Canada
Fathom Five National Marine Park
Shipwrecks show through Georgian Bay water clear enough to read their decks from the surface.
The hull appears below the glass-bottomed boat, whole and pale on the lake bed. Above the water, flowerpot stacks stand offshore like abandoned chess pieces.
Fathom Five protects a drowned fleet in the clear water off Tobermory, where glass-bottomed boats cross the wrecks on the way to Flowerpot Island's sea stacks. Divers get Canada's most accessible cold-water wreck field; walkers get island trails and the lighthouse. The harbour town serves Georgian Bay whitefish when the boats return.
Family
Glass-bottomed hulls show children shipwrecks without anyone getting wet.
Couple
Pair Flowerpot Island's trails with harbour whitefish once the last sailing lands.
Friends
Certified divers get Canada's most accessible cold-water wreck field to share.
- Georgian Bay's clarity shows whole shipwrecks from the surface.
- Glass-bottomed boats link the wreck field with Flowerpot Island's sea stacks.
- Tobermory serves its whitefish when the boats return.
The Fish and Chip Place in Tobermory fries fresh Georgian Bay whitefish.
Tobermory Brewing Company and Grill plates a seared whitefish dinner on Bay Street.
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