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Chapters: Niagara Peninsula, Greenbelt, Navy Island, Lake Gibson, Crystal Beach Hill, Fonthill Kame, Queenston Heights, Vrooman's Point. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. 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 Niagara Peninsula is the portion of Southern Ontario, Canada lying between the south shore of Lake Ontario and the north shore of Lake Erie. It stretches from the Niagara River in the east to Hamilton, Ontario in the west. The population of the peninsula is roughly 1,000,000 people. The region directly across the Niagara River and Lake Erie in New York State is known as the Niagara Frontier. Located in Western New York, the area forms a part of the broader Buffalo Niagara Region. The greater part of the peninsula is incorporated as the Regional Municipality of Niagara. Cities in the region include St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, Thorold, Port Colborne and Welland. Towns include Niagara-on-the-Lake, Lincoln, Pelham, Grimsby and Fort Erie, as well as the townships Wainfleet andWest Lincoln. The area was originally inhabited by a First Nations people called the "Neutrals", so named for their practice of trading goods such as flint arrowhead blanks with both of the feuding regional powers, the Wyandot and Iroquois. The Neutrals were wiped out by the Iroquois c. 1650 as the latter sought to expand their fur-trapping territory. From this point until the arrival of United Empire Loyalists following the American War of Independence, the region was only sporadically inhabited, as the Iroquois did not establish permanent settlements in the area. The Niagara Peninsula then became one of the first areas settled in Upper Canada by British Loyalists in the late 18th century. The capital of the new colony was established with the founding of Niagara-on-the-Lake, then called Newark. Many Eng...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=315456 ... Read more

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Chapters: Lake Simcoe, Wye Marsh, Holland Marsh, Minesing Swamp, Matchedash Bay, Lake Couchiching. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 29. 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 Simcoe -Lake Simcoe is a remnant of a much bigger, prehistoric lake known as Lake Algonquin. This lake's basin also included Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Nipigon, and Lake Nipissing. The melting of an ice dam at the close of the last ice age greatly reduced water levels in the region, leaving the lakes of today. At the time of the first European contact in the 17th century, the lake was called Ouentironk ("Beautiful Water") by the Wyandot (Huron) natives. In 1687, Lahontan called it Lake Taronto, an Iroquoian term meaning gateway or pass; Taronto had originally referred to the The Narrows, a channel of water through which Lake Simcoe discharges into Lake Couchiching. Since then, many subsequent mapmakers adopted this name for it, though cartographer Vincenzo Coronelli is thought to have introduced the spelling of Toronto in a map he created in 1695. Map of Lac de Frontenac (Lake Ontario) from the late 1600s, showing Teiaiagon and Lac Taronto, now known as Lake Simcoe.The name 'Toronto' found its way to the current city through its use in the name for the Toronto Carrying-Place Trail (or Toronto Passage), a portage running between Lake Ontario and Georgian Bay, that passed through Lake Toronto, which in turn was used as the name for an early French fort located at the foot of the Toronto Passage, on Lake Ontario. The Severn River, its outlet stream, was once called 'Rivière de Toronto' which flows into Georgian Bay's Severn Sound, then called the 'Baie de Toronto'. The later French traders referred to it as Lac aux Claies, meaning "Lake of Grids (or Trellises)" in reference to the Huron fishi...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=276009 ... 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: St. Clair River, Blue Water Bridge, St. Clair Tunnel, Russell Island, Sombra - Marine City Ferry, St. Clair Parkway, Walpole-algonac Ferry, St. Clair National Wildlife Area, Russell Island Ferry, St. Clair Region Conservation Authority. Excerpt: The St. Clair River is a river in central North America which drains Lake Huron into Lake St Clair, forming part of the International Boundary between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Michigan. The river is also a significant component in the Great Lakes Waterway with shipping channels permitting cargo vessels to travel between the upper and lower Great Lakes. The river, which some consider a "strait," flows in a southerly direction, connecting the southern end of Lake Huron to the northern end of Lake St. Clair. It branches into several channels near its mouth at Lake St. Clair, creating a broad delta region known as the St. Clair Flats. The river is 39 miles (64 km) long and drops 5 feet (1.5 m) in elevation from Lake Huron to Lake St. Clair. The flow rate averages around 182,000 cubic feet per second (5,200 m³/s), and the drainage area is 222,400 square miles (576,000 km²). This takes into account the combined drainage areas of Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior. The shipping channel on Lake St. Clair itself is 35 miles (56 km) long from the end of the St. Clair River to the beginning of the Detroit River. The Detroit River is 32 miles (51 km) long and drops 3 feet (1 m) in elevation from Lake St. Clair to its mouth at Lake Erie. The Detroit River discharges an average of 186,000 cubic feet per second (5,300 m³/s) into Lake Erie. In the 1700s, French voyageurs travelled on the river in canoes loaded with furs destined to adorn Europe's royalty. Ships built at Marine City, Mi... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=396895 ... Read more

