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53-661: Canadian Yachting is a bi-monthly (six issues a year) magazine, and boating news website which documents the Canadian yachting scene - from dinghies to keelboats, cruising to racing, youth sailing and around the world events. Canadian Yachting is published in Midland, Ontario by publisher Greg Nicoll, with Managing Editor Andy Adams, and has a paid circulation of 30,000. Canadian Yachting also produces related bi-Weekly e-newsletters in National, West and Atlantic editions, as well as

106-556: A Récollet missionary , Joseph Le Caron , who would live among the Huron in 1615–1616 and 1623–1624. Another Récollet missionary, Gabriel Sagard , lived there from 1623–34. The French Jesuit Jean de Brébeuf began a mission in Huronia in 1626. In 1639 he oversaw the building of the mission fort of Sainte-Marie, Ontario's first European settlement, at what is now the town of Midland . The reconstructed Jesuit mission, Sainte-Marie among

159-536: A digital magazine edition. Canadian Yachting maintains a comprehensive web site, under the care of Online Editor John Morris, which first went online in November 2009. Canadian Yachting is Canada’s only national boating lifestyle magazine which features local, regional, national and international destinations, power and sailboat reviews, as well as how to articles on safety, seamanship, electronics, navigation, DIY repairs and upgrades, and entertaining. The publication

212-475: A distance inland, sites are geographically-temporally stratified in correspondence with water levels. For example, at two sites along Batteaux Creek near modern-day Collingwood adjacent to the south shore of Georgian Bay, the transitional Late Paleo-Indian– Early Archaic McKean site corresponds to the relatively low water ebb of Lake Hough, while the Middle Archaic Rentner site (likely

265-428: A grand celebration, and many women came. Kitchikewana met a woman named Wanakita here. He decided that this was the woman he wanted to marry, and started planning the wedding immediately after she left. But when she was invited back, she told Kitchikewana that she was already engaged. Enraged, Kitchikewana destroyed all the decorations, running to one end of Beausoleil Island and grabbing a large ball of earth. Running to

318-558: A land area of 35.33 km (13.64 sq mi), it had a population density of 504.3/km (1,306.1/sq mi) in 2021. Midland is served by the Simcoe County LINX inter-community bus service on its Route 1 - Penetanguishene / Midland to Barrie. Since 1952 ELCAN (Ernest Leitz CANada) is located in Ontario; it was founded in 1952 by Leica Camera and is owned by Raytheon Technologies since 1999. MidlandToday.ca

371-578: A number of sports facilities including volleyball courts, a baseball field, skateboard park, disc golf course. The Midland Cultural Centre is a hub for various cultural activities, located in the core of downtown Midland. The Centre is home to the Huronia Players, Quest Art School and Gallery, and Rotary Hall. Midland is the home of The Midland Flyers Ice Hockey Club of the Provincial Junior Hockey League in

424-464: A true shoreline site) reflects the high water levels of the later Nipissing transgression. At the time of European contact , the Ojibwe and Ottawa First Nations , both of whom call themselves Anishinaabe (plural: Anishinaabeg ), lived along the northern, eastern and western shores of Georgian Bay. The Huron (or Wendat) and Petun inhabited the lands along the southern coast, having migrated from

477-468: A year by Kerrwil Publications. With the acquisition came editor Doug Hunter, his colleague Iain MacMillan, along with Barry Redmayne and Carolyn Haltrect. Canadian Yachting next publisher was Cam MacDonald, who was followed by Elizabeth Kerr, and now Greg Nicoll. The publication launched the first consumer special interest website in 1998. Along with Boating Industry Canada, Canadian Yachting became

530-614: Is a YMCA summer camp for youth located on Beausoleil Island, in southern Georgian Bay, named after Kitchikewana. YMCA Camp Kitchikewana, or Kitchi for short, has been located in Georgian Bay Islands National Park since 1919. Originally operated by the Midland YMCA, it is now the residential camp for youth from the YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka. Wasaga Beach has now passed Collingwood as the largest town on

