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Welcome to
Amherst Island

A close-knit community in Lake Ontario—made for neighbours, newcomers, and curious visitors.

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The Frontenac II ferry emerging through mist on the Amherst Island crossing
Frontenac II in the morning mist · Photo by Brian Little
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Two sheep on Amherst Island
Photo by Brian Little

A place with a life of its own

More than somewhere to visit

Amherst Island is farmland and shoreline, stone walls and open sky—but it is also the people, organizations, businesses, and traditions that make an island into a community.

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