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Toronto is a city in eastern Jefferson County, Ohio, located along the Ohio River 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Steubenville. The population was 5,303 at the time of the 2020 census , making it the second-largest city in Jefferson County. [ 4 ]
The Royal Muskoka Hotel was the first grand hotel built on the Muskoka Lakes. [1] The project grew out of the Muskoka and Georgian Bay Navigation Company, which had been founded in 1880 by Alexander Peter Cockburn (1837–1905). [2] By the turn of the century, his shipping business had declined due to the expansion of railways.
Huntsville is a town in Muskoka district, Ontario.It is located 215 kilometres (134 mi) north of Toronto and 130 kilometres (81 mi) south of North Bay.Of the three major Muskoka towns (the others being Gravenhurst and Bracebridge), Huntsville has the largest population (21,147 per 2021 census) and land area (710.64 square kilometres (274.38 sq mi)).
East of Muskoka Falls, Thomas J. McMurray established a 400-acre (1,600,000 m 2) townsite in the spring of 1861 at the intersection of the Muskoka Road and the Peterson Road. [24] Construction on the Muskoka Road began in 1858. At the time of Bracebridge's founding, the road did not extend beyond the Muskoka River. [24]
Gravenhurst is a town in the Muskoka Region of Ontario, Canada.It is located approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Bracebridge, Ontario.The Town of Gravenhurst includes a large area of the District of Muskoka, known to Ontarians as "cottage country."
Steamship on Indian River Muskoka Lakes. The passage of the Free Grants and Homestead Act of 1868, [15] opened the era of widespread settlement to Muskoka. Settlers could receive free land if they agreed to clear the land, have at least 15 acres (6.1 ha) under cultivation, and build a 16x20 ft, or 320-square-foot (30 m 2) house. Settlers under ...
Bracebridge is immediately adjacent to Highway 11, a major provincial highway that connects the community to Greater Toronto in under 2 hours, as well as to markets in Northern Ontario. Muskoka Airport, which serves general aviation and scheduled flights from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, is located 5 km south of Bracebridge.
It is known as the Cranberry Capital of Ontario, as the province's largest cranberry farms, Muskoka Lakes Farm and Winery (formerly Johnston's Cranberry Marsh) and the former Iroquois Cranberry Growers (closed in 2017), are located nearby. It was once the smallest incorporated town in Canada until it was amalgamated into Muskoka Lakes Township.