A Front Porch View of Canning Lake: A Study of Historical Settlement Patterns

A Front Porch View of Canning Lake: A Study of Historical Settlement Patterns

Connor, Joshua

Canning Lake Property Owners' Association Inc
Host contact: Mitchell, Jim

Tufts, Steven
Department: Geography

TP-490

2005

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Canning Lake
Minden
Haliburton

Property history and development
Human Geography

Traces the property history using abstract property indexes located in the Land Registry Office, Minden, and analyzes the development of the property and the area.

The need to study Canadian Settlement patterns on a micro-scale is surfacing in the geographical realm. This paper focuses on the complexities of settlement morphology in the Canning Lake region near Minden, Ontario. The specific research focus is the lot lineage of lots fourteen and fifteen located within the boundaries of concession fourteen in Snowden Township. The study was conducted by tracing property history using the abstract property indexes located in the Land Registry Office in Minden. The registry analysis conducted, followed the lineage of a sixteen acre lot purchased by James Roy Mitchell on 11 June 1951 which is located on lot fourteen, as well as a sixteen and one-third lot purchased by Ilni Saarimaki on 15 November 1929. The result of this study was that the property purchased by James Roy Mitchell has been divided numerous times its purchase and we now see eleven lots currently located with the original boundaries. Also, the property purchased by Ilmi Saarimaki has undergone drastic change and been divided into eight located on three lots. After careful analysis of the research findings, it is evident that the role of community among cottagers in the Canning Lake are is very important. The development of this area has followed a family oriented construction, which is evident through the transfer of many of the properties from generation to generation. By focusing on lot specific areas around the lake the complex micro-level morphology of these areas can be seen.

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