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Chapters: Moira River, Skootamatta River, Partridge Creek, Merrill Creek, Clare River, Moore Creek (Nipissing District, Ontario), Flinton Creek, Elzevir Creek, Deerock Lake, Limerick Lake, Merrill Lake, Whitefish Lake, Big Mink Lake, Mckenzie Lake, Grimsthorpe Lake, Stoco Lake, Upper Partridge Lake, Elzevir Lake, Tangamong Lake, Moira Lake. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 50. 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: Moira River -The Moira River begins at an unnamed lake just south of the settlement of Gunter in the more southerly Tudor portion of the township of Tudor and Cashel at an elevation of 355 metres (1,165 ft). It flows south and then southeast into the township of Madoc, passes through Wolf Lake at an elevation of 276 metres (906 ft), is crossed by Highway 62, and takes in the right tributary Jordan River at the settlement of Bannockburn, before heading south. The river loops east then back west under the highway at Keller Bridge and continues south to the west of Eldorado. The river takes a sharp turn west, before taking in the right tributary Gawley Creek and heading south again at Malone in the municipality of Marmora and Lake. It passes through Deloro Lake and over the Deloro Dam at Deloro at an elevation of 200 metres (656 ft), and is crossed by Highway 7. The Moira then heads east, enters the township of Stirling-Rawdon, and empties into Bend Bay on Moira Lake at an elevation of 154 metres (505 ft), south of the community of Madoc, where it takes in the left tributary Madoc Creek. The river continues east from the lake, enters the municipality of Tweed and takes in the left tributaries Black River and Skootamatta River. It then heads south through the village of Tweed, Ontario into Stoco Lake at an elevation of 138 metres (453 ft), where it takes in the left tributaries ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=965587 ... 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: Ottawa-Bonnechere Graben, Opeongo Hills, Bonnechere River, Oiseau Bay, Muskrat Lake, Madawaska River, Petawawa River, Snowshoe Lake (Bark Lake, Ontario), Golden Lake, Lake Doré, Round Lake, Canoe Lake, Canoe Lake, Astrolabe Lake. Excerpt:Astrolabe Lake Formerly called Green Lake, Astrolabe Lake is located in the Whitewater Region of Renfrew County in Ontario , Canada . Astrolabe Lake is where, in 1867, Edward Lee, a local farmboy, found Samuel Champlain 's long lost Astrolabe a plaque now stands near the lake to commemorate this. The lake stands as a meeting point for the back end of both the local golf course, Oakes of Cobden, and the Logos Land waterpark. The lake drains into Buttermilk Creek which flows into Muskrat River and on to Muskrat Lake . A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Coordinates : 45°31 11 N 76°33 27 W / 45.51972°N 76.5575°W / 45.51972; -76.5575 Bonnechère River The Renfrew Museum along the Bonnechere River in Renfrew. The Bonnechère River is a river in eastern Ontario , Canada . It starts in Algonquin Park and flows southeasterly through Renfrew County , emptying into the Ottawa River east and north of Renfrew, Ontario . The river is 145 km in length and drains an area of 2,400 km². During the 1800s, the river was used to transport white pine logs from the forested areas surrounding the river. A number of hydroelectric plants have been built on the river. The Bonnechère Caves, formed from ancient limestone, are located by the river near the village of Eganville, Ontario , in the hamlet of Fourth Chute, Ontario . The First Chute (waterfall) of the river is where the Bonnechere empties into the Ottawa River. The Second Chute is in Renfrew, this waterfall has a small hydroelectric dam. The Third Chute is in Douglas, Ontario , it also has a small hydroel... ... Read more

