The Peterborough Marina Opens for the Season May 19

Peterborough Marina opens on Friday, May 19 ahead of the Victoria Day weekend to coincide with the opening of the boating season on the Trent-Severn Waterway.

photo courtesy of the city of peterborough.

Peterborough Marina is situated on Little Lake along the Otonabee River, between Lock 19 and Lock 20 on the Trent-Severn Waterway. It offers daily, weekly and seasonal mooring with 100 boat slips. 

Information on the Marina operations, including hours of operation, details on services and rates, as well as an online request form to book a mooring, is available online or by calling the Marina at 705-742-0050.  

The Marina typically opens on the Friday before the Victoria Day weekend and closes for the season on Thanksgiving Day each year. Hours of operation will align with the lockage hours of the Trent Severn Waterway as follows: 

May 19 to June 18 

• Monday to Thursday: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

• Friday to Sunday and Victoria Day: 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. 

June 19 to September 4 

• Monday to Thursday: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

• Friday to Sunday and Canada Day, Civic Holiday, Labour Day: 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. 

September 5 to October 9 

• Monday to Friday: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

• Saturday to Sunday and Thanksgiving: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

For information on the Trent-Severn Waterway, including lockage hours along the 386-kilometre route between Port Severn on Georgian Bay and Trenton on the Bay of Quinte visit the website.

The Lighthouse Lounge & Grill restaurant is temporarily closed while construction is completed on the stairwell and decking. An opening date will be updated on the Marina webpage in the coming weeks.  

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Peterborough Marina Season Extended To October

When the Marina opened on June 12 this year after delays related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Peterborough planned for a shortened season at the Marina due to an expected decrease in boating traffic, staffing requirements, and costs. 

Boaters with mooring space at the Marina signed agreements that specified the Marina would be closing on Labour Day, Monday, September 7th, but the City had committed to review the operating situation as the season progressed to determine whether the closing date could be shifted to Thanksgiving weekend.

A review has now been conducted, and as such the closing date has indeed been shifted: Peterborough Marina operating season is extending its typical closing day on Thanksgiving, which is Monday, October 12th this year.

Photo via City of Peterborough website

Local and regional boaters are making use of this recreational facility in the centre of Peterborough, says Councillor Lesley Parnell, the chair of Council’s Arenas, Parks and Recreation Portfolio.

“We’ve been taking a phased, cautious approach to re-opening our community’s recreation facilities to the public,” she says. “We re-opened the Marina for a shortened season to begin with to gauge interest and to manage the new operating conditions. I’m thrilled that we’re now able to keep the Marina open until its typical closing day this year.”

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