Lake Simcoe is a lake in southern Ontario, Canada, the fourth largest lake in the province. At the time of the first European contact in the 17th century the lake was called Ouentironk ("Beautiful Water") by the Huron natives. It was also known as Lake Toronto. Early French traders named it Lac aux Claies, the "lake of weirs", after the many fishing weirs found there. It was renamed by John Graves Simcoe, the Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada in the late 18th century for his father. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English Flower White trillium Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked 4th 1... World map showing Europe Europe is one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... This article is about the First Nations people, the Wyandot, also known as the Huron. ... The bridge and weir mechanism at Sturminster Newton on the River Stour, Dorset. ... Fishing Weir- a piece of early technology used by North American Natives and early settlers to catch fish for trade and to feed their communities. ... John Graves Simcoe (February 25, 1752 – October 26, 1806) was the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada (modern-day southern Ontario plus the shoreline of Georgian Bay and Lake Superior) from 1791-1796. ... A Lieutenant Governor or Lieutenant-Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... Map of Upper Canada (orange) Upper Canada was a British territory in what is now the Canadian province of Ontario. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...

satellite view showing Lake Simcoe (click to enlarge)

The lake is about 30 km long and 25 km wide. Its area is roughly 720 km². It is shaped somewhat like a fist with the index finger and thumb extended. The thumb forms Kempenfelt Bay on the west, the wrist Cook's Bay to the south, and the extended finger is Lake Couchiching on the north. Couchiching can be considered a third bay of Simcoe, but the narrows between the two separate them enough to be considered two lakes. The narrows, known as "the place where trees grow over the water" was an important fishing point for the First Nations peoples that lived in the area, and the Mohawk term, toran-ten eventually gave name to Toronto by way of the portage route running south from that point, the Toronto Carrying-Place Trail. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (900x546, 110 KB)See Image:Great_Lakes_from_space. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (900x546, 110 KB)See Image:Great_Lakes_from_space. ... Lake Couchiching is a small lake in southern Ontario separated from Lake Simcoe by a narrow channel. ... Carved mask in Vancouver First Nations is a term of ethnicity used in Canada. ... The Mohawk (Kanienkeh or Kanienkehaka meaning People of the Flint) are an indigenous people of North America who live around Lake Ontario and the St. ... The Toronto Carrying-Place Trail, also known as the Humber Portage, was a major portage route in Ontario, linking the Lake Ontario with Lake Simcoe and the northern Great Lakes . ...

Lake Simcoe contains a large island, Georgina Island, on which there is a First Nations reserve. The lake is dotted with several smaller islands including: Thorah Island (a cottage destination), Strawberry Island (a Basilican retreat), Snake Island and Fox Island. Pope John Paul II stayed on Strawberry Island for four days just before World Youth Day 2002 in Toronto.[1] A number of major rivers of southern Ontario flow, generally north, into the lake, draining 2581 km² of land. The Trent-Severn Waterway is the most important river system draining into Lake Simcoe, connecting the lake with the Great Lakes: Georgian Bay, part of Lake Huron and Lake Ontario (Simcoe itself is not a Great Lake). Carved mask in Vancouver First Nations is a term of ethnicity used in Canada. ... Thorah Island is located in the southeast portion of Lake Simcoe, approximately four kilometres from Beaverton, Ontario, Canada. ... Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef WojtyÅ‚a [1] (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005) reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church for almost 27 years, from October 16, 1978 until his death, making his the second-longest pontificate. ... The World Youth Day 2002 was a Catholic youth festival held in Toronto, Canada from July 23 to July 28, 2002. ... Lock One on the Trent-Severn Waterway This article is not about the British company Severn Trent Water. ... The Great Lakes from space The Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes on or near the United States-Canadian border. ... Georgian Bay (French: baie Georgienne) is a large bay of Lake Huron, located in Ontario, Canada. ... Lake Huron and the other Great Lakes Lake Huron, bounded on the west by Michigan and on the east by Ontario, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ... Lake Ontario seen from near Wolcott, New York Lake Ontario (French: lac Ontario), bounded on the north by Ontario and on the south by Ontarios Niagara Peninsula and by New York State, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ...

