Days Inn and Suites Collingwood

Collingwood Town Hall

by yooperprof

The civic center is a real masterpiece of late Victorian architecture. It's in the style widely known as "Richardsonian Romanesque," characterized by those large rounded arches on the ground level. Also, the tower is meant to remind the passer-by of similar towers on palazzi from Renaissance Italy.

History

by kris-t

The land in the area was originally inhabited by the Iroquoian Petun nation, which built a string of villages in the vicinity of the nearby Niagara Escarpment. They were driven from the region by the Iroquois in 1650. European settlers, including freed Black slaves, arrived in the area in the 1840s. The Petun or Tionontati, meaning "Tobacco People", were an Iroquoian-speaking people closely related to the Huron. They were, with the Huron, dispersed by the Iroquois in the late 17th century. The remmants joined with some refugee Hurons to become the Huron-Petuns, later known as the Wyandot.

Suspension Bridge

by kris-t

You step slowly onto the platform and grip the handrail tightly. A gust of Blue Mountain wind sends tremors down the rail and up through the deck. And you begin the long, long walk.

Through the trees, you catch glimpses of the valley floor far beneath your feet. But it seems you're suspended even higher in the air. Far below, Georgian Bay sparkles in the sunlight, and spread before you lies a 10,000-square-kms view.

From your vantage point, over 300 meters above the Bay, you gaze down Blue Mountain toward Collingwood, and across the Bay to Wasaga Beach , Christian Island , and the distant shores of the Penetanguishene Peninsula . You try not to think that a mere 8 centimeters of timber is all there is between you and the ground.

ECO ADVENTURE TOURS

by kris-t

High among 200 year-old oak trees, up to 60 feet above the ground, get ready for an experience like no other. Explore the beauty and wildlife of the picturesque forest valley at the top of Blue Mountain, as you become one with the birds. Throughout your tour, your guides will deliver interesting facts and information about the history of the area and about the unique ecology of the Niagara Escarpment.
3-hour adventure begins with gear outfitting (all provided for you) and introductions to your guides. You will then take a short hike to our 410 foot suspension bridge overlooking a 10 000 square kilometer view of Collingwood and Georgian Bay. A tractor and wagon ride through the forest will give you a glimpse of the unique ecology of the Niagara Escarpment before you journey up into the trees. Your treetop walk will take you 600 meters across 10 inch wide bridges suspended as close to the treetops as possible.
Of course, it is absolutely safe, but the excitement of being so high above the ground overlooking the huge vistas gives a physical experience unlike anything else. The sway of the bridges and cables causes you to constantly re-adjust your balance, and you become aware of your own courage. Treetop walking certainly delivers a thrill. You end the treetop walk with an incredible ride on a 300 foot zip line or a ladder return to the ground.
Finish your journey with a hike through a large cavern where unique ferns live, squeeze through "Fat Man's Misery" cave, and explore the rest of the Scenic Caves nature trails, trout pond, gemstone mining and gift shop.
Tours are conducted in intimate groups of 12 people, with the assistance of 2 qualified instructors per group

Collingwood

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""The Chicago Of The North""

It would be proper to say that the town of Collingwood developed because of a need to expand land and water transportation services. Collingwood's natural harbour and the creation of the railway played major roles in the town's rapid early growth.

Collingwood is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario. Geographically, it is situated on Nottawasaga Bay at the southern point of Georgian Bay

Collingwood was incorporated as a Town in 1858, nine years before Confederation and was named after Admiral Lord Cuthbert Collingwood, Lord Nelson’s second in command at the Battle of Trafalgar, who assumed command of the British fleet after Nelson's death.