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Chapters: Manitoulin Island, Lake Kagawong, Cockburn Island, Kagawong River, Barrie Island, Ontario, North Channel, Lake Manitou, Bridal Veil Falls, Goat Island, False Detour Channel, Mississagi Strait, Mindemoya 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: Manitoulin Island -Manitoulin Island location in the Great LakesThe island has an area of 2,766 km² (1,068 square miles), making it the 172nd largest island in the world, and Canada's 31st largest island. The island separates the larger part of Lake Huron to its south and west from Georgian Bay to its east and the North Channel to the north. Manitoulin Island itself has 108 freshwater lakes, some of which have their own islands; in turn several of these "islands within islands" have their own ponds. Lake Manitou (about 104 sq. km - 40.5 sq. mi.) is the largest lake in a freshwater island in the world. Treasure Island in Lake Mindemoya is the largest island in a lake on an island in a lake in the world. The island also has 4 major rivers: the Kagawong, Manitou River, Blue Jay Creek in Michaels Bay and Mindemoya Rivers, which provide spawning grounds for salmon and trout. The Manitoulin Streams Improvement Association was formed in 2000 and incorporated in 2007. The organization rehabilitates streams, rivers and creeks on Manitoulin Island for the sake of water quality and the fisheries resource. They have conducted enhancement strategies for the Manitou River and Blue Jay Creek. They have rehabilitated 17 major sites on the Manitou River and 3 major sites on Blue Jay Creek and have completed work on Bass Lake Creek and Norton's Creek. The organization plans to start work on the Mindemoya River in 2010. The island is physio-graphically part of Southern Ontario, an "eastward extension of the Interi...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=159990 ... Read more

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Chapters: Sunderland, Ontario. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 521. 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: Sunderland, Ontario -Sunderland has a thriving community of small businesses that focus primarily on the needs of surrounding rural families. These businesses include the Co-Op, Pindar's Fuel, Ross Doble Farm Equipment, and Pilgrim's Home Hardware. Downtown Sunderland also has a number of restaurants, an original art gallery (The Magic Door Art Gallery), a museum (Sunderland ... Read more

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Chapters: Bruce Peninsula, Little Pike Bay, Flowerpot Island, Cabot Head. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. 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 Bruce Peninsula is a peninsula in Ontario, Canada that lies between Georgian Bay and the main basin of Lake Huron. The peninsula extends roughly northwestwards from the rest of Southern Ontario, pointing towards Manitoulin Island, with which it forms the widest strait joining Georgian Bay to the rest of Lake Huron. The Bruce Peninsula contains part of the geological formation known as the Niagara Escarpment. From an administrative standpoint, the Bruce Peninsula is part of Bruce County, named for James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (Lord Elgin), Governor General of the Province of Canada. A popular tourist destination for camping, hiking and fishing, the area has two national parks (Bruce Peninsula National Park and Fathom Five National Marine Park), more than half a dozen nature reserves, and the Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory. The Bruce Trail runs through the region to its northern terminus in the town of Tobermory. The Bruce Peninsula is a key area for both plant and animal wildlife. Part of the Niagara Escarpment World Biosphere Reserve, the peninsula has the largest remaining area of forest and natural habitat in Southern Ontario and is home to some of the oldest trees in eastern North America. An important flyway for migrating birds, the peninsula is habitat to a variety of animals, including black bear, massasauga rattlesnake, and barred owl. The Niagara Escarpment in the Bruce Peninsula National Park. Smokey head White Bluffs near Lion's Head, Ontario. Up until the mid-19th century, the area known as the Bruce Peninsula was territory controlled by the Saugeen Ojibway Nations. The nations included the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded Fir...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=608403 ... Read more

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Ontario. History of Canada, Geography of Ontario, Census divisions of Ontario, Geography of Canada, Environment Canada, Timeline of Ontario history, Demographics of Ontario, Economy of Ontario, Executive Council of Ontario, Politics of Ontario, Golden Horseshoe, Detroit-Windsor, Ontario Provincial Police, Higher education in Ontario, Order of Ontario, Ontario Academic Credit, Southwestern Ontario, Southern Ontario, Northern Ontario, Franco-Ontarian, Smart grid ... Read more