Summer in Fenelon Falls, ON
Oct 15, 2024 by mtxvp
Fenelon Falls has population of only about 2,500 people, but in summer times the population swells due to tourist and cottage traffic.
Town was orignally called Cameron Falls, and was renamed after Francois de Salignac de La Monthe-Fenelon, who established a mission in Bay of Quinte and travelled the Trent-Severn Waterway ministering to his flocks along the way.
Water street underpass, as ships are getting through the lock. Being a part of a very expensive at the time Trent-Severn Waterway proposed in 1830, Fenelon Falls lock construction was underway in 1883 by showering rocks on the village using dynamite.
Today it's a tourist attraction, taking about 20 minutes for a boat to pass through the lock:
A bridge that opens by turning
View of Cameron Lake
Street artifacts
Colborne st. can get pretty busy on a summer weekend
One of the most recognizable local characters is Garnet Graham AKA Mr. Yip Stick. His story continues in the video below: