Joy Ride Boat in Scugog Lake.mpg

This video was not intended for any advertising. Music was attached just for fun. Captured in Scugog Lake Ontario Canada. "Join the ride" courtesy of Doc Rocco with Richie, Anthony, Alvin and Grace. (watch & ride with us...) Scugog, Ontario From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Scugog is a township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, south-central Ontario, Canada. A smaller Scugog Township was also a historic municipality and geographic township prior to the amalgamation that formed the current municipality. History The original township of Scugog was originally divided between Reach and Cartwright townships in Ontario County and Northumberland and Durham County, respectively. When Lake Scugog was created by a dam in Lindsay in 1834, flooding created an island known as Scugog Island. The island was separated from Reach and Cartwright to form Scugog Township in 1856. The new township was part of Ontario County. According to Alan Rayburn’s Place Names of Ontario, the name Scugog is derived from the Mississauga word sigaog, which means "waves leap over a canoe." This refers to the creation of Lake Scugog. Other sources indicate that it is a native word meaning swampy or marshy land. The creation of the Regional Municipality of Durham in 1974 resulted in municipal restructuring of the various townships in Ontario County. The current township of Scugog was created through the amalgamation of the original townships of Scugog, Reach and Cartwright and the town of Port Perry ...

Channel: YouTube Video Length: 9m 3s Date Found: Sat, Jul 17 2010 11:17 PM Category: Travel Date Produced: Sat, Jul 17 2010 9:47 PM View Count: 0