Belleville on the Bay of Quinte - Highlands of Hastings 1960 flier, part 2

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·/'0m, or ^Ma COUNTY OF H A S T I N G S l/(/elcome4 Lyou, BAY OF QUINTE-TRENT RIVER WEST OF BELLEVILLE Bass - Pickerel - Pike - Muskellunge Emptying into the Bay of Quinte, is the well-known waterway "The Trent Canal". This navigable waterway, with its natural river, the Trent, forming the basis for the canal, links the Bay of Quinte with Georgian Bay, some 240 nautical miles distant. The fine resorts located on the Trent River Canal route provide restful relaxation. Navigation charts are available for those who wish to write to the Department of Transport, Superintendent Engineer, Trent Canal, Peterborough, Ontario. A General Chart No. 2010, of the Bay of Quinte to Georgian Bay, is available from the Superintending Engineer. Highway No. 2 skirts the shore of the Bay of Quinte from Trenton to Belleville, a distance of 10 miles. Here the visitor is given a series of magnificent vistas, viewing both shorelines at the same time. The County was named after Lord Rawdon, Earl of Moira and Hungerford and Marquis of Hastings, who was an outstanding statesman and soldier of the 18th century. Although not connected with Canadian history itself, his name has also hcen perpetuated in the names of the townships of Rawdon and Hungerford and the Moira River. The names of the scientists, Faraday and Herschel, and of the Arctic explorer, McClure, have heen similarly preserved. The Township of Tyendinaga, so called from the name of Chief Joseph Brant, was granted to Indian Loyalists of the Mohawk tribe at the close of the American Revolution. The County of Hastings invites you to enjoy a vacalion amid the scenic beauties of this vast summer playground. We have everything to offer the vacationist, "miles of well travelled highway9', "scenic drives through rich agricultural districts", "thriving towns and villages" - a great northern area of lake and forest. In this "Land of Remembered Vacations", you will find health, sport and hospitality. From all directions, paved highways invite the vacationist to Hastings County. Provincial highways No. 2, 7, 14, 28, 33, 37 and 62 all lead into the county, and from these main arteries inviting roads lead you on and on through panoramas of unrivalled splendor. No. 2 Highway will bring you into Hastings along the Bay of Quinte, No. 7 Highway and No. 28, from Peterborough, enters the county in the Bancroft district. From the north, No. 62 leads the motorist to Hastings, joining the Huntsville - Renfrew Highway at Barry's Bay. At Whitney, on the edge of Algonquin Park, a good gravel road runs south to join Highway 62 at Maynooth. The City of Belleville, gateway to unsurpassed grandeur . . . to the northlands of Hastings, with its myriad lakes . . . the waterways of the Moira River, the Trent River and the Bay of Quinte is situated on No. 2 Highway, between Toronto and Montreal, within easy access of new 401 Highway, only a few hours' drive from the nation's capital, Ottawa. Here the visitor will find an excellent commercial and industrial city, endowed with fine streets, beautiful homes, imposing churches and schools - theatres, amusements and sports. Belleville is located at the mouth of the Moira River, on the Bay of Quinte, a scenic and historic arm of Lake Ontario, with excellent transportation facilities, by highway, rail and water. Belleville has many fine homes, churches, educational buildings, service clubs and recreational advantages unsurpassed in Canada. It is known as an Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial City. Belleville is one of the largest producers of Dairy Products in Canada, and is known as the Cheese producing centre of the world. Belleville harbour has been improved and offers docking facilities and access to gasoline, groceries and fresh water for Yachtsmen and visitors travelling by water. Whether you stay at a modern hotel, motel, or comfortable tourist home, you will find rest and relaxation. The City of Belleville and its citizens extend to you, through the Chamber of Commerce, a warm invitation to make the city your headquarters while vacationing in the county. GREEN TREES AUTO COURT On Highway No. 2, Trent Road, Bay of Quinte; 5 miles west of Belleville. Four housekeeping cottages; ten overnight cabins; heated and furnished with all modern conveniences. Address Miss Ethel O'Hearn, R.R. 3, Belleville, Ontario, WOodland 8-6611. mm i Pretty Lake St. Peter STAR-LITE MOTEL On Highway No. 2, one mile west of Belleville. Fourteen units, private baths; heated; Marshall mattresses; television in all units. Adress Mr. D. E. Hall, 435 Dundas St. West., Belleville, Ontario. LAKE ST. PETER BOULTER - WESLEMKOON ROCK HAVEN LODGE Housekeeping cottages, fully equipped except linens. Electricity. Overnight cabins, sleeping cabins with meals, oil heat. Lodge, boat and motor rental. Life and artificial bait. Grocery store. Gas and oil. Folder and rates on request. Summer address: C. H. Caverly, Caverly's Landing. Winter: McArthur's Mills, Ont. CAMP EAGLE EYE "On the Trent" (7 miles north of Campbellford). A delightful resort with modern conveniences and old time fishing - 14 clean, roomy, comfortable housekeeping cottages. Write for descriptive folder to Camp Eagle Eye, R.R. 1, Bonarlaw, Ont. Telephone Campbellford 227-J-21. SILVER BIRCHES BLUE INN MOTEL On Highway No. 2, western limits of Belleville. 19 units with three-piece bath, also efficiency and bachelor apts., completely equipped, with daily maid service. Special weekly and monthly rates, TV optional. Frank Gallagher, R.R. 3, Belleville, Ont. Telephone WOodland 2-0073. On Highway No. 127, on Lake St. Peter, bordering Algonquin Park. Eight housekeeping cottages, electric refrigerators, flush toilets, running water. Fishing, hunting, bathing and free boats. Shuffleboard, fireplaces. Proprietor: Mr. K. C. Card, Lake St. Peter, Ontario. A. GUY WILSON'S CABINS--ERASER LAKE GILBERT HOTEL Hotel. Address Mrs. Minta Kerr, Proprietress, Dundas Street West, Trenton, Ontario. 50 On Eraser Lake, near Boulter, Ontario. Housekeeping cottages, electric refrigerators, spring mattresses. Address Mr. A. Guy Wilson, Boulter, Ontario.

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