Rosedale, Ontario
Rosedale is an unincorporated village located in the city of Kawartha Lakes, partially in Fenelon Township and Somerville Township, Canada. It is home to Lock 35 of the Trent-Severn Waterway on Balsam Lake.
Rosedale was for a time named Rosa Dale, after the wife of settler John Cameron, who first settled the area now known as Fenelon Falls[1]
Travellers pass through Rosedale regularly while travelling on Highway 35 north of Fenelon Falls, Ontario to Coboconk.
The village of Rosedale is located Twenty-nine kilometers north-west of Lindsay. The population of Rosedale is roughly 500.
Facts and figures
- Rosedale celebrated the First Annual "National Marina Day" on August 13, 2005, with events at the local Rosedale Marina. [2]
- In 2001, [3] Rosedale played host to part of an episode of the OLN Reality Series "Drifters: The Water Wars" as they passed through the Trent-Severn Waterway.[4]
The Rosedale lock was completed first in 1873, allowing boats to traverse between Cameron and Balsam Lakes.
References
- ↑ Suggitt, Gladys M. (1972), Roses and Thorns, A Goodly Heritage - The Early Days of Baddow and Area, John Deyell Co., p. 253
- ↑ Rosedale Marina
- ↑ Stellick Marketing & Communications - Case Studies
- ↑ Playback :: Canadian reality series by Canadians for Canadians
Coordinates: 44°34′30″N 78°47′30″W / 44.57500°N 78.79167°W
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