- Type
- Natural Resource Extraction Facility or Site
- Designated
- 1954
Sheguiandah
About Sheguiandah
Sheguiandah is the one National Historic Site in Little Current.
Sheguiandah National Historic Site of Canada is located on the northwestern shore of Manitoulin Island near the present-day community of Sheguiandah, Ontario. The main feature of the site is a quartzite knoll containing artifacts spanning 9000 years of occupation, dating from the Paleoindian Period to the Middle Woodland Period. The site extends to the base of the knoll on all sides, including the modern village of Sheguiandah. Official recognition refers to the quartzite knoll on all sides, with additional protected areas to the north and northeast, including the modern village of Sheguiandah.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Sheguiandah National Historic Site of Canada · Open Government Licence – Canada · quoted as the register has it
National Historic Sites are places the Minister of Environment designates, on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board, for their national significance.
Finding Sheguiandah
Little Current
No other historic place stands within a short walk; the town’s others are farther afield.
Questions about Sheguiandah
Can you visit Sheguiandah?
Yes from the outside; whether it opens its doors is for its owner to say.
What is Sheguiandah?
Sheguiandah is a National Historic Site of Canada, designated in 1954.
Is Sheguiandah protected?
National Historic Site status commemorates; legal protection, where there is any, comes from the province or municipality, or from federal ownership.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).