where it came
from.)
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