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Chapters: List of Islands in the Detroit River. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: List of islands in the Detroit River -Downtown Detroit, looking west from Belle Isle. Belle Isle ( )) is a 1.53 mi² (3.97 km²) island in the northern portion of the Detroit River about one mile east of Downtown Detroit and one mile west of Lake St. Clair. It is the northernmost island in the riverjust barely extending further north than the easternmost island, Peche Island. The whole island is part of Belle Island Park, except for the small portion belonging to the privately-owned Detroit Yacht Club. It is the largest urban island park in the United States and the third largest island in the river after Grosse Ile and Fighting Island. It is managed by the city of Detroit and is connected to the mainland by the MacArthur Bridge. The entire island itself is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places as a historic district. Calf Island ( )) is an 11-acre (4.5 ha) island just west of Swan Island and Grosse Ile. The island is uninhabited, except for small number of herons. In 2002, Calf Island became part of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. Celeron Island ( )) is an 81-acre (33 ha) island located about 0.25 miles (0.4 km) west of Horse Island in the southern portion of the Detroit River near Lake Erie. While Celeron Island is closer to Gibraltar, Michigan, the island is administered by Grosse Ile Township to the north and is the southernmost of all islands in that township. Uninhabited, Celeron Island is technically four closely connected islands. Edmond Island ( )) is a 35-acre (14 ha) island within the city limits of Gibraltar, Michigan. It is one of the main islands of Gibraltar and is densely populated with one main circular road. There is...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=23166950 ... Read more

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Discusses the history, nautical stories, and industrial and social significance of Lake Ontario. ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: Toronto : W.J. Gage; Publication date: 1922; Subjects: Education; Education / General; Education / Administration / General; Education / Aims ... Read more

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This digital document is a journal article from Applied Geography, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Ontario began developing a drinking water source protection planning process in 2000, after a rural community's water supply was contaminated by pathogens from agricultural runoff. An expert committee report has recommended legislating a new source protection ''sphere of jurisdiction'' for municipalities; however, no specific new municipal tools or authorities have been proposed as yet. This paper reports findings from an evaluation of the extent to which existing institutional arrangements for land use planning and water management facilitate or constrain source protection by municipalities. A case study of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo suggests there is the potential to link land use planning more strongly to water management through creative use of existing tools, forgoing the need for major institutional changes. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Parks in Kingston, Ontario, Lake Ontario Park, Garden Island, Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area, Kingston Mills, Cataraqui River, Kingston, Ontario Inner Harbour, Anglin Bay. Excerpt: Lake Ontario Park is a municipal park located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada on the east side of Cataraqui Bay on the shore of Lake Ontario. The park, which dates from 1894, is a day-use facility with picnic areas, picnic pavilion, walkways, and children's playgrounds. Its once popular campground closed in 2005 and the park's many amusement rides and refreshment booths, which were once operated by the city and by private enterprise have been removed. In 2006 the City of Kingston completed an exercise to obtain public feedback on the park's future. The information will be used to guide redevelopment of the park to better meet the public's needs. ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=5174333 ... Read more

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Publisher: Toronto, Educational Book CoSubjects: GeographyNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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Chapters: Coney Island. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 54. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Hamilton is located on the western end of the Niagara Peninsula and wraps around the westernmost part of Lake Ontario, most of the city including the downtown section are on the south shore. Situated in the geographic centre of the Golden Horseshoe and is roughly the midway point between Toronto and Buffalo. The two major physical features are Hamilton Harbour marking the northern limit of the city and the Niagara Escarpment running through the middle of the city across its entire breadth, bisecting the city into 'upper' and 'lower' parts. According to all records from local historians, this district was called "Attiwandaronia" by the native Neutral people. The first aboriginals to settle in the Hamilton area called the bay Macassa, meaning beautiful waters. Hamilton is one of 11 cities showcased in the book, "Green City: People, Nature ... Read more

