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Ontario Cottage
Country Events
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 Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario (View event calendar)
Muskoka is a Regional Municipality located in Central Ontario. Muskoka extends from
Georgian Bay in the west, to the northern tip of Lake Couchiching in the south, to the
western border of Algonquin Provincial Park in the east. Located approximately two hours
north of Toronto, Muskoka spans 2,500 square miles (6,475 kmē). Muskoka has some 1,600
lakes, making it a popular resort destination. Indeed, this region, which, along with
Haliburton, is referred to as "cottage country", sees over 2.1 million visitors
annually. Muskoka is a scenic area sprinkled with picturesque villages and towns, farming
communities, and lakeside vacation hotels and resorts near to golf courses, country clubs,
and marinas. The regional government seat is Bracebridge. This area encompases Lake of
Bays township, Georgian Bay township, Muskoka Lakes township and the towns of Huntsville,
Bracebridge and Gravenhurst. Peninsula Lake, near Huntsville in MuskokaMuskoka has just
over 50,000 permanent residents, but an additional 100,000 seasonal property owners spend
their summers in the region every year, making this a major summer colony. Many of the
seasonal properties are large mansion-like summer estates, some of which have been passed
down through families from generation to generation. Most of these expensive properties
can be found along the shores of Muskoka's three major lakes, Lake Muskoka, Lake Rosseau,
and Lake Joseph.
Haliburton County, Ontario (View event calendar)
Haliburton is a county of Ontario, Canada, known as a tourist and cottage industry area
for its scenery and for its resident artists. Minden Hills is the county seat. Haliburton
County was established in 1983, but had existed as the Provisional County of Haliburton
since 1874. Haliburton County and the village of Haliburton, are named after Thomas
Chandler Haliburton, author, statesman, and the first chairman of the Canadian Land and
Emigration Company. Haliburton is a village on Head Lake inside Haliburton County which is
its namesake. The county also contains the village of Minden, as well as the smaller
communities of Wilberforce, Gooderham, Irondale, West Guildford, and Eagle Lake. The
county borders Algonquin Park on the north.
Simcoe County, Ontario (View event calendar)
Simcoe is a county located in central Ontario, originally established as "Simcoe
District" in 1843 by the Legislature of Upper Canada. The population currently stands
at approximately 266,100 (Source: County of Simcoe 2007 Budget), but Statistics Canada,
which includes the separated cities of Barrie and Orillia in its calculations of the
Simcoe County census division, gives the population as 422,204. The land area of the
county is 1,868.95 square miles (4,840.56 kmē). It is located between Georgian Bay and
Lake Simcoe. The elevated Niagara Escarpment runs through sections of the western part of
the county. The county seat is Springwater Township, just outside of Barrie.
Kawartha Lakes, Ontario (View event calendar)
The City of Kawartha Lakes (2006 population 74,561) is a city in east-central Ontario,
Canada. Although designated as a "city", it is a largely rural area. The
municipality is named for the Kawartha lakes ("Kawartha," shortened from
Gaa-waategamaag, means "shining waters" in the Ojibwe language). The main
population centres are Omemee, Lindsay, Fenelon Falls, Woodville, and Bobcaygeon.
Peterborough County, Ontario (View event
calendar)
Peterborough county was founded as the District of Colborne in 1838, centred around
Peterborough, which became the County of Peterborough in 1850. In 1862, the County was
redivided into Haliburton County, Peterborough County, and Victoria County (now the City
of Kawartha Lakes). The centre of the County was originally the courthouse, which is still
considered an important historical site. The southern section of the county is mix of
agriculture, urban and lakefront properties. The northern section of the county is mostly
sparsely populated wilderness with numerous rivers and lakes, mostly within the recently
expanded Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park. |
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