Fenelon Falls, Ontario

Fenelon Falls, Ontario

Fenelon Falls is a village in Ontario, Canada, part of the city of Kawartha Lakes. Known as the "Jewel of the Kawarthas," it has a population of 1,800. Fenelon Falls is home to lock 34 on the Trent-Severn Waterway between Sturgeon Lake and Cameron Lake. It is primarily a tourist town and therefore is most active during the summer season. The main street of Fenelon Falls is called Colborne Street.

The eponymous falls are hidden from plain view, because the main road crosses over the river just upstream. However, the falls is easily viewed from a nearby restaurant or from a path on the north. The town elders did not want to move the road to offer a more prominent scenic view because of the potential cost.

History

The village of Fenelon Falls was incorporated in 1874. In 1876, the Victoria Railway reached Fenelon Falls. This line was taken over by the Midland Railway of Canada circa 1880, then absorbed into the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) in 1893. In 1923 CN took over the former GTR, operating the line until abandonment in 1982. In 1983, the track was removed and the line became a public hiking and cycling trail.

In 1885 construction of the lock between Cameron and Sturgeon lake began.

Fenelon Falls was named for Father Fenélon, a Sulpician missionary.

Education

* [http://www.tldsb.on.ca/schools_s_ffss.htm/ Fenelon Falls Secondary School]
* [http://www.tldsb.on.ca/schools_el_langton.htm/ Langton Public School]
* [http://www.tldsb.on.ca/schools_clc_fenelon.htm/ Fenelon Adult Education and Training Centre]

Facts and figures

*The "Fenelon Falls Gazette" was the local newspaper, established in 1873 by E.D. Hand. It was last printed in December 2004.
*The "Central Ontario Visitor" (another local publication) was printed and released weekly with the "Fenelon Falls Gazette" between the months of May through October from 1985 to 1999.
*Fenelon Falls has for many years powered a hydro-electric dam, which diverts some of the falls' flow.
*Fenelon Falls is home to a night-time Santa Claus Parade.
*Fenelon's Canada Day festivities and fireworks displays are held at Garnet Graham Park.
*Fenelon Falls hosted the annual "Ride for Sight" a number of years at the Fenelon Fair Grounds, the last being 1998.
*The Fenelon Agricultural Fair is held annually at the Fenelon Fair Grounds in mid-August.
*In addition to the Fenelon Agicultural Fair, the Fenelon Falls Agricultural Society hosts an array of events at the fair grounds annually over the summer months, including a Car Show, Steam Show, Jamboree and Art Festival.
*The Fenelon Falls Museum, open seasonally between May and October, is housed in the 1837 squared-timber home of James Wallis. Citation
title = Virtual Museum.ca
url=http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/PM.cgi?prov=Ontario&LM=Events&terms=*&LANG=English&start=1&scope=Events&

*In 2001, [ [http://www.gotoguys.net/cs19.htm Stellick Marketing & Communications - Case Studies ] ] Fenelon Falls played host to an episode of the "OLN" Reality Series "Drifters: The Water Wars" as they passed through the Trent-Severn Waterway. [ [http://www.playbackmag.com/articles/magazine/20010709/on.html Playback :: Canadian reality series by Canadians for Canadians ] ]

External links

* [http://www.kawartha.net/~fencom/fenelon.htm Fenelon Falls]
* [http://www.fenelonfallschamber.com/ Fenelon Falls District Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.visitfenelonfalls.com/ www.VisitFenelonFalls.com]
* [http://www.tldsb.on.ca/schools_s_ffss.htm Fenelon Falls Secondary School Website]
* [http://www.kawartha.net/~fencom/ffhist.htm Fenelon Falls History]

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