Silver Islet ON (Ontario Canada, Lake Superior)
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Region
Canada and USA Rivers
Local Time
2025-01-09 15:34
28°F -2.1°C
Mod. breeze7.4 m/s
30 °F / -1 °C 20 °F / -6 °C
Port Silver Islet ON cruise ship schedule shows timetable calendars of all arrival and departure dates by month. The port's schedule lists all ships (in links) with cruises going to or leaving from Silver Islet ON, Ontario Canada, Lake Superior. To see the full itineraries (ports of call dates and arrival / departure times) and their lowest rates – just follow the corresponding ship-link.
| Day | Ship | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June, 2025 Sunday |  Viking Polaris | ||
| 1 June, 2025 Sunday | Viking Octantis | ||
| 5 June, 2025 Thursday | Viking Polaris | ||
| 5 June, 2025 Thursday | Viking Octantis | ||
| 28 June, 2025 Saturday | Viking Polaris | ||
| 30 June, 2025 Monday | Viking Octantis |
Silver Islet is a Lake Superior cruise port and a small village on the Sibley Peninsula in Ontario Canada (Sibley Township, Thunder Bay District).
Small-sized marine vessels dock at Silver Islet Marina, while superyachts and cruise ships anchor off the village and transport their passengers to the Marina via the ship's tender boats.
As cruise port, Silver Islet was included in the 2025 schedule of Viking Expeditions' ships Viking Polaris and Viking Octantis.
The next table shows Viking's 8-day "Great Lakes Explorer" itinerary (from the USA to Canada) that visits Silver Islet ON.
| Date / Time | Port |
|---|---|
| 26 May | Departing from Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA ( Lake Michigan) |
| 27 May | Mackinac Island, Michigan USA (Lake Huron) |
| 28 May | Great Lakes Ontario (Fathom Five National Marine Park) |
| 29 May - 30 May | Killarney & Frazer Bay, Ontario |
| 31 May | Sault Ste Marie (Soo Locks transit) |
| 01 Jun | Silver Islet, Ontario (Lake Superior) |
| 02 Jun | Arriving in Thunder Bay, Ontario (Lake Superior) |
Silver Islet was established in the mid-19th-century as a small mining town after a rich deposit of pure silver was discovered (1868) on the nearby island. At that time, the island was sized ~540 ft2/50 m2 and was only 8 ft/2,5 m above the water. Two years later (1870), the mine was developed by the Silver Islet Mining Company (owned by Alexander Hamilton Sibley/1817-1878) being purchased from the Montreal Mining Company (initial island owner). To expand the island (over 10 times its original size), the Silver Islet Mining Company constructed wooden breakwaters around it and filled the space with crushed rock.
In the end of 1883, the shipment of coal (used for the pumps holding back the lake waters) didn't arrive. As a result, in 1884, the machinery stopped and the mine shafts were flooded, never to be reopened.
The town of Silver Islet was built on the Sibley Peninsula's shore, near the island. The miners' houses are fully restored and are used as cottages by tourists during the summer. The town's general store is also restored and in its Tea Room are served light meals.