If the walls of the Ojibway Hotel could talk, they would tell of a summer affair with the Pointe au Baril cottagers dating almost as far back as opening day June 23, 1906.

In February 2001, the Ojibway Heritage Society (formerly the Ojibway Club) took steps to further preserve the memories and rich history in the walls of this cherished rustic hotel.With the assistance of the Township of the Archipelago (most notably Councillors Roy Schatz and Gary French), they were able to have the Ojibway Hotel designated to be of historical and architectural value under the Ontario Heritage Act.

In the mid 1800's when the first boats navigated thewaters of Georgian Bay, very few of the channels were marked with anything more than a pile of stones. A barrel was erected with a lantern placed on top to guide the boats into the channel after dark or in the event of a storm. This served as the first lighthouse for Pointe Au Baril, hence the name which translates "Point of the Barrel". In 1889 the first lighthouse was erected to replace the barrel light. It stands to this day, over a hundred years old and still in use to guide fishing boats, sportsmen and residents to safe harbour.

History buffs will want to visit the stone monument marking the canoe route through the Pointe Au Barilwaterway to Georgian Bay in 1615.