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Donegal. Egan bought The Farm in 1837 and built a lumber
depot, timber chutes, a local lumber supply store, a stone
grist mill and helped to develop local sawmills on the
Bonnechere River.The settlement was very prosperous and
had businesses of every type — a shoemaker, a boarding
house, a limestone quarry, a butter factory, a dairy, and
more.The name was changed to Eganville in 1852 with the
opening of the post office.The village was incorporated in
1891. In 1911, three boys with cigarettes started a fire,
which almost completely destroyed the north side of the
settlement. Originally built as a post office in 1912, the
Bonnechere Museum (613 628-3101 or 613 628-3240),at
Highways 41 and 60, preserves the history of the settlers
and the development of the area, and presents an overview
of the Bonnechere River watershed and environs, its landscape
and exploration. Displays include a model log chute,
Downtown Eganville.
The Eganville Tourist
Information building.
replicas of farm buildings and an old general store. Events
and programs are accomplished during the summer. The
13-acre Centennial Park with its band shell, children’s
playground and walking trails is a wonderful place to relax.
Although it was known in 1853 that there were subterranean
channels along the Bonnechere River, it was not
until 1955 that the water was removed so that they could
be explored. Lying under a hill of limestone, the
Bonnechere Caves (613 628-CAVE) is a maze of twisting
passages of rock that house stalactites and fossils of coral
and sea creatures. Guides give participants a crash course
in geology before taking groups through the passageways
(between May to Thanksgiving).The Bonnechere Museum
partners with the Bonnechere Caves in conducting fossil
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hunts.T-shirts are available for sale.
Mac’s Steak House and Tavern at the Mac’s Ce-Dar-
Est Campsite and Trailer Park (613 628-2525), Highway 60,
offers “the best T-bone in the Valley” and a Sunday breakfast
buffet. Known far and wide for its German and Canadian
food, The Granary (613 628-2723; www.granaryrestaurant.ca),
57 Bonnechere Street, serves an incredible
schnitzel and much more. Steak, pasta, seafood and charbroiled
prime rib of beef are the order of the day at Frisco’s
(613 628-5344), 76 Bonnechere Street. The Dixie Lee
Family Restaurant (613 628-1111), 59 Bonnechere Street,
serves more than chicken with daily specials and all-youcan-eat
fish and chips on Friday night.A quick, healthy meal
is available at Subway (613 628-9797), 109 Bonnechere
Street, as well as baked goods. Magelly’s Restaurant (613
628-5353), 240 Bridge Street, serves home-cooked meals,
including breakfast biscuit sandwiches and is wheelchair
accessible.The Country Rose Restaurant (613 628-2468),
131 Queen Street, specializes in home cooking.
The Pine Tree Motel (1 800 517-9382; www.pinetreemotel.com),
Highways 41 and 60, offers free coffee,
fridges and microwaves,a large quiet picnic area and a playground
area. Stuart Log Cottage (613 628-3311; www.stuartlogcottage.com),
71 Holiday Lane, is a log cottage on
Mink Lake with a kitchen/dining area, four-piece bath,
wood-burning fireplace and private dock. A warm and
friendly welcome awaits at the century-old The Hobit Bed
and Breakfast (613 628-1173; www.thehobit.ca), 176
Wellington Street, where you can relax in the cozy porches
and comfortable sitting areas. The Opeongo Mountain