The lake is bordered by Simcoe County, Durham Region, and York Region. The city of Barrie is located on Kempenfelt Bay, and Orillia is located at the entrance to Lake Couchiching. The watershed draining into the lake contains a population of roughly half a million people, including the northern portion of the Greater Toronto Area. Simcoe is a county located in central Ontario. ... The Regional Municipality of Durham, commonly called Durham Region (2003 population 525,000), is a regional political area located east of Toronto, Ontario. ... Motto: Ontarios Rising Star Area: 1,761. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = The People are the City Location City Information Established: 1853 Area: km² Population:  - Total (2001 census)  - Urban (2001)  - Growth  - Rank 103,710 (source) 129,963 (source) approx. ... The Welcome sign to Orillia Orillia (2004 population 32,692) is a city located in Simcoe County in south-central Ontario, Canada, on Lake Couchiching, where it flows from Lake Simcoe towards Georgian Bay (Lake Huron). ... The Greater Toronto Area (called the GTA by local residents) is the largest metropolitan area in Canada. ...

Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

The northern shore of the lake contains thousands of cottages, and is one of the most popular vacation areas in Ontario. Download high resolution version (534x708, 9 KB)Lake Simcoe Ontario, Canada Licensed for use in accordance with the GFDL. This map was created with this online map creation tool. ... Download high resolution version (534x708, 9 KB)Lake Simcoe Ontario, Canada Licensed for use in accordance with the GFDL. This map was created with this online map creation tool. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English Flower White trillium Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked 4th 1...

The Town of Georgina (the northernmost part of York Region, about a one-hour drive from Toronto to the south), lies along the entire south shore of Lake Simcoe, and contains smaller residential towns and communities including Keswick, Sutton, Pefferlaw and Udora. Georgina can stand for several things: Georgina, Ontario - town in south-central Ontario, Canada. ... York Regional Municipality, also called York Municipality or York Region, is a municipality in south-central Ontario, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. ... Keswick is a community in the south central portion of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Sutton is a suburban community located nearly 2 km south of Lake Simcoe in Ontario, Canada . ... Pefferlaw is a suburban community located nearly south of Lake Simcoe in Ontario in the northeastern and eastern parts of Georgina. ... Udora is a rural community located south of Pefferlaw and Beaverton as well as Lake Simcoe in Ontario in the eastern part of Georgina near Uxbridge. ...

Ecologically, there has been some concern about Lake Simcoe. Although it is sometimes known as Canada's ice fishing capital, the lake no longer supports a naturally breeding coldwater fishery. Phosphorus emissions from both urban and rural sources have upset the lake's ecosystem and fostered excessive aquatic plant growth, raising water temperatures, decreasing oxygen levels and thereby rendering limited breeding grounds inhospitable. An initiative, the Lake Simcoe Environmental Management Strategy (LSEMS), is under way in an effort to rectify some of the lake's environmental woes. Several towns and communities on the lakeshore depend on Lake Simcoe for their drinking water. The word ecology is often used in common parlance as a synonym for the natural environment or environmentalism. ... Ice fishing in the Finnish Miljoonapilkki fishing competition. ... A lobster boat unloading its catch in Ilfracombe harbour, North Devon, England A fishery (plural: fisheries) is an organized effort by humans to catch fish or other aquatic species, an activity known as fishing. ... This article is about the chemical element. ...

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 that we know today. Prehistory (Greek words προ = before and ιστορία = history) is the period of human history prior to the advent of writing (which marks the beginning of recorded history). ... Algonquin was a proglacial lake that existed in east-central North America at the time of the last ice age. ... Lake Huron and the other Great Lakes Lake Huron, bounded on the west by Michigan and on the east by Ontario, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ... Sunset on Lake Michigan Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ... Lake Superior, viewed from Au Train Bay in Alger County, Michigan Lake Superior (known as Gichigami in an Ojibwe language), bounded by Ontario and Minnesota to the north and Wisconsin and Michigan in the south, is the largest of North Americas Great Lakes. ... Lake Nipigon (French : lac Nipigon) is the largest lake entirely within the boundaries of the Canadian province of Ontario and is sometimes described as the sixth Great Lake. ... View of Lake Nipissing from North Bay. ... Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ...

External links

• Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
• Map of Lake Simcoe
• Satellite view of Lake Simcoe (interactive)

Sources

• State of the Lake Simcoe Watershed 2003