Plaque de Schooner Town

SCHOONER TOWN

The Nottawasaga River formed part of a transportation link
between Lake Ontario and the upper Great Lakes which became
a vitally important supply route to British western posts
during the War of 1812. The base of operations for the Royal
Navy’s vessels on Lake Huron was located here at the foot of
navigation on the River from 1815 to 1817. Buildings to house
the base were erected in October, 1815, by the ship’s company
of H.M. Schooner ‘Confiance’. Within two years orders were
issued transferring the naval establishment to Penetanguishene,
where superior anchorage was available, and in late 1817 the
naval base at ‘Schooner Town’ was abandoned. In 1976 man-
agement of the site became the responsibility of Wasaga Beach
Provincial Park.

ERECTED BY THE ONTARIO HERITEG FOUNDATION
MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND RECREATION