Tehkummah is a township

Township (Canada)

The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...

 in the Canadian

Canada

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 province of Ontario

Ontario

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, located on Manitoulin Island

Manitoulin Island

Manitoulin Island is a Canadian island in Lake Huron, in the province of Ontario. It is the largest island in a freshwater lake in the world. In addition to the historic Anishinaabe and European settlement of the island, archeological discoveries at Sheguiandah have demonstrated Paleo-Indian and...

. The township had a population of 382 in the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

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Communities

The best known community in the township is South Baymouth, the northern docking point of the MS Chi-Cheemaun passenger-car ferry which traverses the Main Channel of Georgian Bay

Georgian Bay

Georgian Bay is a large bay of Lake Huron, located entirely within Ontario, Canada...

 from the community of Tobermory

Tobermory, Ontario

Tobermory is a small community located at the northern tip of the Bruce Peninsula in the municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Canada. It is 300 km northwest of Toronto...

 on the Bruce Peninsula

Bruce Peninsula

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. At the dock, the provincial Highway 6

Highway 6 (Ontario)

King's Highway 6, also known as Highway 6, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. It crosses a distance of between Port Dover on the north shore of Lake Erie and Espanola on the northern shore of Lake Huron, ending at the Trans-Canada Highway in McKerrow.- Port...

, whose southern segment ends at Tobermory, resumes and continues northward to its terminus at Highway 17

Highway 17 (Ontario)

King's Highway 17, more commonly known as Highway 17, is a provincially maintained highway and the primary route of the Trans-Canada Highway through the Canadian province of Ontario. It begins at the Manitoba border west of Kenora and ends south of Arnprior at the western terminus of Highway 417, ...

 north of Espanola

Espanola, Ontario

Espanola is a town in Northern Ontario, Canada, and is the seat of Sudbury District. It is situated on the Spanish River, approximately 70 kilometres west of downtown Sudbury, and just south of the junction of Highway 6 and Highway 17.- History :The name "Espanola" has been attributed to a story...

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The administrative centre of the township is the community of Tehkummah.

The township also includes the community of Snowville and the ghost town of Michael's Bay

Michael's Bay

Michael's Bay was a late 19th century lumber town located in Tehkummah Township on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada. The town was built on the location of a former Odawa native settlement that dates back to the 15th century.-Robert A. Lyon and Associates:...

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External links

• Township of Tehkummah