Addington Highlands, Ontario
Encyclopedia
Addington Highlands is a township
in central eastern Ontario
, Canada, in the County of Lennox and Addington
.
Bon Echo Provincial Park
is for the most part located in the township.
, Denbigh, Ferguson Corners, Flinton
, Flinton Corners, Glastonbury, Glenfield, Kaladar
, Massanoga, McCrae, Northbrook, Rose Hill, Slate Falls, Vennachar, Vennachar Junction and Weslemkoon.
Kaladar is located at the junction of Highway 7
and Highway 41
. To the north is Bon Echo Provincial Park
. Other nearby natural areas are the Kaladar Pine Barrens Conservation Reserve and Puzzle Lake Provincial Park. This area was first settled following the construction of the Addington Road in 1857. It was originally named Scouten after its first postmaster. The old CPR
rail bed passing through the town has become part of the Trans Canada Trail
.
The Kaladar fire tower was removed in the 1980s. It was situated up the hill at the north end of the village, just off the highway.
The township's municipal offices are located in Flinton.
Lakes of notable size within the township boundaries are:
Township (Canada)
The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...
in central eastern Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada, in the County of Lennox and Addington
Lennox and Addington County, Ontario
Lennox and Addington County, Ontario is a county and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county seat is Greater Napanee. It is located in the subregion of Southern Ontario named Eastern Ontario.It includes the following municipalities:...
.
Bon Echo Provincial Park
Bon Echo Provincial Park
Bon Echo Provincial Park is a provincial park in South Central Ontario north of Kaladar, Ontario, approximately 6 km north of Cloyne.Bon Echo features several lakes, including part of Mazinaw Lake, the second-deepest lake in Ontario...
is for the most part located in the township.
Communities
The township comprises the communities of Addington, Bishop Corners, Caverlys Landing, CloyneCloyne, Ontario
Cloyne is a small village in the township of Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada. It is located on Ontario Highway 41 about by road north of Kaladar at the crossroads of Highway 41 with Ontario Highway 7, with the settlements of Bishop Corners and Northbrook in...
, Denbigh, Ferguson Corners, Flinton
Flinton, Ontario
Flinton is a small, unincorporated village in the township of Addington Highlands in Ontario, Canada. Presently about 250 people call it their home. Billa Flint was the founder of Flinton. The Skootamatta River falls were used to power the many mills....
, Flinton Corners, Glastonbury, Glenfield, Kaladar
Kaladar, Ontario
Kaladar is a community in the municipality of Addington Highlands in Lennox and Addington County Ontario, Canada. It is located at the junction of Highway 7 and Highway 41.To the north is Bon Echo Provincial Park...
, Massanoga, McCrae, Northbrook, Rose Hill, Slate Falls, Vennachar, Vennachar Junction and Weslemkoon.
Kaladar is located at the junction of Highway 7
Highway 7 (Ontario)
King's Highway 7, commonly referred to as Highway 7 and historically as the Northern Highway, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario...
and Highway 41
Highway 41 (Ontario)
King's Highway 41, commonly referred to as Highway 41, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. It travels from Highway 7 in Kaladar north to Highway 17 on the outskirts of Pembroke.- Route description :...
. To the north is Bon Echo Provincial Park
Bon Echo Provincial Park
Bon Echo Provincial Park is a provincial park in South Central Ontario north of Kaladar, Ontario, approximately 6 km north of Cloyne.Bon Echo features several lakes, including part of Mazinaw Lake, the second-deepest lake in Ontario...
. Other nearby natural areas are the Kaladar Pine Barrens Conservation Reserve and Puzzle Lake Provincial Park. This area was first settled following the construction of the Addington Road in 1857. It was originally named Scouten after its first postmaster. The old CPR
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
rail bed passing through the town has become part of the Trans Canada Trail
Trans Canada Trail
The Trans Canada Trail is a proposed corridor in Canada. The creation of the trail was announced as part of Canada's 125th anniversary celebrations in 1992. It is expected that when complete, it will be the longest recreational trail in the world...
.
The Kaladar fire tower was removed in the 1980s. It was situated up the hill at the north end of the village, just off the highway.
The township's municipal offices are located in Flinton.
Lakes
- Ashby Lake
- Ashby White Lake
- Barker Lake
- Brooks Lake
- Browns Lake
- Deerock LakeDeerock LakeDeerock Lake is a lake in the Moira River and Lake Ontario drainage basins in Tweed, Hastings County and Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington County in Ontario, Canada....
- Effingham Lake
- Joperry Lake
- Long Malloy Lake
- Mazinaw LakeMazinaw LakeMazinaw Lake is a lake in the Addington Highlands north of Kaladar in Eastern Ontario. The lake is situated on the upper Mississippi River. It has a perimeter of and averages in depth with a maximum depth of , making it the second deepest lake in Southern Ontario besides the Great Lakes. There...
- Otter Lake
- Lake Sheldrake
- Shabomeka Lake
- Skootamatta LakeSkootamatta LakeSkootamatta Lake is a lake in the Lake Ontario drainage basin in Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada. It is west of Cloyne, and Bon Echo Provincial Park is located just to the north. The lake's name is thought to come from Ojibwa words meaning "burnt...
- Weslemkoon LakeWeslemkoon LakeWeslemkoon Lake is located in the Township of Addington Highlands, Ontario, Canada, near Denbigh and about north of Belleville. The lake is well known for large and small-mouth bass and lake trout fishing, cottaging, seclusion, and wildlife, making it a perfect retreat for people wishing to "get...
- Trout Lake
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