Events and Attractions

Mount Cheminis lies on the McGarry Township, Ontario and the Quebec border. Traveling east on Trans-Canada Highway 66, you’ll see it rising like a mirage in the distance. Framed by two smaller hills, it seems to be growing straight up and out of the road. It has a majesty about it that takes your breath away. Little wonder that the area’s original Ojibway inhabitants identified it as an important ceremonial ground. A well-worn trail exists on the north side. Near the base of the mountain you pass through an impressive boulder field. From there the trail becomes increasingly more vertical. Forty-five minutes later, you stand exhausted but exhilarated on the summit. Source.

The Township of McGarry is rich with stories about its mining history. A visit to the Tourist Center will guide you through the years when Kerr Addison poured their first gold bar in 1938 to becoming the largest producing gold mine in Canada and the second largest in the world.