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WASAGA BEACH

The World's Longest Freshwater Beach

Ontario,Canada.


As You Can See By The Picture
  The Beach Goes On Forever


I Circled The Island Where The Nancy Museum Is So You Don't Miss It

On Your Next Visit To

WASAGA BEACH

This is a rough map of the HISTORIC SITE'S of Wasaga Beach
Schooner Town Parkette

Schooner Town now known as the city of Collingwood is a very old comunity settled by various native cultures and early Europeans.

It was ideally located along the Nottawasga River which served as a transportation artery and food source for these people. This is the British outpost that Lieutenant Worsley got the British soldiers from.

In 1815 Schooner Town became known as The Naval Establishment on Lake Huron for the wintering and repair of ships.

This ensured continuous transportation of British supplies and troops stationed on the Upper Great Lakes after the
War of 1812.

1840 to 1860 the Nottawasga River was a source of power for the lumbering boom of white pine and white oak that covered the area.

The hard white sandy Beach is historical significant for the first flight from mainland Canada to England in 1934.

In 1950 the Highway 400 was constructed and Wasaga Beach became a popular tourist spot.

This is the little map they give you to get around the NANCY HISTORIC SITE

The charred hull of the Schooner Nancy formed an obstruction in the Nottawasaga River collecting sand and silt over
114 years and aided in the formation of Nancy Island.

The hull of the Nancy was recovered from the Island in 1928 and today is located inside the Museum.

Sails straining against the winds of the Great Lakes inspired the Architecture of the Museum and Theatre.

A replica of an early Upper Lakes lighthouse on Tower Island allows visitors an interesting view of this
Historic Site and surrounding Wasaga Beach.

My Favorite

Nancy Historic Site is open-
Late May to mid June
-weekends 10am-6pm
Mid Juneto Labour Day Weekend,
-Daily 10am-6pm
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