Kenora Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Ontario, Canada
About Kenora
In 1905, the town of Rat Portage was amalgamated with the towns of Keewatin and Norman in 1905 to form the present-day City of Kenora. Kenora's name came from the three towns: Ke - Keewatin, No - Norman, Ra - Rat Portage. In the summer months visitors flock to the area for swimming, biking, fishing, hiking, and boating. In the winter months, visitors come for ice fishing, snowboarding, skiing (downhill and cross country) and snowmachining. Kenora is sometimes stereotyped as an archetypal "hoser" community, evidenced by the phrase "Kenora dinner jacket" as a nickname for a flannel shirt. Kenora's future site was in the territory of the Ojibway when the first European, Jacques de Noyon, sighted Lake of the Woods in 1688. Pierre de La Vérendrye established a secure French trading post, Fort S
Top Attractions in Kenora
Explore the best things to see and do in Kenora:
- ★Houseboat Adventures
- ★Mount Evergreen
Where to Eat in Kenora
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴901 Westside
- 🍴My Place Restaurant
- 🍴Plaza Restaurant & Tavern
- 🍴The Cornerstone Restaurant
Where to Stay in Kenora
- 🏨Anchor Inn
- 🏨Comfort Inn Kenora
- 🏨Days Inn
- 🏨Kenora Inn Motel
- 🏨Lakeside Inn&Conference Centre
- 🏨Lake-Vu Motel
Kenora Travel Guide Sections
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