St. Joseph (French St-Joseph or Saint-Joseph) is a community in
Huron County, Ontario
Huron County is a county of the province of Ontario, Canada. It is located on the southeast shore of its namesake, Lake Huron, in the southwest part of the province. The county seat is Goderich, also the county's largest community.
The popul ...
,
Canada
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, in the municipality of
Bluewater. It is on the shore of
Lake Huron near
Grand Bend
Grand Bend is a community located on the shores of Lake Huron in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Municipality of Lambton Shores in Lambton County.
History
Grand Bend is situated on the traditional territory of the Attawandaron ...
. St. Joseph has houses, a few shops, and a gas station.
It was first settled, as "Pointe-aux-Bouleaux", by some French Canadian families seeking greater opportunity in 1846. Over the years the name was changed to "Johnson's Mills", "Lakeview" and finally "St. Joseph".
Narcisse Cantin
Narcisse Cantin is thought of as the "founder" of St. Joseph, having returned to the settlement from Buffalo in 1896 and being instrumental in his visionary yet failed attempt to better the community he grew up in.
Cantin's plans for St. Joseph hinged on the development of a deep water canal cutting across southern Ontario and connecting into his plans for the greater
St. Lawrence Seaway. However, the breakout of the First World War prevented work on the canal going forward.
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St. Joseph Museums at Google Cultural Institute
Communities in Huron County, Ontario
Ghost towns in Ontario
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