Midland (Ontario)

Midland [ ˌ rural mɪd ] is a place in Canada and is located in the province of Ontario, directly on Georgian Bay in Simcoe County. The town with 16,900 inhabitants (as of 2007 ) is a major recreational area and economic center of the region, which in addition to a hospital and a local airport.

Infrastructure

The place is popular, especially in the summer months excursion destination for tourists. The large number of visitors during the summer months, the population can exceed 100,000 inhabitants.

Attractions

• The most popular attractions are within Midland only by boat - the 30,000 offshore Islands. The many small islands are populated with cottages.
• Near the town is the Jesuit mission of Sainte -Marie among the Hurons, which has now been converted into a museum about the Missionsstätigkeiten of the 17th century. Next to it is the Church of Martyrs' Shrine, which houses the grave of a martyr who died five missionaries during the war between the Hurons and Iroquois. Also the Huronenmuseum and an Indian village located in the area. After a fire which destroyed large parts of the village, it is again under construction.
• The Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre is home to the trumpeter swan, the Black Tern and Little Bittern. The trumpeter swan is a symbol animal of the city. In the harbor there is a large statue of this animal.

History

The history of the place took its beginning in 1871 when the Midland Railway of Canada noted the Mundy 's Bay sparsely populated region as a development area in the eye. The urban area was 1872/73 opened up and finished the plot breakdown in fundamentals until 1879. The railway company had a lottery organized to promote the settlement. The growth of the city founded on the shipping traffic on the Georgian Bay, logging operations, and the grain trade.