Georgian Bay - Settlements

Settlements

Owen Sound is the largest city on the bay, long having served as a shipping and rail depot for the Upper Great Lakes. The towns of Midland, Penetanguishene, Port Severn and Honey Harbour are at the south-eastern end of the bay, and are popular sites for summer cottages, as are the many bays and islands on the eastern coast. Collingwood, Meaford and Wasaga Beach are located at the southern end of the bay, around Nottawasaga Bay. Owen Sound and Wiarton are located on the Bruce Peninsula along the southern and south-western shores of the bay, while Tobermory is located at the northern tip of the Bruce Peninsula on the Main Channel. The passenger ferry MS Chi-Cheemaun travels from Tobermory, across the Main Channel to South Baymouth on Manitoulin Island. Parry Sound, the world's deepest freshwater port, is located on the eastern shore of the bay.

There are communities of summer cottages on the north and east shore and on the adjacent 30,000 Islands. These include areas such as Cognashene, Wah Wah Taysee, Sans Souci, Pointe au Baril and Byng Inlet. Most of these cottages are accessible only by water.