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It now resides at the park. Martello towers were built in the area to defend the British from American invasion. Inside the park, Cedar Island, a small island visible from downtown Kingston, Ontario, is the site of a Martello tower named Cathcart Tower. The park was established in 1904, the first Canadian national park east of the Rocky Mountains.
Serpent Mounds Park is a historical place located near Keene, Ontario, Canada. Serpent Mounds operated as a provincial park, established in 1955 through a lease with the Hiawatha First Nation , of the Michi Saagiig (Mississauga Anishinaabeg).
The park contains 6 public campgrounds with approximately 330 sites available and 3 group camping sites. [10] The park includes 5 beaches. [9] Kettle Lake. The park also has over 30 kilometres (19 mi) of hiking trails, with a variety of shorter and longer trails. [9] These include the:
Georgian Bay has been known by several names. To the Ojibwe, it is known as "Spirit Lake".To the Huron-Wendat, it is known as Lake Attigouatan. Samuel de Champlain, the first European to explore and map the area in 1615–1616, called it "La Mer douce" (the sweet/calm/fresh sea), which was a reference to the bay's freshwater. [1]
Otonabee–South Monaghan is a township in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, in Peterborough County. The township, located along the Trent–Severn Waterway , was formed on January 1, 1998, through the amalgamation of Otonabee and South Monaghan Townships.
Adolphustown is a geographic area located in Greater Napanee, Ontario, Canada, on the Adolphus Reach of the Bay of Quinte in Lake Ontario. Adolphustown is now part of the town of Greater Napanee . The rural character of the Adolphustown region remains largely undisturbed today and the area, with its picturesque lakefront location, remains ...
Bruce Peninsula National Park is a national park on the Bruce Peninsula in Ontario, Canada. Located on a part of the Niagara Escarpment , the park comprises 156 square kilometres and is one of the largest protected areas in southern Ontario, forming the core of UNESCO 's Niagara Escarpment World Biosphere Reserve . [ 2 ]
It is operated by Ontario Parks and is named for Halfway Lake, which is entirely within the park grounds. The nearest settlement on Highway 144 is Cartier, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the south. The park contains more than a dozen lakes, including Antrim Lake, Bailey Lake, Benny Lake, Bittern Lake, Burnt Ridge Lake, Halfway Lake, Lodge Lake ...