Get lost in Wacky Woods
Have you heard of Wacky Woods (or Funny Forest as others call it)? It’s up in Fanny Bay and I think it’s a real Island place – fun, unique, creative, quirky, and off the beaten path (literally). How to describe it. Well, it’s a woods (or a forest as others call it), and it’s wacky – a series of winding trails dotted with fascinating sculptures, most of which literally blend in with the trees.
The brain child of artist George Sawchuk, the Wacky Woods (not an official title) have evolved over a period of over twenty years and are situated next to his home and workshop. The sculptures use all kinds of common household, industrial, and farm objects and range in size from the miniature to the 
gigantic. Among my favourites are the numerous wooden books that are tucked into holes in trees, and when you open them they contain a saying (lots of Ralph Waldo Emerson for instance).
The kids had a great time wandering the forest (some call it a woods), with a surprise around every turn. Many of the scuptures are interactive (you can turn something, pull something etc.) and brightly coloured. While the entire area is not huge (perhaps a few acres), parents will be glad to know there are benches to sit on and soak up the scenery while the kids are running around. Great place to have a picnic lunch as well.
You won’t find Wacky Woods on any tourist maps, but it’s not too bad to get to. It’s just off the Ships Point turnoff at the Fanny Bay community centre, with a couple of turns shortly thereafter into a residential area. See the Google map below and you’ll see the marker at the end of Bates Road.
