Silver Islet
A 19th-century silver mining village at the tip of the Sibley Peninsula, where the mining islet was once one of the richest silver mines in the world and the village is now a cottage community.
Silver Islet village lies at the southern tip of the Sleeping Giant peninsula. In 1868, prospectors discovered a rich silver vein on a small island offshore. Miners built a dike into the lake to access it and produced millions of dollars' worth of silver over more than a decade. The mine was flooded by the lake and closed in 1884. Today the shore still has colorful former miners' cabins converted into vacation homes, and an old general store operates as a café in summer, with views of the remains of the mining island in the lake. Silver Islet is also one of the starting points of the Top of the Giant trail. It is about 85 kilometers by road from Thunder Bay, so you can combine it with a visit to Sleeping Giant Provincial Park in the same day.
Opening hours
Open all day (shops open in summer)
Nearby sights
- The Sea Lion
- Top of the Giant Trail
- Sleeping Giant Provincial Park
- Amethyst Mine Panorama
- Terry Fox Memorial and Lookout
- Chippewa Park
- Centennial Park
- Trowbridge Falls