583-629: Is an online local news source, and The Midland Mirror is a local print paper. Separated municipalities but remain a census subdivision of the county Georgian Bay Georgian Bay ( French : Baie Georgienne ) is a large bay of Lake Huron , in the Laurentia bioregion . It is located entirely within the borders of Ontario , Canada. The main body of the bay lies east of the Bruce Peninsula and Manitoulin Island . To its northwest

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636-532: Is considered to be the second largest of the Great Lakes - if Georgian Bay were excluded, Lake Huron would be the third largest (after Lake Superior and Lake Michigan , but still ahead of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario). There are tens of thousands of islands in Georgian Bay. Most of these islands are along the east side of the bay and are collectively known as the " Thirty Thousand Islands ", including

689-527: Is known for its boat reviews, both of new and current models as well as those on the used boat market. Other key features include an extensive classifieds section and an "Ask the Experts" column. A subscription is included with a membership to Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons . Each issue of Canadian Yachting contain the Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons publication, The Port Hole. Canadian Yachting

742-690: Is the North Channel . Georgian Bay is surrounded by (listed clockwise ) the districts of Manitoulin , Sudbury , Parry Sound and Muskoka , as well as the more populous counties of Simcoe , Grey and Bruce . The Main Channel separates the Bruce Peninsula from Manitoulin Island and connects Georgian Bay to the rest of Lake Huron. The North Channel, located between Manitoulin Island and the Sudbury District, west of Killarney ,

795-596: The Canadian Shield , granite bedrock exposed by the glaciers at the end of the last ice age , about 11,000 years ago. The granite rock formations and windswept eastern white pine are characteristic of the islands and much of the shoreline of the bay. The rugged beauty of the area inspired landscapes by artists of the Group of Seven . The western part of the bay, from Collingwood north, and including Manitoulin , Drummond , Cockburn and St. Joseph islands, borders

848-731: The Georgian Bay Littoral was declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO . Archaeological records reveal an Aboriginal presence in the southern regions of the Canadian Shield dating from 11,000 years ago. Evidence of later Paleo-Indian settlements have been found on Manitoulin Island and near Killarney . During the period of deglaciation , a succession of prehistoric lakes in the Huron basin caused shoreline advance and retreat. The former shoreline of pro-glacial Lake Algonquin left behind high ridges which were attractive sites for human occupation. As shorelines retreated,

901-612: The Niagara Escarpment . Because of its size and narrowness of the straits joining it with the rest of Lake Huron, which is analogous to if not as pronounced as the separation of Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, Georgian Bay is sometimes called the "sixth Great Lake". If Georgian Bay were considered a lake in its own right, it would be the fourth largest lake located entirely within Canada (after Great Bear Lake , Great Slave Lake and Lake Winnipeg ). With Georgian Bay, Lake Huron

954-603: The Ojibwe , it is known as "Spirit Lake". To the Huron-Wendat , it is known as Lake Attigouatan. Samuel de Champlain , the first European to explore and map the area in 1615–1616, called it " La Mer douce " (the sweet/calm/fresh sea), which was a reference to the bay's freshwater . It was named "Lake Manitoulin" by Royal Navy Captain William Fitzwilliam Owen. In 1822, after Great Britain had taken over

1007-645: The Royal Canadian Air Force . Today the company is operating under the Canadian Yachting Media Brand. Canadian Yachting is the foundation of Canadian Yachting Media. Within the group are Boating Industry Canada, Canadian Yachting onBOARD, the Toronto Boat Show Guide, Boating Ontario's Annual Directory, Boating Equipment News and the recently acquired Ports guides. In addition with Pacific Yachting as

1060-478: The 1850s and are known collectively as the Imperial Towers. Some of the 32 can be toured by the public, some cannot, and some are accessible only by tour boats or private boat. Wyandot legend tells of a god called Kitchikewana, who was large enough to guard the whole of the Georgian Bay. Kitchikewana was known for his great temper, and his tribe decided the best way to calm him was with a wife. They held

1113-675: The British schooner HMS Nancy was sunk by three American vessels. Several weeks later, Nancy was avenged when British boarding parties in the De Tour Passage surprised and captured two of the three American vessels. The first nautical charts of Georgian Bay were made in 1815 by Captain William Fitzwilliam Owen , who called it Lake Manitoulin. Captain Henry Bayfield , who made more detailed charts of

