Welcome to Amherst Island
Amherst Island is located in Lake Ontario west of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The island is part of Loyalist Township in Lennox and Addington County. Amherst Island is located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) offshore from the rest of Loyalist Township and access to the island is by way of the Frontenac II ferry from Millhaven.
The main population centre on the island is the village of Stella, which is the where the ferry lands on the island side. Harrowsmith Country Life declared the island’s local hamlet, Stella, as one of the “prettiest towns in Canada”.
This page is offered and maintained by the Amherst Island Community Alliance.
Points of Interest Map
Click on any of the points of interest on the map above to learn more about the business or location it represents. The map above is broken down into businesses, geographic areas of interest, etc. The map is printable through Google Maps.

Experimenting. I love this time in the creative process. Working out ideas , playing . Two small; tiny for me, lol! 9x12” oil and coloured pencil on mylar. The beginnings of something new. Stay tuned. Amherst Island October skies and natural specimens. #Amherstisland #amherstislandart #canadianlandscapepainting #creativeprocess ...
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A Common Loon.
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Introducing The Gallery At Rossland Gardens 2023 Holiday Gift Guide Series!
Guide no. 1: Rustic
Shop in person: Saturdays 11-4 until Dec 23 (only four Saturdays left before we close for the season)
Shop online: rosslandgardens.com
Guide no. 1: Rustic
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Our beautiful Bird Photo of The Day!
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A Blue jay.
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A Rough-legged Buzzard. These birds migrate south in the winter from the Arctic and subarctic regions to cooler climates to breed.
This was my first time trying out the 1.4x extender on the 100-400mm lens in the field. I really had a hard time maintaining sharp subjects. I suspect my shutter speeds were too low, even when they reached 1/1250, at F/11. Next time I will try without the extender and just crop the images.
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We have decked the gallery with beautiful handmade gifts and holiday decor pieces that are both original and delightful. Come support Canadian makers and bring your gift list - we have unique art & artisanal products from over 20 top tier creatives, all carefully curated and ready to wrap up! #amherstisland #holidayshopping #giftgiving #shoplocal #supportlocal naturallylennoxaddington ...
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A Long-eared Owl.
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Sold!
9730 South Shore Rd., Stella
Congratulations to our Sellers!
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Our beautiful Bird Photo of The Day!
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A Cape May Warbler.
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Congratulations To Our Featured Photo & today’s featured Bird Photographer Ⓜ️Member: artsy.girl.ljc
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Hop aboard the ferry and visit The Wool Shed at Topsy Farms!
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You’ll find an impressive selection of 100% Canadian, soft-wool products. We know you’ll love their blankets, bedding, handmade items, yarn and crafting supplies. As we head into holiday season, Topsy’s products are practical, stylish and make great gifts for anyone on your list.
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Topsy Farms is located at 14775 Front Road on Amherst Island. Can’t make the trip? Shop online and have their wonderful products delivered to your door.
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Our beautiful Bird Photo of The Day!
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A Gray-cheeked Thrush.
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Tag your birder friends🆒🪶
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Congratulations To Our Featured Photo & today’s featured Bird Photographer Ⓜ️Member: cb_hiking
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Goal 3500 🙌🏻 Followers 🔝👁🗨 Happy Birding and Stay Safe out there! 🦅 - 📥 Suggestions, Questions & Requests Dm Us!
🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔹🔹🔹🔹🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸 photograph selected by our team member j.labonte.photography
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Sally`s Birthday
Happy birthday Sal.
Our glue.
Our grower of green, healthy food.
Chortling with laughter.
Brave in the face of illness.
Inappropriate jokes about the size of her carrots.
We wish you a very happy birthday, dear Sally.
You have held this place together for many years.
You gave up the city comforts when you fell in love with a farmer.
A man who says "I love you" with loads of composted manure for your garden.
We value your Loraxian connection to the trees (especially the lightning tree).
You coordinate all of our hand knitting and 100 other things.
You got us a thousand follows on Instagram before anyone else knew what that was.
You have given many a wayward person a safe place to land and collect themselves.
Night time gardening.
Breakfast making hospitality.
You taught the first "truck driving for women" course at St Lawrence college.
You ate moose balls in the Arctic.
You have trophies from your days as a golfer.
You showed Canada to the world at Expo `67.
This farm still exists because of the positive life force you bring.
And all of the thousand little hidden jobs.
If you see Sally in her garden,
Please tell her that she`s done a good job... That she is still doing a good job.
Retirement is a funny thing on the farm.
You never run out of things to do...
And that might not be a bad thing.
Thank you for following our journey.
Thank you for helping us to keep the farmland as a farm.
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#birthdaygirl #birthday
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We are open this Saturday 11-4 with new rope coil baskets from Ruth Houtby, that are definitely festive! Also new: preordering has just opened up for our special 100% linen tea-towels featuring a circa 1878 map of Amherst Island. The gallery is now full of great handmade gifts and holiday decor for every budget. And! The November linen wear promotion is still going strong! #amherstisland #artgallery #holidaygifts #holidayfashion #opensaturday ...
He’s excited to be back in Pine Cottage Virtual on zoom for McMichael Gallery, his energy levels back up after a long but fulfilling all day workshop at the Gibson Centre in Alliston. Initial feedback :
“Just a quick note to say thank you for the great workshop presentation.
In my humble opinion that was one of the best workshop we have ever had”
thank you…
Day one of his six-week session, this image will be worked on for the first two days.
And. Everyone had a remarkable start - even the beginners!
His demo pieces from today, acrylics and watercolour of the South Shore, Amherst Island
While both are watermedia, a mental shift is required when moving from one room to the other
“I looked around at the rooms that I did not see as rooms but more as a landscape for my emotions, a biography of memory.
Anne Spollen” The Shape Of Water
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