Midland, Ontario

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Midland (population 16,700) is a town located on Georgian Bay in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.

Situated at the southern end of Georgian Bay's 30,000 Islands, Midland is the economic centre of the region, with a 125-bed hospital and a local airport. It is the main town of the Southern Georgian Bay area and has a population of approximately 43,000 within a 15 mile (25 km) radius. In the summer months, the area population grows to over 100,000 with seasonal visitors to more than 8,000 cottages, resort hotels, provincial and national parks.

Contents

1 Local attractions
2 Sports activities
3 Shopping
4 External links

Local attractions

In and around the centre of Midland there are a number of murals which were painted to add to the attractions of the town. The largest is on the silos overlooking the main harbour.

Notable sites in or near Midland include the Jesuit mission of Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, which is now a living museum depicting missionary life in the 17th century, and the Martyrs' Shrine, a Roman Catholic church commemorating the Canadian Martyrs, eight missionaries from Sainte-Marie who were martyred during the Huron-Iroquois wars.

Also nearby is the Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre. The marsh provides habitat for Trumpeter Swans, Black Terns and Least Bitterns.

Midland, and the steamboat Midland City, may be the location referred to in Stan Rogers' song The Last Watch^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}.

Sports activities

Boating, both power and sail, is very popular with a number of marinas and a sailing club based in the town. The town has easy access to the relatively sheltered waters of south eastern Georgian Bay. There is also good fishing.

Midland has an ever growing cycling base. The Midland Triathlon team run out of the YMCA, and Mountainview Mountain Bike Center have both had success in competitions. The Mountainview Mountain Bike Center received the contract to run one of the Simcoe County High School MTB races.

Shopping

Midland has a wide variety of shopping. Midland is situated in the centre of many smaller towns, the stores here serve more communities than just Midland. There are three main shopping malls, the Mountain View Mall, the largest shopping mall in Midland. On the other side of Highway 93 is the smaller Huronia Mall. The newest addition to Midlands shopping district is the Smart Centre.

External links

Coordinates: [Maps and aerial photos]
* Satellite image from [WikiMapia] or [Google Maps]
* Street map from [Yahoo! Maps] or [GlobalGuide]
* Aerial image from [TerraServer]

[Town of Midland]
[Ontario Plaques - Founding of Midland]
[Ontario Plaques - Penetanguishene Road]
[UGW Underground Wrestling]
[http://www.myspace.com/ugw_xtreme MY SPACE HOME UGW)
[Wye Marsh Wildlife Center]
[Huronia Museum]
[Midland Police Service]
[Saint Marie Among The Hurons]

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