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Looking for Old Ontario guides the traveller through the vernacular landscape of the province, to look in a new way at barns and fences, jails and post offices, inns and mills, canals and railways, roadsides, cemeteries, and much, much more. To McIlwraith's trained eye, even the most ordinary features of the cultural landscape can communicate social meaning. He shows us how to date a house. He explains the popularity of brick in the province. He notes the economical use and reuse of materials and ponders their meaning. He helps us look with fresh eyes at 'the unexceptional, the ordinary, the vernacular,' for it is there, he believes, that we may uncover the character of those who have built and rebuilt old Ontario. This book will be useful to general readers anywhere who are interested in recognizing the broader meanings of their communities' heritage, as well as the students of geography, history, and planning. ... Read more

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Chapters: Paudash Lake, Haliburton Forest, Kawagama Lake, Kennisis Lake, Head Lake, Lake of Two Islands, Head Lake. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 34. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Paudash Lake -Paudash Lake has several different sections within it; Lower Paudash Lake (Outlet Bay) to the east, North Bay to the north, Joe Bay to the southwest and Inlet Bay to the northeast. The lake has a surface area of 7.55 km² (1870 acres) and a maximum depth of 46 meteres (150 ft). Fish species include Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Lake Trout, Perch, Pumpkinseed, Northern cisco, White Sucker, as well as small bait fish of various types. The area contains over 10,000 lakes which were formed by glaciers some 11,000 years ago during the end of the last Ice age. In the heart of the Ontario lake country are the two areas known simply as Muskoka and Haliburton (which are both actually counties of Ontario). To most people in Ontario, the area is simply part of what is known as Cottage country, in reference to the some 250,000 summer cottages on the lakes of southern Ontario. Overall, there are some three million lakes in Canada, which represents 60% of all of the lakes in the World. Towards North BayNorth Bay has massive pink granite, partially tree-covered cliffs, rising hundreds of feet out of the lake along the shoreline. Except in the cliff areas, all of the Lake's shore is lined with trees and heavy foliage and all of the cottages built during the last forty years are set back at least 60 feet (18 m) from the shoreline, thereby avoiding a clutter of buildings along the shore. The building of any further boathouses along the shoreline was outlawed during the 1940s, although a few old ones still exist. The section of Ontario where Paudash Lake is located is part of what is known...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7475472 ... Read more

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Chapters: Lake Abitibi, Abitibi River, Kabinakagami River, Albany River, Southern James Bay, Black River, Little Abitibi River, Bolton Lake (Cochrane District, Ontario), Pelican Lake (Cochrane District, Ontario), Swallow Lake (Cochrane District, Ontario), Pick Lake (Cochrane District, Ontario), Ptarmigan Lake, Bennet Lake Esker Kame Complex Conservation Reserve, Ogoki River. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 38. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Lake Abitibi (French: ) is a lake in northeastern Ontario and western Quebec, Canada. The lake is separated in two distinct portions by a short narrows, making it actually 2 lakes. Its total area is 931 km², and net area 903 km². The lake is shallow and studded with islands. Its shores and vicinity are covered with small timber. Its outlet is the Abitibi River which empties into James Bay through the Moose River. "Abitibi" means "middle waters" in Algonquian, a reference to its geographic location halfway between James Bay and the Ottawa River. Rivers to the north flow north towards Hudson Bay and rivers to the south flow south towards the Saint Lawrence River. One of the first Europeans in this area was Pierre de Troyes, who built a post on Lake Abitibi when he was on his way to capture English HBC posts on James Bay in 1686. It was formerly used by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) as part of a canoe route to the fur lands of the north. A HBC trading post was located on the east shore of the lake in Ontario. The construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (now Canadian National Railway) through this district made it of some importance at the start of the 20th century. Portions of Lake Abitibi's western shores and a section of the Abitibi River are part of the Abitibi-de-Troyes Provincial Park. This article incorporates text from the articl...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=619667 ... Read more

