Lake Simcoe

Lake Simcoe is a lake in southern Ontario, Canada, the twelfth-largest lake in the province. It is also one of the world's largest freshwater lakes to freeze over completely in the winter. The lake is bordered by Simcoe County, Durham Region, and York Region. The city of Barrie is located on Kempenfelt Bay, and Orillia is located at the entrance to Lake Couchiching. The watershed draining into the lake contains a population of roughly half a mill... more

Lake Simcoe is a lake in southern Ontario, Canada, the twelfth-largest lake in the province. It is also one of the world's largest freshwater lakes to freeze over completely in the winter. The lake is bordered by Simcoe County, Durham Region, and York Region. The city of Barrie is located on Kempenfelt Bay, and Orillia is located at the entrance to Lake Couchiching. The watershed draining into the lake contains a population of roughly half a million people, including the northern portion of the Greater Toronto Area. The Town of Georgina lies along the entire south shore of Lake Simcoe and contains smaller residential towns and communities, including Keswick on Cook's Bay, Sutton, Jackson's Point, Pefferlaw, and Udora among others. Lake Simcoe is a remnant of a much bigger, prehistoric lake known as Lake Algonquin. This lake's basin also included Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Nipigon, and Lake Nipissing. The melting of an ice dam at the close of the last ice age... less