Port Perry (Pop. 8,499: Statistics Canada, 2006) is a community located in Scugog Township, Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. Statistics Canada (Statistique Canada is the Canadian federal government department commissioned with producing Statistics to help Scugog is a township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, south-central Ontario, Canada. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
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History
Settler Peter Perry laid out village lots on the shore of Lake Scugog in 1848 on the site of a former native village known as Scugog Village. Peter Perry ( November 14 1792 &ndash August 24 1851) was a Businessman and political figure in Upper Canada. Lake Scugog is a man-made Lake in Scugog Township between the village of Port Perry Ontario and the Town of Lindsay Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The townsite was named Port Perry in 1852 and incorporated as a village in 1871. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The village was amalgamated with Cartwright, Reach and Scugog Townships to form the Township of Scugog in 1974 upon the creation of the Regional Municipality of Durham. Reach Ontario is a geographic township and former municipality located in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada.
Current status
Port Perry serves as the administrative and commercial centre for the Township of Scugog. A major employer is the Great Blue Heron Charity Casino. The town is home to a 24-bed hospital, Scugog Township's municipal offices and many retail establishments.
Located southeast of Uxbridge, Ontario, and southwest of Peterborough, Ontario, Port Perry is only about an hour northeast of the city of Toronto, the capital of the Province of Ontario and thus lies within the Greater Toronto Area. Uxbridge is a township in south-central Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of Durham in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada. Peterborough is a City on the Otonabee River in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario The Greater Toronto Area (locally abbreviated as the GTA) is the most populous Metropolitan area in Canada. Many residents commute to Toronto on a daily basis.
Culture & recreation
Port Perry is known in the area for its picturesque, Victorian-era downtown, with many clothing stores, restaurants, cafés, bookstores, galleries and antique shops. In the summer, the town features a number of festivals, including the Mississauga First Nation PowWow, the Highland Games, the Dragon Boat Races and StreetFest. The Mississaugas are a subtribe of the Anishinaabe First Nations people located in southern Ontario, Canada, closely related to the Ojibwa Its annual fair, held every Labour Day weekend, has been running for over 100 years. Labour Day is an annual Holiday celebrated all over the world that resulted from efforts of There are also numerous golf courses, both public and private. Other attractions in Port Perry and surrounding area include the Great Blue Heron Charity Casino, Scugog Memorial Library (featuring the Kent Farndale Art Gallery), the Scugog Shores Historical Museum and the Town Hall 1873 - Centre for the Performing Arts. The Great Blue Heron Charity Casino is located on Scugog Island just east of the town of Port Perry, and northeast of Toronto Ontario. At many local farms, visitors may pick their own seasonal fruit (strawberries, raspberries, apples). In the summer, scenic cruises on Lake Scugog are also featured. The Lake Scugog town shoreline offers two popular lakeside parks, Palmer and Birdseye. There are active fishing seasons, both winter and summer. In the winter months, Lake Scugog is dotted with ice-fishing huts and is a popular destination for both ice fishermen and snowmobilers.
Trivia
Daniel David Palmer, the founder of chiropractic, spent his childhood in this town. Daniel David Palmer or DD Palmer ( March 7, 1845 &ndash October 20, 1913) was the founder of Chiropractic. Chiropractic is a Health care profession that focuses on diagnosis treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the Musculoskeletal system, with special emphasis Port Perry has attracted many film crews over the years, both feature film and television; it doubled as the Maine town of Mooseport in the 2004 film Welcome to Mooseport and was used briefly as a small town in New Hampshire during the sixth season of The West Wing. In the Film industry, a feature film is a Film made for initial distribution in theaters and being the "main attraction" of the screening Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean Welcome to Mooseport is a 2004 American Comedy film directed by Donald Petrie and starring Ray Romano and Gene Hackman New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Port Perry is the hometown of actress Emily VanCamp and Playboy's Miss January, 2007, Jayde Nicole. Emily Irene VanCamp (born May 12, 1986) is a Canadian actress born in Port Perry, Ontario. Jayde Nicole (born February 19 1986 in Scarborough Ontario) is a Canadian model. Craig Russell, female impersonator, best known for his lead role in the movie, Outrageous!, was born in Port Perry, living there until he left high school. Craig Russell may refer to Craig Russell (actor (1948 - 1990 Craig L Outrageous! is a Canadian Comedy film released in 1977. The film was directed and written by Richard Benner, and based on a short He is buried in a local cemetery under his birth name, Russell Craig Edie.
External links
- Port Perry, Ontario is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Port Perry News, Business & Virtual Tours
- Discover Downtown Port Perry
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