Cook's Bay is the southernmost bay of
Lake Simcoe in
Ontario, Canada. Most of the southern part of the bay is within the jurisdiction of
Georgina, a town in the
Regional Municipality of York. Its western end is in
Simcoe County, and a small portion from the mouth of the
Holland River to the Simcoe County border is within
Bradford West Gwillimbury. The largest community on the shores of the bay is
Keswick.
It was named by
John Graves Simcoe, the first
Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, for
James Cook
James Cook (7 November 1728 Old Style date: 27 October – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy, famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean an ...
, who had served as
master aboard in 1759 under the command of Captain John Simcoe, the Lieutenant-Governor's father.
The bay is used for
fishing, and is especially known for
yellow perch. It attracts
windsurfers and
kitesurfers throughout the year, and its northern end features many
cottage
A cottage, during Feudalism in England, England's feudal period, was the holding by a cottager (known as a Cotter (farmer), cotter or ''bordar'') of a small house with enough garden to feed a family and in return for the cottage, the cottager ...
s that are part of Ontario's
cottage country.
Marina
A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : ''marina'', "coast" or "shore") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.
A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships o ...
s and motel accommodations are available.
External links
Natural Resources Canada entry for Cook's Bay
Bays of Ontario
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