Trending Huron County

Huron County, is located along the shores of Lake Huron. This vibrant rural community is the most agriculturally productive county in Ontario, and a leader in numerous areas of agricultural technology and innovation. When looking on the map, you can see very quickly that this community has lots to offer. Spanning coastal locations like Grand Bend, Bayfield, and Goderich offers fabulous beaches and lots of water sport activities. Then it expands out across beautiful countryside that encompasses places like Wingham, Brussels, Seaforth and Exeter.

Relax in the sun on the shores of sparkling Lake Huron, explore the picturesque countryside and heritage streetscapes, experience a breathtaking sunset and discover why Huron County is a vacation destination of charm, culture, beauty and endless possibilities!

Here are some interesting facts from Ontario's West Coast website 

TRIVIA & INTERESTING FACTS

• Kepple Disney, the grandfather of the famed creator of Mickey Mouse and many other beloved cartoon characters settled in Bluevale in 1857? Kepple’s eldest son, Walt’s father was born on the family farm in Bluevale. Elais attended the one room Central School in Goderich – now part of the Huron County Museum.

• The seasonal population along Huron County’s lake front exceeds the population of Goderich – the County’s largest town.

• 71% of Huron County residents have British ancestry, 11% have Dutch ancestry, 10% are of German ancestry and 8% are of other ancestry.

• Doctor William Dunlop, a founder of Goderich, was nicknamed “Tiger” because when in India, he allegedly stared a Bengal tiger into submission. He was also notorious for traveling with his “twelve disciples” – 12 jugs of whiskey!

• The Town of Seaforth is the proud hometown of Canadian figure skater Lloyd Eisler, who together with his skating partner Isabelle Brasseur, have captured 5 Canadian pairs titles, 2 Olympic bronze metals and 5 world championship medals for pairs skating, including the gold in 1993 and the silver in 1994.

• Huron County is Ontario’s most agriculturally productive County. It has more census farms (3,260), more acres of farmland (711,525) and more gross farm receipts than any other county or district in the Province. It produces more agricultural products than each of the 4 Atlantic Provinces of Canada!

• Canada’s first woman surgeon, Jennie Smillie Robertson, was born near the Village of Hensall in Tuckersmith Township, Huron County.

• Timothy Eaton operated a store in Kirkton, Huron County, before going on to opening one of the largest department stores in Canada.

• The Town of Wingham has the distiction of being the smallest community in North America to support a radio and television station.

• The Village of Hensall is the largest in-land grain centre in Canada.

• The Town of Clinton and former airforce base (now Vanastra) is considered Canada’s Home of Radar. They provided facilities, education and radar training for thousands of service men and women during and after World War Two.

• Huron County has one of the largest populations of rare turtle species in Ontario.

• Airports in Goderich, Huron Park (Centralia) and Port Albert played a major role in the British Commonwealth’s Air Training Program, training thousands of young pilots and navigators for service in the Royal Air Force during World War Two.

History text courtesy of Tim Cumming, a Huron County resident and local history enthusiast.