Wellers Bay

In 1861 the Government of the Province of Canada considered making it a "harbour of refuge", and installing a lighthouse.

[2] Subsequently, locals used to using the area for fishing, snowmobiling, and other recreational uses started clashing with officials charged with a responsibility to protect wildlife.

On May 27, 2011, the Canadian Wildlife Service announced the bay's beaches would be off limits.

[2][3] A key 83 hectares (210 acres) of the 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) bay are set aside as a National Wildlife Area, including Bald Island, Bald Head Island, Fox Island, and the sandspit that protects the bay, because the sandspit that protected the bay was one of the last undeveloped spits on the great lakes, and it was an important bird habitat.

[4] Public access is prohibited at Wellers Bay National Wildlife Area.