Windsor City Council approved the purchase of a boat for transporting registered passengers to and from the island to make available this natural and historical attraction to those without their own personal watercraft.
Tours will run now until October 3, 2018. The cost is $5 per seat (2 years old and under are free).
The tours will operate Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, weather permitting.
The first shuttle will depart Lakeview Park Marina at 10:00 a.m. and will continue 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 interested in a tour is advised to call 519-948-3383 to book their seat. Waivers are mandatory and can be downloaded in advance from the Peche Island web page. Also on the web page are videos of Peche Island on topics including, safety, island improvements and natural features. Please visit www.citywindsor.ca/pecheisland.
Peche Island is an 86-acre island located on the Detroit River between Windsor and Detroit that was purchased by Hiram Walker in 1883. Walker used the island for a summer place, and his buildings included a stable, large home, greenhouse, and icehouse. 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.