Glenora, Ontario
Glenora is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, on the southern shore of the Bay of Quinte at 44°02′N 77°03′W / 44.033°N 77.050°W. The Bay of Quinte is a long narrow inlet on the northern shore of Lake Ontario.
Glenora is a rural area located directly east of
The earliest ferry crossings at this point (originally named Stone Mills) were primarily local traffic from
The modern ferry crossing at this point is a free car ferry operated by the
Glenora is home to the Glenora Fisheries Station (Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Lake Ontario Management Unit), a research facility located on the Bay of Quinte near the ferry docks[5] which maintains a Bay of Quinte Fisheries Management Plan and fishery management plans for Lake Ontario.[6]
Glenora and Adolphustown both remain heavily reliant on agriculture and tourism; visitors are invited to pick strawberries (in-season in early July) as well as apples at various commercial orchards on both sides of the Bay of Quinte.
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References
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"Ontario Ministry of Transportation: Glenora Ferry". Ontario Ministry of Transportation. 2007-11-07. Archived from the originalon 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
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- ^ "Early History of the Glenora Ferry". Archives and Collections Society, Picton. Archived from the original on 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
- ^ "Glenora Ferries". Archives and Collections Society, Picton. Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
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"Sound Research". The Southeast Missourian. 1973-06-12. p. 14. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
Research to find a sound wave that will irritate the swim bladders of fish so they will stay clear of generating station intakes is being carried out by W. J. Christie, Ministry of Natural Resources scientist at Glenora Fisheries Station, in cooperation with Ontario Hydro.
- ^ "Fisheries Planning". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2012-03-19.