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1166-709: The Carruthers division in the Ontario Hockey Association . It is also the home of the Midland Minor Hockey Association. Midland North Simcoe Sports & Recreation Centre is the home rink of these teams. The NSSRC is also the location of the Midland Sports Hall of Fame. Boating, both power and sail, is very popular with several marinas and a sailing club based in the town. The town has easy access to

1219-542: The Category: Science & Technology. Midland, Ontario Located at the southern end of Georgian Bay 's 30,000 Islands, Midland is the economic centre of the region, with a 125-bed hospital and a local airport ( Midland/Huronia Airport ). It is the main town of the southern Georgian Bay area. In the summer months, the area's population grows to over 100,000 with seasonal visitors to more than 8,000 cottages, resort hotels, provincial and national parks in

1272-526: The Georgian Bay and is the northern anchor of the Simcoe County. Midland has a humid continental climate under the Köppen climate classification (Köppen Dfb ) and has four distinct seasons. The climate is nearly the same as much of Southern Ontario and has balmy summers and chilly winters. Thunderstorms, hailstorms, snowstorm, lake effect snow and freezing rain are also common for this city. Around

1325-480: The Huron Village, a reconstruction of a typical Huron /Ouendat (Wendat) village. The Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre is nearby. The marsh provides habitat for trumpeter swans , black terns and least bitterns . The trumpeter swan is considered a symbol of Midland and a large statue of one has been erected by the harbour. An annual Butter tart festival, inaugurated in 2013, is held in early June. In 2016,

1378-649: The Hurons , is now a historic park operated by Huronia Historical Parks, an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture . Also nearby is the Martyrs' Shrine , a Catholic church dedicated to the Canadian Martyrs , Jesuits who were killed during Iroquois warfare against the Huron around Georgian Bay in the 17th century. The Bay appears on maps of the time as "Toronto Bay". Penetanguishene ,

1431-522: The Hurons , which is now a living museum depicting missionary life in the 17th century. The Martyrs' Shrine is a Roman Catholic church commemorating the Canadian Martyrs , eight missionaries from Sainte-Marie who were martyred during the Huron - Iroquois wars. Pope John Paul II held a pastoral meeting at this site in September 1984. The Huronia Museum is a history and art museum which features

1484-479: The Silver Goose CX Race. In the winter, snowmobiling and ice fishing are popular activities. Mountain-view Ski Centre has 25 kilometres (16 mi) of cross-country ski trails. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Midland had a population of 17,817 living in 7,849 of its 8,295 total private dwellings, a change of 5.7% from its 2016 population of 16,864 . With

1537-522: The area and tourism in the southern Georgian Bay area also contributes to the economy. On June 23, 2010, Midland was struck by an F2 tornado, causing $ 15 million in damage. The most significant damage was reported at Smith's Camp, a trailer park at the south end of the town, where several mobile homes were completely destroyed. At one point, for the first time in 25 years, Emergency Management Ontario upgraded Environment Canada 's tornado warning to an extreme severe weather warning called "Red Alert" which

1590-514: The bay, not long after Collingwood had surpassed Owen Sound . Owen Sound served for a long time as a shipping and rail depot for the Upper Great Lakes . The towns of Midland and Penetanguishene and villages of Port Severn and Honey Harbour are at the southeastern end of the bay and are popular sites for summer cottages, as are the many bays and islands on the eastern coast. Collingwood, Meaford , and Wasaga Beach are located at

1643-571: The bay, renamed it in 1822 after King George IV. His charts are the basis for those in use today. The Canadian Hydrographic Service traces its history back to 1883, when it was originally established as the Georgian Bay Survey, tasked with charting and improving knowledge of the bay after a steamship wrecked there the previous year, killing 150 of its passengers. Over the years, 32 lighthouses were built on Georgian Bay. Six of them were designed with limestone towers; these were built in

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1696-462: The centre of Midland there are a number of murals, most of which were painted by now deceased artist Fred Lenz. The largest, depicting a meeting between a local native and Jesuit missionary Jean de Brebeuf is on the silos overlooking the main harbour. This work was completed by Lenz's sons following his death in 2001. Notable sites in or near Midland include the Jesuit mission of Sainte-Marie among

1749-404: The first consumer title in the boating magazines category worldwide to launch a digital version. In 2012 Kerrwil set up a new company called Adastra Media Inc. to create a focus for the boating brands while Kerrwil reentered the electrical market in Canada. Adastra is a Latin phrase translated as “to the stars” and was chosen, in part, to honour Jack Kerr, the founder of Kerrwil, and his service in

1802-540: The fourth annual Butter tart Festival sold more 100,000 butter tarts. Many tourists flock to Midland during the festival. There are two divisions: amateur and commercial. The day after the Butter tart festival is the Butter Tart Trot, a 5-km fun run for older people and a 2.5-km run for children under 5 years old. Little Lake Park is a tourist destination in the summer months. The park has a refreshment stand and

1855-426: The highly mobile Paleo-Indian groups of the period were able to migrate northward into this new land. Declining water levels created two distinct lakes in the Huron basin: Lake Stanley and Lake Hough , the latter of which corresponds to the modern Georgian Bay. Lake Stanley drained into Lake Hough through a spillway. While it is sometimes unclear whether some sites were contemporaneous with shorelines or were located

1908-494: The larger Parry Island . Manitoulin Island, lying along the northern side of the bay, is the world's largest island in a freshwater lake. The Trent–Severn Waterway connects Georgian Bay to Lake Ontario, running from Port Severn in the southeastern corner of Georgian Bay through Lake Simcoe into Lake Ontario near Trenton . Further north, Lake Nipissing drains into Georgian Bay through the French River . In October 2004,

1961-594: The location of an Ojibwe village located at the southern tip of the bay near present-day Midland, was developed as a naval base in 1793 by John Graves Simcoe , first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada . In 1814, during the War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States, one of the battles was fought in southern Georgian Bay. On August 17, at the mouth of the Nottawasaga River near Wasaga Beach,

2014-467: The northern shores of Lake Ontario. Names of islands such as "Manitoulin" (from Gitchi Manitou , the Great Spirit who left the bay as a source of life for the first people) and "Giant's Tomb" are indicative of the richness of the cultural history of the area. Aboriginal communities continue to live on their territories and practise their cultural traditions. The first European to visit this area

2067-411: The other end, he tossed it into the Great Lakes. Thus, the 30,000 Islands were created. The indentations left behind by his fingers form the five bays of Georgian Bay: Midland Bay, Penetang Bay, Hog Bay, Sturgeon Bay, and Matchedash Bay . He then lay down to sleep and sleeps there still as Giant's Tomb Island . The town of Penetanguishene now has a large statue of Kitchikewana on its main street. There

2120-718: The popular weekly Time Trial series and group rides throughout the summer months. Mountain View Ski Centre has also encouraged the growth of mountain bikers, with an extensive trail system in town. The Centre hosts a variety of races, including a summer-long weekly series, as well as a night race, high school event, and 9-hour relay. Also, an MTB club has been borne of the Centre, expanding its breadth into competition and other pursuits. The provincial cyclo-cross championships will be hosted in Midland on November 13, 2016, as part of

2173-409: The relatively sheltered waters of southeastern Georgian Bay. Among the marinas nearby are Bay Port Yachting Centre on the northwest side of the bay, and Wye Heritage Marina along the southeast shore. There is also good fishing. Midland also has an ever-growing and active cycling base. The Midland Tri Club has increased the number of road riders in the area. Many of these riders also participate in

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2226-557: The sales arm, Canadian Yachting Media publishes the Vancouver Boat Show Guide as well. Canadian Yachting is a member of Magazines Canada, Boating Ontario, NMMA Canada and BC Boating. Canadian Yachting West , a magazine edition catering more specifically to a west coast audience, launched with the January 2012 edition, still with a national view, but with a west coast perspective. The Canadian Yachting West edition

2279-594: The same time another young interpreter trainee, a youth remembered only as Thomas, who was employed by the French surgeon and trader Daniel Boyer, also likely made it to Huronia, in the company of the Onontchataronon, another member of the confederacy. In 1615, Brulé's employer, the French explorer Samuel de Champlain, made his own visit to Georgian Bay and overwintered in Huronia. He was preceded that summer by