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Chapters: Wolfe Island, Holleford Crater, Salmon River, Howe Island, Kashwakamak Lake, Bolton Lakes, Bull Lake (Frontenac County, Ontario), Summit Lake (Frontenac County, Ontario), Snowshoe Lake (Frontenac County, Ontario), Simcoe Island, Canoe Lake (Frontenac County, Ontario). Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Wolfe Island (Ontario) -Snowy Owls are frequently seen on the island during winter. It is also an important stopover location for migrating waterfowl including swans in spring and fall. Wolfe Island is also home to a growing population of wild turkeys, and well as deer and other fauna. It is designated an Important Bird Area. The Big Sandy Bay Management Area on Wolfe Island is a 404-hectare property, classified as a provincially significant life sciences Area of Natural and Scientific Interest. Sand dunes and wetlands allow rare plant species to flourish here. Rare trees and birds deemed to be significant either regionally or provincially are also found here. The environmental area is protected and no motorized vehicles are allowed, though there is ample free parking provided at the entrance. A well-marked and level walking trail leads to a large, secluded sand beach with shallows reaching out well into Lake Ontario. The beach is safe and family-friendly, but there are no services, so visitors are encouraged to bring their own refreshments and must carry out all garbage and recyclables to dispose of at home. There are two golf courses on Wolfe Island, a corn maze and three marked bicycle routes and country roads. The town of Marysville includes a bakery, restaurants and various other shops and services, as well as the largest church in the Thousand Islands (Sacred Heart of Mary Church) and a limestone Town Hall. Wolfe Island is the sit...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1429047 ... Read more

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Chapters: Brampton Lake, Attawapiskat River, Lake of the Woods, Ekwan River, Winnipeg River, Northwestern Point of the Lake of the Woods, Sturgeon Lake Caldera, Casummit Creek, Sturgeon River, Drive Creek, Lawashi Channel, Marchington Lake, Tripoli Creek (Kenora District, Ontario), Albany River, Winston Creek (Kenora District, Ontario), Streatfeild River, Lac Seul, Pelican Lake (Kenora District, Ontario), Ena Lake, Wabigoon River, Attawapiskat Kimberlite Field, Botsford Lake, Attawapiskat Lake, Casummit Lake, Shoal Lake, Black Lake (Kenora District, Ontario), Whiteshell River, Snowshoe Lake (Kenora District, Ontario), Onigam Lake, Black Lakes, Summit Lake (Kenora District, Ontario), Winston Lake (Kenora District, Ontario), Bolton Lake (Kenora District, Ontario), Toothpick Lake, Drive Lake, Canoe Lake (Kenora District, Ontario), Bull Lake, Tripoli Lake (Kenora District, Ontario), Zumar Lake, Vermilion River, Wabigoon Lake, Streatfeild Lake, Calvert Island, Maynard Lake, Big Trout Lake, English River. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 118. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Attawapiskat River -The Attawapiskat River travels a distance of 748 kilometres (465 mi), and has a drainage area of 50,500 square kilometres (19,498 sq mi). The source of the river is Attawapiskat Lake at an elevation of 241 metres (791 ft). The main rivers flowing into the lake that are thus part of the Attawapiskat River drainage basin are the Marten-Drinking River, the Otoskwin River and the Pineimuta River. There are two outflows from the Attawapiskat Lake into the Attawapiskat River: a southern and a northern channel. The southern channel is named by the Atlas of Canada as the Attawapiskat River, and is the source location listed in the Infobox at right. The northern channel is named by the Atlas of Canada ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=19516479 ... Read more

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Chapters: Ottawa-Bonnechere Graben, Mattawa River, Opeongo Hills, French River, Lake Temagami, Barron River, Lake Nipissing, Manitou Islands, Amable Du Fond River, Jumping Caribou Lake, Rabbit Lake, Moore Creek (Nipissing District, Ontario), Temagami Greenstone Belt, Matabitchuan River, Lake Timiskaming, Trout Lake, Kaibuskong River, Callander Bay, Brent Crater, Mckenzie Lake, Snowshoe Lake (Bark Lake, Ontario), Temagami Magnetic Anomaly, Cassels Lake, Cross Lake (Temagami, Ontario), Summit Lakes, Snowshoe Lake (West Harry Lake, Ontario), White Bear Forest, Surveyor Lake (Nipissing District, Ontario), Snowshoe Lake (Temagami, Ontario), Caribou Mountain, Lake Talon, Opeongo Lake, Red Cedar Lake, Temagami Island, High Rock, Herridge Lake, Net Lake, Obabika Lake, Mount Antoine, Bear Island, Red Squirrel Lake, Devil's Island, Temagami River, Pedlar Island, Sand Point. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 135. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Ottawa-Bonnechere Graben (also known as the Ottawa Graben), with its branch the Timiskaming Graben, is an ancient rift valley in the Canadian Shield of Northeastern Ontario and Quebec, Canada. This rift valley was formed when the Earth's crust moved downward about a kilometre between two major fault zones known as the Mattawa and Petawawa faults. These ancient faults are still active and occasionally release stress in the form of earthquakes, such as the 1935 Timiskaming earthquake and the 2000 Kipawa earthquake. The length of the graben is about 700 km (435 mi). The Ottawa-Bonnechere Graben runs from the Montreal area on the east to near Sudbury and Lake Nipissing on the west. On the east, it joins the Saint Lawrence rift system, a half-graben which extends more than 1000 km along the Saint Lawrence River valley and links the Ottawa and Saguenay...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=14625100 ... Read more

