Port Hope, Cobourg, Colborne, Rice Lake - Oshawa/Maple Leaf Pictorial

Named in 1817 as Port Hope, after the Township of Hope of which it was a part,
which in turn had been named for Colonel Henry Hope, lieutenant governor of Quebec

Wikipedia Entry On Port Hope

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Capitol Theatre

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Named Cobourg in 1818, in recognition of the marriage of Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg (who would later become King of Belgium).

Wikipedia Entry On Cobourg

Victoria Hall

Sir John Colborne is the individual from whom the Village of Colborne derives its name.
It is recorded that, subsequent to a visit by Sir John to Young Joe Keeler in the community
until then known simply as "The Corners", it was decided by the residents that henceforth
it be known as Colborne in honor of Upper Canada's Governor.

Official County Site

Rice Lake is said to be the lake with most fish in Ontario full of Panfish, Walleye, Muskie and Bass
The lake is part of the Trent-Severn Waterway, which connects to the lake by the Otonabee and Trent Rivers

Wikipedia Entry On Rice Lake

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