| Birch Island. Ontario. | |
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| Photo Credits: Murray Dewing, www.ourmanitoulin.com Standpipe Message: Birch Island Standpipe Location: Standpipe Information (06-05) Built: Height: Capacity: Water Source: Area Information: The area was the source of much inspiration to the famous Group of Seven painters in the early 1900s. A plaque at Birch Island celebrates the visit of US president Franklin Delanor Roosevelt, who spent 13 days fishing here prior to the Quebec conference of 1943. |
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