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Harbourfront Wasteland Wonderland

At first glance, our neighbourhood appears to be a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Wind funnels down a canyon of condos and whips across dusty rubble while giant machines demolish sidewalks, traffic lanes, and the peace. Look deeper though, and beneath the desolate moonscape you’ll find a vibrant community, brimming with delicious food, fun activities, and great deals! When you visit our store, you’ll find the same selection of books, charts, and calendars as on our site (in pleasantly browsable, physical form) as well as special store-only bargains, magazines, DVD rentals, and a puppy! You’ll also be able to swap yarns and expertise with our staff of Arctic tug crew, tall ship sailors, and seasoned yachties.

Pylons!

Puppy! (not for sale)

Skating!

Rubble!

When you’re done with us, load up on rugged gear for you, your boat, and your family at Genco Marine next to the Beer Store, or Tilley Endurables in the nearby Queen’s Quay Terminal. QQT’s a fun boutique mall, home to a games store, fudge shop, food court, and more. Apart from the food court, there are plenty of tasty and unique restaurants nearby like Grill 4 U Shawarma, Indian Roti House, and Shoeless Joe’s. Special mention must go to Spice Thai Cafe, whose hot and sour soup is the best in the city, and the unfortunately-named Lick It Gelato whose coffee is molto béne.

Tall Ship Caledonia

The Tall Ship Caledonia — Right across the street from us!

Activities and entertainment also abound, including one of the best skating rinks in the city, tall ship watching (now with extra “tall” thanks to the arrival of Caledonia), the Power Plant Gallery, the Music Garden, and of course, beholding the engineering marvel of major enhancements to municipal infrastructure.

 

* Parking can be challenging, especially if there’s an event at the Sky Dome/Rogers Centre, but there’s metered parking and several lots in the neighbourhood (including beneath the Radisson). The nearby police station is the Marine Unit, and so generally more interested in fining you for missing paper navigation charts than giving parking tickets. There’s a 509 bus running from the similarly devastated Union Station.

Disruptive Construction

Queen's Quay W and Rees St, looking West

Queen's Quay W and Rees St, looking West

Disruptive construction on Queen’s Quay is making getting to our store slightly trickier these days. We recommend avoiding Queen’s Quay  and coming down Rees St from Lakeshore, walking, biking, or ordering online.
Starting November 5th, all traffic on Queen’s Quay will be Westbound Only.  All Eastbound traffic is being rerouted along Lakeshore.  The streetcars have been replaced by shuttle busses.  Harbourfront looks a little messy, but it’ll look great once the renovations are finally completed in, uh, oh, 2015.
More information here.

Welcome to the Nautical Mind Blog

Nautical Mind Store Front

Yes, hello, and welcome to The Nautical Mind Bookstore’s new blog!  We’ll use this space to keep in touch with you: boaters, readers, and customers everywhere.  We’ll keep you up to date on interesting new books, inform you of our latest bargains, and talk about developments in the boating community.  You’ll be able to ask questions, gam with other sailors, tell us what we’re doing right, and let us know where we can improve.

Pictured left is our store front.  We’re not just a great website that offers an unparalled selection of boat books,  cheap and fast shipping, and courteous service, we’ve also got an actual store, staffed by experienced sailors who’d be happy to swap stories the next time you’re in the neighbourhood.