Rural Routes Ontario - Morton “Rock Dunder”

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Seeleys Bay, Ontario
K0H 2N0

Ontario Tourism Region : The Great Waterway

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Pop. 11. In the United Cs. of Leeds & Grenville on the NE bay of Whitefish L. and Hwy 15 at C. Rd. 11, 25 km. N of Gananoque.
In 1852 the place was called Whitefish Creek. Two years later the name was changed to Morton after George Morton who had built a cheese factory and became postmaster that year.
A soaring lookout over the Rideau Waterway, and a local landmark for generations. (frontenacarchbiosphere.ca)
Rock Dunder is also a tiny rock island extending just above the waters of Lake Champlain roughly 2.8 miles (4.5 km) southwest from the Burlington, Vermont ferry dock.
Rock Dunder owes its name to one such incident. At the height of the Battle of Lake Champlain (or Battle of Plattsburgh) a British vessel mistakenly fired on the rock, then obscured by fog.
When the officer discovered his mistake he is said to have cried out 'It's a rock, by Dunder!', earning the place its name. (wikipedia.org)

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maria decker on 22-Apr-11

I use to live in Morton 36yrs ago..I was married @ the time and we remodeled the old Bevens Store n Gas Station. My inlaws owned a cottage down the hwy on a hill....wonder what it all looks like now ???

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Off the beaten track:	Morton, 0km Leeds, 2km Brier Hill, 3km The Bush, 4km Jones Falls, 3km Sweets Corners, Lansdowne area, 4km Ellisville, 6km Little Brockville, 7km Berryton, 8km California, Kingston area, 6km Long Point, Lansdowne area, 8km Davis Lock, 8km Black Rapids, 9km Philipsville, 12km Taylor, 14km Forfar, 14km Chaffeys Locks, 11km	Daytown, 13km Burnt Hills, 13km Sand Bay Corner, 13km Pine Grove, Gananoque area, 15km Soperton, 13km Marble Rock, 16km Springfield, Lansdowne area, 17km Harlem, 16km Freeland, 17km Brewers Mills, 16km Keelerville, 14km Portland, 18km Outlet, 14km Emery, Lansdowne area, 18km Oak Leaf, 14km Chantry, 17km Lake Opinicon, 13km	Atkinson, 18km Eden Grove, Lansdowne area, 17km Fairfax, 16km Dulcemaine, 15km Eyre Corners, 18km Maple Grove, Gananoque area, 19km Warburton, 15km Gananoque Junction, 19km Cheeseborough, 20km Washburns Corners, 16km Brewer Lake, 18km Willetsholme, 21km Washburn, 19km Legge, 21km Greenfield, Lansdowne area, 17km Maple Hill, Inverary area, 19km
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