Penetanguishene Bay and the Town Docks

Penetanguishene (pronounced: [penəˈtæŋgwəˌʃi:n] listen (help· info)) is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the southeasterly tip of Georgian Bay. Incorporated on February 22, 1882, this bilingual (French and English) community has since grown to approximately 8,500 residents. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1853 KB) Penetanguishene Bay with the Town Docks Picture taken by Adam Quinan, July 20 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1853 KB) Penetanguishene Bay with the Town Docks Picture taken by Adam Quinan, July 20 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words see here. ... Image File history File links Penetanguishene. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Simcoe is a county located in central Ontario, originally established as Simcoe District in 1843 by the Legislature of Upper Canada[1]. According to Statistics Canada (2001), the population is 377,050. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (de facto) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked 4th 1,076... Georgian Bay (French: baie Georgienne) is a large bay of Lake Huron, located in Ontario, Canada. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

The name Penetanguishene comes from the Ojibwa language meaning "place of the white rolling sands". Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa or Anishinaabemoowin is the third most commonly spoken Native language in Canada (after Cree and Inuktitut). ...

History

As early as AD 800 , the Huron settled in semi-permanent villages in the area. Etienne Brulé was the first European to set foot in the Penetanguishene area, some time between 1610 and 1614. Brulé later went native, in the area now known as Toanche Bay, living among the Huron until he was killed during a quarrel in 1633. In 1793, John Graves Simcoe visited the area and saw Penetanguishene's potential as a naval base to maintain warships to protect the newly-developed northwesterly trade and exploration route. In 1817, naval units from Michilimackinac and Schooner Town (near modern-day Wasaga Beach) were consolidates at Penetaguishene. However, because of treaty limitations with the U.S. that limited both countries' naval power on the Great Lakes, the British fleet was left to rot in the harbor. Small craft, however, were headquartered in Penetanguishene for the exploration and mapping of the Great Lakes' coastline. In 1828, the main British military establishment on the Upper Lakes moved from Drummond Island to Penentanguishene. Families of Metis fur traders who had moved with the British from Michilimackinac to Drummond Island after the War of 1812 moved to Penetanguishene and settled in the town and the surrounding area. Although the naval base was closed in 1834, the military base remained until 1856. Dionysius Exiguus invented Anno Domini years to date Easter. ... This article is about the First Nations people, the Wyandot, also known as the Huron. ... Étienne Brûlé (c. ... 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. ...

In the 1840s, families from Quebec (mainly the area immediately east of Montreal), attracted by promises of cheap and fertile land, joined the French-speaking Drummond Island settlers already in the area. Later, as the logging industry began to develop, more settlers arrived and Penetanguishene became the local market and meeting place for these individuals. Many of Penetanguishene's families today are descended from these Quebecois settlers that arrived in the 1800s, giving the town a marked bilingual culture. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Today

Built in 1836, St James On the Lines is an historic Anglican Garrison Church in Penetanguishene.

The historic naval and military base (Discovery Harbour) near Penetanguishene is open to visitors, and at one time offered trips in the two reconstructed sailing ships from the 1812 period. While this is no longer permitted, the sailing ships still remain in the harbour. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 2319 KB) St James On the Lines, the historic Anglican Garrison Church in Penetanguishene, Ontario built in 1836. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 2319 KB) St James On the Lines, the historic Anglican Garrison Church in Penetanguishene, Ontario built in 1836. ...

Penetang is now one of the departure points for Georgian Bay's 30,000 Island boat tours, which leave daily from the town's main dock.

Penetanguishene has a significant concentration of Franco-Ontarians, and is one of only three communities in Southern Ontario where the population of francophones exceeds the provincial average of 5 percent (the other two being Welland and Lakeshore). Franco-Ontarians (French: Franco-ontarien) are French Canadian or francophone residents of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Southern Ontario is the portion of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies south of the French River and Algonquin Park. ... Welland (formally The Corporation of City of Welland; 2001 population 48,402) is a city in the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Ontario, Canada. ... Map of Essex County with Lakeshore in red Lakeshore is a town in southwestern Ontario, Canada on Lake St. ...

The town is also home to the province's last remaining Protestant Separate school board, as well as the Junior C Hockey Penetang Kings and the Penetang-Midland Coach Lines (PMCL). Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... A separate school is a publicly funded school which includes religious education in its curriculum, as opposed to a private school or public school. ... Calgary-based Greyhound Canada is a subsidiary of Naperville, Illinois-based Laidlaw International, Incorporated (formerly Laidlaw, Inc. ...

Notable people

Penetanguishene is the birthplace of Dream Theater frontman James LaBrie and the home of Brian Orser (figure skating world champion and Olympic medalist). Dream Theater is a progressive metal band formed by three students at the Berklee College of Music in 1985. ... Lord Kevin James LaBrie (born May 5, 1963) is a Canadian vocalist who is best known for being the lead singer in progressive metal band Dream Theater. ... Orser carrying the Canadian flag at the opening ceremony of the 1988 Winter Olympics Brian Orser OC (born December 18, 1961 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian figure skater. ...

Childhood home of Walter Moberly (1832-1915) Engineer. Walter Moberly may be Walter Moberly (engineer) British-born civil engineer active in Canada Walter Hamilton Moberly (1881-1974) British academic and author of Crisis in the University (1949) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Ben Saulnier, Canadian professional wrestler, was born and raised in Penetanguishene, Ontario.

See also

• List of communities in Ontario

Communities of the Province of Ontario, Canada note: this is a list of communities, and are not necessarily organized municipalities. ...

External links

• Town of Penetanguishene Official Website
• Penetanguishene Area Attractions
• Discovery Harbour Website

Coordinates: 44°46′N 79°56′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...