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Publisher: Toronto, GageSubjects: Physical geographyNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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Chapters: Niagara Falls, American Falls, Horseshoe Falls, Maid of the Mist, Sam Patch, Louis Hennepin, Matthew Webb, Charles Blondin, Coleman Sellers Ii, Steve Trotter, Goat Island, Dufferin Islands, Niagara Scow, Journey Behind the Falls, Cave of the Winds, Table Rock, Niagara Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, Luna Island, Karel Soucek, 12382 Niagara Falls, Terrapin Point, Three Sisters Islands, Cedar Island, Brother Island. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 89. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Niagara Falls -Niagara Falls is divided into the Horseshoe Falls and the American Falls. The Horseshoe Falls drop about 173 feet (53 m), the height of the American Falls varies between 70100 feet (2130 m) because of the presence of giant boulders at its base. The larger Horseshoe Falls are about 2,600 feet (790 m) wide, while the American Falls are 1,060 feet (320 m) wide. The volume of water approaching the falls during peak flow season may sometimes be as much as 202,000 cubic feet (5,700 m) per second. Since the flow is a direct function of the Lake Erie water elevation, it typically peaks in late spring or early summer. During the summer months, 100,000 cubic feet (2,800 m) per second of water actually traverses the Falls, some 90% of which goes over the Horseshoe Falls, while the balance is diverted to hydroelectric facilities. This is accomplished by employing a weir with movable gates upstream from the Horseshoe Falls. The Falls flow is further halved at night, and during the low tourist season in the winter, remains a flat 50,000 cubic feet (1,400 m) per second. Water diversion is regulated by the 1950 Niagara Treaty and is administered by the International Niagara Board of Control (IJC). Viewpoints on the American shore generally are astride or behind the falls. The falls face directly tow...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=52028 ... Read more

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Chapters: Lake Muskoka, Gibson Lake, Musquash River, Skeleton Lake, Beausoleil Island, Lake Rosseau, Kahshe Lake, Lake Joseph, Six Mile Lake, Gloucester Pool, Moon River. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 34. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Lake Muskoka -First mention of Muskoka in any records is in 1615 and the territory was occupied by Indians, mainly consisting of the Algonquin and Huron tribes. Early explorers to the region like Samuel De Champlain came to the area next followed by Missionaries. The name Muskoka is thought to come from the name of a Chippewa tribe chief named Mesqua Ukee which means "not easily turned back in the day of battle". Also known as Chief Yellowhead, it was Mesqua Ukee who signed the treaties made between the Indians and Province of Canada which sold about 250,000 acres (1,010 km) of land in the area to the Province. He was so revered by the Ontario government that they built a home for him in Orillia where he lived until his death at age 95. Geography drove history in the Muskoka region. Studded with lakes and abundant with rocks the land offered an abundance of fishing, hunting, and trapping, but was poorly suited to farming. Largely the land of the Ojibwa people, European inhabitants ignored it while settling the more promising area south of the Severn River. The Ojibwa leader associated with the area was Mesqua Ukie for whom the land was probably named. The tribe lived south of the region, near present day Orillia and used Muskoka as their hunting grounds. Another Ojibwa tribe lived in the area of Port Carling which was called Obajewanung. The tribe moved to Parry Sound around 1866. Largely unsettled until the late 1760s the European presence in the region was largely limited to seasonal fur trapping, but no significant trading settlements were...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3344314 ... Read more