About Simcoe County

About Simcoe County

Simcoe County Links
Discover Simcoe County
Simcoe County Museum Photos

Simcoe County Official Web site: http://www.county.simcoe.on.ca/
South Simcoe Steam Train: http://www.southsimcoerailway.ca/
Click here for a picture and a new story about the Steam Train engine.
Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre: http://www.wyemarsh.com/
Dufferin County Museum: http://www.dufferinmuseum.com/
Credit Valley Explorer Tour Train: http://www.creditvalleyexplorer.com/

Discover sun-kissed beaches, hiking and cycling trails, challenging skiing, championship golf, great waterways and plenty of fishing, snowmobiling, shopping, antiques, and scenic drives. Accommodation is first-class with a number of resorts, inns, hotels, bed and breakfasts, and camping.

From Orillia, Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching to Collingwood and the Georgian Triangle; from Barrie to Alliston, Cookstown, Tottenham, Bradford and the Holland Marsh; from Midland, Penetanguishene, Georgian Bay and the Trent Severn Waterway, every city, town, and village has something for you to discover. We are only one hour north of Toronto via Hwy. 400.

Historic sites, quaint villages, friendly small towns, and bustling cities are yours to enjoy. Visit the casino or spend time at any of our numerous events.

Relax and revive yourself. Expand your horizons and get away to it all!

Be sure to stop at our office located at 1151 Highway 26 West in the Simcoe County Museum

For information on the programs Huronia Tourism Association offers to the tourism industry, please go to the County of Simcoe's website.

Simcoe County Museum Photos

These photos were taken at Simcoe County Museum by a resident, Neal Nevitt.

Steam Engine Story

Picture of Steam Train

Photo courtesy of Karl Muthow

Karl's picture shows the refurbished CP Rail System steam engine # 136 on its first test run crossing the Tottenham Road north of the Town of Tottenham (Home of Ontario's foremost Blue Grass Music Festival) on Saturday, July 2, 2011.

This is the first time after four years that the 130 year-old engine has completed a successful run. It is again pulling coach cars to the delight of children who love its distinct whistle sound and the puffs of steam coming from the engine. In December there are Santa Claus runs on the weekends. Tickets can be purchased on http://www.southsimcoerailway.ca/.

During the early 1950's, Canada accounted for about 5,000 steam engines on its rail system. Today there are only five operational locomotives left in the country and the picture shows the only one of them presently running in Ontario.

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Updated 3 November 2014