"On the earliest National Geographic Society maps of Canada, only one name appeared on the great empty expanse of the eastern shore of Georgian Bay; south of Parry Sound - Manitou Dock. This was the name of the steamboat landing that served just about everyone who cottaged or lived near Twelve Mile Bay and it made us the best known, in fact the only known name on those early maps. As the current President of Manitou Association and steward of the island I will protect the island for the purpose of conserving its natural & cultural character while allowing the public to appreciate its beauty. "