2332-490: The southern end of the bay, around Nottawasaga Bay . Owen Sound, Wiarton , and Lion's Head are located on the Bruce Peninsula along the southern and southwestern shores of the bay, while Tobermory is located at the northern tip of the Bruce Peninsula on the Main Channel. The passenger ferry MS  Chi-Cheemaun travels from Tobermory across the Main Channel to South Baymouth on Manitoulin Island. Parry Sound ,

2385-464: The surrounding municipalities of Penetanguishene , Tiny , Tay , and Beausoleil First Nation . The town of Midland was founded when, in 1871, the Midland Railway of Canada selected the sparsely populated community of Mundy's Bay as the new terminus of the Midland railway. At that time the Midland railway ran from Port Hope to Beaverton. The town site was surveyed in 1872–3 and the line to

2438-405: The territory, Lieutenant Henry Wolsey Bayfield of a Royal Navy expedition named it as "Georgian Bay" (after King George IV ). Georgian Bay is about 190 kilometres (120 mi) long by 80 kilometres (50 mi) wide. It covers approximately 15,000 square kilometres (5,800 sq mi), making it nearly 80% the size of Lake Ontario . Eastern Georgian Bay is part of the southern edge of

2491-418: The town was completed by 1879. Settlers, attracted by the convenience of rail service, soon began to move into the area. The company sold off lots in town (Midland City) to help finance the settlement. The village (incorporated in 1878) thrived based on Georgian Bay shipping and the lumber and grain trade . Incorporated into a town in 1890, a number of light industrial companies have established themselves in

2544-493: Was founded in September 1976 (Volume 1, Number 1) by publisher Gerald Gordon Kidd, under the editorship of Ron Joiner, assisted by John Turnbull, working out of the Vancouver , British Columbia offices of Pacific Yachting Magazine (also published by Gerald Kidd), although a Church Street, Toronto address was listed as their formal address, and later headquarters. The first issue included an extensive preview of "Dockside 76" that

2597-411: Was issued for most of Southern Ontario 's cottage country due to the approaching severe weather and the possibility of violent tornadoes, informing residents in the area that they should seek shelter. In addition, a State of emergency was also declared in Midland. While electrical service was knocked out for a time, there were no fatalities caused by the storm. Midland is located at the south end of

2650-719: Was likely Étienne Brûlé , who at age less than 20, in 1610 was sent to live as an interpreter trainee with the Onontchataronon , an Algonquian people of the Ottawa River . They travelled every winter to live with the Arendarhonon people of the Huron-Wendat Nation at the southern end of Georgian Bay, in the area now called Huronia . Brulé returned to the Arendarhonon the following year. At

2703-497: Was once a popular route for steamships and is now used by a variety of pleasure craft to travel to and from Georgian Bay. The shores and waterways of the Georgian Bay are the traditional domain of the Anishinaabeg First Nations peoples to the north and Huron - Petun (Wyandot) to the south. The bay was thus a major Algonquian - Iroquoian trade route. Georgian Bay has been known by several names. To

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2756-732: Was published up to at least the April 2016 edition. In its second year of publication a Canadian Yachting article titled "Tuning Racing Cats", written by Larry Woods, won a National Magazine Award for the Category: Science & Technology. In 1982 a Canadian Yachting article titled "The Cruelest Month", written by Larry Woods, won gold in the National Magazine Awards for the Category: Humour, and in that same year another Canadian Yachting article, "Yacht Design Plugs In", won honourable Mention for John Turnbull, in

2809-578: Was to be held in September of that year at Ontario Place , under the title "Dockside Boat Show Section." Gerald Kidd eventually sold his entire publishing company to MacLean Hunter in 1978. Canadian Yachting was published by Maclean-Hunter from December 1978 (V.3 no.12) up to 'Summer' 1990 (V.16 no.4, with an erroneous label suggesting V.17 [sic]). Canadian Yachting was acquired By Kerrwil Publications Limited in 1990 after MacLean Hunter had decided to divest its special interest magazines, and, since September 1990 (V.16 no.5), has been published six times

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