Simcoe County Online Directory

Elmvale Jungle Zoo

14191 Simcoe County Road 27
Elmvale, ON
L0L 1P0
(705) 322-1112

Discover an exciting and educational outdoor adventure at the Elmvale Jungle Zoo. Walk along shaded and winding trails. View majestic white lions ...
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Scales Nature Park

82 Line 15 South
Oro-Medonte, ON
L3V 8H9
(705) 327-2808

Our wildlife conservation facility has been open to the public since our Grand Opening in the spring of 2010. Scales Nature Park provides unsurp ...
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The Ship's Company of Penetanguishene

2 Main Street
Penetanguishene, ON

The Ship's Company of Penetanguishene is a group of volunteer Marine Heritage enthusiasts dedicated to preserving traditional seamanship skills a ...
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Banting Homestead Heritage Park

5116 Sir Frederick Banting Road
Alliston, ON
L9R 1V2
(705) 435-0111

The Banting Homestead Heritage Park is the birthplace of Sir Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin and Canada's first Nobel Laureate. The 1 ...
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S.S. Keewatin

311 Talbot St.
Port McNicoll, ON
L0K 1R0
(705) 534-3767

The S.S. Keewatin is a passenger liner that sailed between Port McNicoll on Georgian Bay and what is now Thunder Bay on Lake Superior. Built in G ...
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Edenvale Aviation Heritage Foundation

5195 highway 26
Stayner, ON
l0m1s0
(705) 428-3112

EAHF is a not-profit charitable organization dedicated to telling the story of aviation, both civil and military in Canada.

From the JN-4 Jenn ...
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Robert L Bowles Nature Centre

1296 Concession Road 10
Ramara, ON
L0K 1B0
(249) 385-6834

Robert L. Bowles Nature Centre supports and fosters individuals
on their journey of sustaining a conscious relationship with nature.
We prov ...
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Couchiching Conservancy

1485 Division Road W
Orillia, ON
L3V 6H2
(705) 326-1620

The Couchiching Conservancy is a charitable non-profit land trust supported by individuals like you – people who want to ensure that special natu ...
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The Ayling And Reid Flight

Mosley Street
Wasaga Beach, ON

On 8 August 1934 J.R. Ayling and L.G. Reid, flying "The Trail of the Caribou" A twin-engined biplane, the DeHaviland "Dragon," took off from the ...
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The Associated Country Women Of The World

On the southeast corner of St. Paul Street
Collingwood, ON

A non-political international women's organization, the Associated Country Women of the World was formed largely through the efforts of Collingwo ...
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Steamboating On Lake Simcoe

Near the breakwater at the west end of a park
Barrie, ON

The "Sir John Colborne", launched in 1832, was the first of many steamboats on Lake Simcoe. A link in the land-water transportation route connect ...
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Steamboat J.C. Morrison

Kempenfelt Bay
Barrie, ON

Named in honor of Joseph C. Morrison, Esq. President of the Ontario, Simcoe & Huron Railroad Union Company, this sidewheel paddle vessell was bui ...
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Portals to Huronia

Hwy 93
Penetanguishene, ON

In this historic heart of historic Huronia Champlain in 1612 here inaugurated the concept of a Canada reaching from Penetanguishene to the old ci ...
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Peter White J.P.

Vespra
Springwater, ON

Pioneer farmer and religious leader, a native of Cornwall England, who settled on Lot 26, Concession 1, Vespra in 1819, (which location became kn ...
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Ontario's First Quarry

Port McNicoll
Tay, ON

Although Port McNicoll was not founded until 1912 as the Eastern terminus of the C.P.R. Upper Lakes Steamships, its limestone was quarried in 163 ...
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Old Coldwater Road Plaque

9289 Highway 12
Warminster, ON
L0K 2G0

This highway follows much the same route as the ancient Indian portage from the Narrows (Orillia) to Coldwater, the major east-west trail between ...
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Midhurst Plaque / Midhust Pioneer Cairn

Springwater Park
Springwater, ON

Erected to mark the first saw and grist mill on Willow Creek built about 1825. Also located here were four other mills, a soap factory, a distill ...
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Locomotive 1531

Simcoe County Museum
Springwater, ON

In Memory of William Huckett No. 1 Engineer, John Harvie No. 1 Conductor, and all railwaymen who served the O.S. & L.H.R.R. and its successors.
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Jack (John Moor) Brewis

1071 Line 2 South
Oro-Medonte, ON
L0L 2L0

Jack Brewis emigrated from England in 1923 and was captivated by the gold rush in Northern Ontario. He began learning the trade by working as a m ...
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Historic Hawkestone (Hodges Landing)

372 Line 11 South
Oro-Medonte, ON
L0L 1T0

First Nation Indians had long established encampments and trails on the bank of this creek, the Ridge Road, and throughout the Township. In the 1 ...
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Harbourlands Walk of History

Waterfront
Collingwood, ON

Ships built at the Collingwood Shipyards were christened bearing unique names and hull numbers permanently affixed on hull plates to the wheel of ...
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Bear Creek Exotic Wildlife Sanctuary

8633 10th Line RR 2
Barrie, ON
L4M 4S4
(705) 721-4730

We are a volunteer driven Private Foundation Registered Charity, dedicated to the survival of rare and endangered species. We are also involved i ...
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Essa's First Settlers

Concessions 8 & 9
Essa, ON

In 1826 George Dinwoody and his wife, the Thomas Duff family and Samuel McClain, all from County Monaghan, Ireland, walked from York via Yonge St ...
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Thunderbird Twin Zip Line at Scenic Caves Nature Adventures

260 Scenic Caves Rd
Collingwood, ON
(705) 446-0256

The adrenaline really begins to pump in anticipation as you leave the 50ft tower of the Thunderbird Nest. Next you and a friend are soaring for a ...
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Utopia Conservation Area

8609 Line 6
Utopia, ON
L0M 1T0
(705) 424-1479

This 100-acre area is used as passive green space. A portion of the property where the 140-year-old Bell's Gristmill resides is leased to the Fri ...
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