[2] It was the home port of the Canadian Pacific Railway's Great Lakes Service from 1908, when the eastern terminus of the marine operations were relocated from Owen Sound.

[citation needed] Warehouses were constructed on the western side of the port for handling package freight, as well as the station for passengers, the roundhouse and railyards for servicing the trains, the community was west of the harbour.

Downbound, the steamers would carry passengers back to Port McNicoll, returning to Toronto, via Medonte and Midhurst.

With an increase in the handling of package freight, these two ships were pressed into freight-only service from Port McNicoll, until the end of the war.

[4] The SS Keewatin is in pristine condition on June 23, 2012 and is open for visitors from late April until mid October from 9 am until 5 pm.

[citation needed] As of June, 2015, Port McNicoll Public School closed due to not being able to find funding.

One of the most popular events in Port McNicoll is the annual Portarama festival held on Victoria Day weekend.

The town owes much thanks to the head librarian Heather Delong who organizes most of the local events for kids and kept the library lively during the Covid Pandemic of 2020-21 as the acting CEO.