Norland, Ontario
Encyclopedia
Norland is a small rural community located within the city of Kawartha Lakes
, in the Canadian
province of Ontario
.
It is located in a scenic spot on the Gull River at the north end of Shadow Lake, the northernmost Kawartha lake. Here a series of three water falls reflect the change in elevation of the land leading north to the Haliburton Highlands.
Norland was named in 1862 by Reverend Bayard Taylor after an African village he'd worked in, Nordland
. The name was representative of the villages location at the northern limits of civilization in Victoria County
. Norland had been known as McLaughlin's Mills for two prior years, after Alexander McLaughlin, who built numerous mills along the Gull River
.
The post office services locals with lock boxes and one rural route.
Norland was once mentioned on NBC
's Late Night with Conan O'Brien
when the show was in Toronto for a week, Mike Myers
mentioned the village by name including the only still operating gas station and a resident of Norland.
Kawartha Lakes
The city of Kawartha Lakes is a unitary municipality in Central Ontario, Canada. Although called a city, Kawartha Lakes is the size of a typical Ontarian county and is mostly rural....
, in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of 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....
.
It is located in a scenic spot on the Gull River at the north end of Shadow Lake, the northernmost Kawartha lake. Here a series of three water falls reflect the change in elevation of the land leading north to the Haliburton Highlands.
Norland was named in 1862 by Reverend Bayard Taylor after an African village he'd worked in, Nordland
Nordland (disambiguation)
Nordland can mean:*Nordland - a county in Norway*SS Division Nordland - a Waffen-SS unit*Nordland - Nazi publication in Sweden*Nordland - a family name originating from Værøy in Norway*Nordland - a type of fishing boat used in northern Norway...
. The name was representative of the villages location at the northern limits of civilization in Victoria County
Victoria County, Ontario
The County of Victoria, or Victoria County, was a county in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was formed in 1854 as The United Counties of Peterborough and Victoria, and gained independence in 1863. In 2001, the county was dissolved and reformed as the city of Kawartha Lakes...
. Norland had been known as McLaughlin's Mills for two prior years, after Alexander McLaughlin, who built numerous mills along the Gull River
Gull River (Balsam Lake)
The Gull River is a river in Algonquin Highlands and Dysart et al, Haliburton County and the single-tier municipality of Kawartha Lakes in south-central Ontario, Canada...
.
Features
- Large mural featuring a nature scene with animals and native people located on the largest building in town situated at the crossroads of Highway 35 and Kawartha Lakes Road 45
- Elliot Falls, a hydroelectric power generating station.
- "The falls" a falls and dam right near the town centre.
- The Old School, the building which now houses the public library, used to also be the municipal building for the tri-township of Laxton-Digby-Longford. The Townships no longer exist since the amalgamation of Victoria County into the City of Kawartha Lakes.
- Municipal water system owned and operated by the City of Kawartha Lakes.
- Municipal wharf located on the Gull River below the falls and upstream of Shadow Lake. Boat access south to Coboconk.
- Several municipal waterfront parks.
- The Links at Monck's Landing Golf ClubThe Links at Monck's Landing Golf ClubThe Links at Monck's Landing Golf Club is a public golf course located in Norland, Ontario, Canada that opened for play in 2008.-History:The parcel of land upon which Monck's Landing is situated was homesteaded by Edward Stephens in 1859. Three generations of the Stephens family maintained a...
is located two kilometres northwest of Norland.
The post office services locals with lock boxes and one rural route.
Norland was once mentioned on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...
when the show was in Toronto for a week, Mike Myers
Mike Myers (actor)
Michael John "Mike" Myers is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer of British parentage...
mentioned the village by name including the only still operating gas station and a resident of Norland.