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Lake Mindemoya
Lake Mindemoya is a lake in Ontario, Canada, located within Manitoulin Island which is the world's largest island in a freshwater lake ( Lake Huron). The lake is located near the town of Mindemoya, and it is the third largest on Manitoulin Island. It has a perimeter of 33.5 km (20.8 miles), its marl clay base imparting to a deep blue to light green colour. The lake reaches depths of 21 m (69'), while the average depth is 7.3 m (24'); the surface area is 3,869 ha (9,562 acres). Mindemoya is a moderately fertile lake that favours a warm water fishery; brook and rainbow trout can be caught in the Mindemoya River, which exits the lake on the south side and flows into Providence Bay. A concrete public boat launch is located along Ketchankookem Trail on the east side of the lake. The major fish species include smallmouth bass, walleye, yellow perch, whitefish and northern pike. Mindemoya Lake is located within Fisheries Management Zone 10. Mindemoya Lake contains Treasure Island, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manitoulin Island
Manitoulin Island is an island in Lake Huron, located within the borders of the Canadian province of Ontario, in the bioregion known as Laurentia. With an area of , it is the largest lake island in the world, large enough that it has over 100 inland lakes itself. In addition to the historic Anishinaabe and European settlement of the island, archaeological discoveries at Sheguiandah have demonstrated Paleo-Indian and Archaic cultures dating from 10,000 BC to 2,000 BC.Lee, Thomas E. (1954). "The First Sheguiandah Expedition, Manitoulin Island, Ontario" ''American Antiquity'' 20:2, p. 101, accessed 13 Apr 2010 The current name of the island is the English version, via |
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Canada, it is Canada's most populous province, with 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec). Ontario is Canada's fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is Ontario's provincial capital. Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, and Quebec to the east and northeast, and to the south by the U.S. states of (from west to east) Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Almost all of Ontario's border with the United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treasure Island, Ontario
Treasure Island, also known as Mindemoya, is a large island in Lake Mindemoya, on Manitoulin Island, which is in Lake Huron. Aside from being Manitoulin's largest island at approximately in area, it is also notable for being the world's largest natural island in a lake on an island in a lake. The island has no permanent residents, but there are some cottages. Treasure Island lies at an elevation of above sea level, with its highest point being about above sea level. It is about 1.4 km in length and about 400 meters wide and about 110 acres. History In 1883, the island was purchased for $60 by William McPherson, a Toronto deputy chief of police. Forty-five years later, in 1928, the island was sold to Joe and Jean Hodgson. The Hodgsons established a tourist camp on the island. Treasure Island Resort remained in business until Joe Hodgson died in 1968. Jean tried to run it but was unsuccessful. The resort was sold a couple of times and became run down. Finally, the Moeller ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Huron
Lake Huron ( ) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Hydrologically, it comprises the easterly portion of Lake Michigan–Huron, having the same surface elevation as Lake Michigan, to which it is connected by the , Straits of Mackinac. It is shared on the north and east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south and west by the U.S. state of Michigan. The name of the lake is derived from early French explorers who named it for the Huron people inhabiting the region. The Huronian glaciation was named from evidence collected from Lake Huron region. The northern parts of the lake include the North Channel and Georgian Bay. Saginaw Bay is located in the southwest corner of the lake. The main inlet is the St. Marys River, and the main outlet is the St. Clair River. Geography By surface area, Lake Huron is the second-largest of the Great Lakes, with a surface area of —of which lies in Michigan; and lies in Ontario—making it the third-largest fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treasure Island (Ontario)
Treasure Island, also known as Mindemoya, is a large island in Lake Mindemoya, on Manitoulin Island, which is in Lake Huron. Aside from being Manitoulin's largest island at approximately in area, it is also notable for being the world's largest natural island in a lake on an island in a lake. The island has no permanent residents, but there are some cottages. Treasure Island lies at an elevation of above sea level, with its highest point being about above sea level. It is about 1.4 km in length and about 400 meters wide and about 110 acres. History In 1883, the island was purchased for $60 by William McPherson, a Toronto deputy chief of police. Forty-five years later, in 1928, the island was sold to Joe and Jean Hodgson. The Hodgsons established a tourist camp on the island. Treasure Island Resort remained in business until Joe Hodgson died in 1968. Jean tried to run it but was unsuccessful. The resort was sold a couple of times and became run down. Finally, the Moelle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lakes In Ontario
This is an incomplete list of lakes in Ontario, a province of Canada. There are over 250,000 lakes in Ontario, constituting around 20% of the world's fresh water supply. Larger lake statistics This is a list of lakes of Ontario with an area larger than . # *24 Mile Lake A B C D E F G *Gananoque Lake *Garson Lake *Gathering Lake *Gibson Lake (other), multiple lakes *Gillies Lake *Gloucester Pool *Go Home Lake *Golden Lake * Gordon Lake *Ghost Lake * Gould Lake (other), several lakes * Green Lake * Grundy Lake *Guelph Lake * Gull Lake (Ontario) * Gullrock Lake *Gunter Lake H * Halls Lake (Haliburton County) * Hammer Lake * Head Lake (Kawartha Lakes) * Head Lake (Haliburton County) * Heart Lake * Herbert Lake * Holden Lake *Lake Huron * Horseshoe Lakemultiple lakes I * Inn Lake * Indian Lake * Innis Lake * Irwin Lake * Ivanhoe Lake J * Jack Lake * Jeff Lake * Lake Joseph * Jules Lake * Jumping Cariboo Lake K * Kabinakagami Lake *Lake Kaga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
