Kirkfield
Sir William Mackenzie Inn
Kirkfield is the original home of Sir William Mackenzie, co-founder of the Canadian Northern Railway. Little remains of his extensive estate today, with the exception of his 40 room country manor at Kirkfield.
Coboconk Jailhouse
As the smallest jail in Ontario, it was constructed about 1890. Open July & August, Victoria Day and Thanksgiving Weekends.
Kirkfield Lift Locks
Limestone channels with cool cedar-lined banks mark the quiet approaches to Kirkfield, a giant hydraulic lock looming abruptly from the surrounding farmland. Completed in 1907, the Kirkfield Hydraulic Lift Lock was built to raise commercial steamer and barge traffic in one quick elevation over a height of land using a minimum of water. Today, the tremendous boom in recreational boating traffic has given the lift lock a busier life than ever.
The Carden Alvar
Many rare and unusual birds and plants are supported by this globally rare habitat called “alvar”. Located in the Carden Plain, it is one of the last strongholds of the endangered Eastern Loggerhead Shrike, as well as many bird species, such as Upland Sandpipers and Eastern Meadowlarks. A 310 square kilometre area has been designated the Carden Plain Important Bird Area - part of an initiative involving more that 100 countries that seeks to identify and conserve sites important to bird species worldwide.
