Burleigh Falls, Ontario

Burleigh Falls, Ontario is located along the Trent-Severn Waterway in the township of North Kawartha in Peterborough County. The small community is named after the scenic waterfall that sends the waters of the Trent River system tumbling down from Lovesick Lake to Stony Lake. This feature was once named the Burleigh Rapids and Peninsula Falls, but today is simplified as 'Burleigh Falls'. As one of Ontario's most scenic locations, being located where Paleozoic limestone formations yield to the underlying Precambrian bedrock of pink gneiss, it attracts a large number of summer residents and visitors. The lakes above and below the falls, and even the falls themselves, are studded with numerous pine-covered rocky islands, similar to the Thousand Islands region. The location is rich in early native habitation, which continues to this day, with many natives living here year-round or seasonally on some of the islands in Lovesick Lake. Fishing is superb, and muskie fishing is very popular. Boaters use the Trent-Severn Waterway lock which raises boats convert|24|ft|m|1 from Stony Lake to Lovesick Lake. Boat campers find the nearby Wolf Island Provincial Park an ideal secluded place to camp, avoiding from the crowds found at road-access parks.

In film

* The opening sequence of 1977's "Age of Innocence" (aka "Ragtime Summer)" was shot at the falls.
* "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" was shot at a large cottage near the village just below the falls.
* Part of "Police Academy 4" and the movie "Flick" were shot here too.

External links

* [http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/on/trentsevern/visit/lock28_e.asp Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site of Canada: Lock 28 - Burleigh Falls]
* [http://www.theweathernetwork.com/features/gardening/pages/CAON0099.htm Weather Network: Burleigh Falls]
* [http://www.burleighislandlodge.com/ Burleigh Island Lodge] , a resort on the island