WELCOME TO KENORA!

Kenora is uniquely anchored on beautiful Lake of the Woods. Kenora has a strong sense of history and community. This region has been a centre of human activity for the past 8,000 years with a current population of 16,500.

When you live in Kenora you enjoy everything from the extraordinary outdoors to the unique boutique shopping, and restaurants.

In the summer whether it’s on a sailboat, motorboat, Jet Ski, rowboat, kayak or canoe, or just relaxing at one of the many beaches, exploring Lake of the Woods is worth calling Kenora home, just by itself.  With a stunning array of islands and breathtaking scenery, the area is exceptionally beautiful.

Kenora is a sought after residential area. With a booming housing market, a safe environment for children, places to continue education and the lake, why not? Kenora is waiting for you.

THINGS TO DO

Located right on Lake of the Woods, Kenora offers unlimited recreational, and cultural opportunities. Downtown Kenora offers many unique boutiques, and restaurants. Kenora offers numerous historical sites such as the Mather Walls House, The Lake of the Woods Museum, Keewatin Rock Holes, and the Lake of the Woods Railroad Museum.

MURALS:  The Lake of the Woods Heritage Townscapes has been working since 1994 to present an outdoor gallery in Kenora. There are 20 murals completed.  The murals are painted by leading Canadian artists on the large walls of buildings in the City. The artists are chosen so that each mural will be unique in design and painting style to create an interesting outdoor art gallery. Click to View a list of where these unique murals are located. Sneak peek of the Murals.

LIBRARY:  The Kenora Public Library endeavours to enrich lives and to build our community by ensuring universal access to resources for inspiration, enjoyment, cultural expression, and the pursuit of lifelong learning More information regarding the Library

GOLF COURSES: Kenora offers two Golf Courses. 

The Kenora Golf Course: Situated minutes from downtown Kenora on the shore of beautiful Lake of the Woods, the Kenora Golf & Country Club boasts a challenging 18 hole course accessible by land and water. The Club offers a fully stocked Pro Shop, a driving range, practice green, and two qualified CPGA Golf Professionals for instruction. The lounge and restaurant overlooks scenic Golf Course Bay as well as the course and features breakfast, lunch and dinner selections for both golfers and the public. This facility is large enough to host banquets, meetings and wedding receptions for groups up to 149. For more information regarding the Kenora Golf Course

Beauty Bay Golf Course: The Beauty Bay Golf Course, was established in 1972, it started as a humble nine hole course and has been nurtured into one of the north west Ontario’s finest 18 holes. Carved from the beautiful and rugged Canadian Shield it features a true test of golf for all levels of golfers. With its rolling terrain and numerous water hazards the scenery is said to be breathtaking. Located just 15 minutes from Downtown Kenora, on the shores of Black Sturgeon Lake, its not hard to see why they call it, Beauty Bay! For more information regarding the Beauty Bay Golf Course.

NEIGHBOURHOODS

Kenora is made up of several unique neighbourhoods, Lakeside, Pinecrest, Shauna Crescent, and South Park are some of the most sought after neighbourhoods in Kenora. Other desirable neighbourhoods are Airport Road, Keewatin, Norman.