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INTRODUCTION On May 19, 2003, this motorcycle rider decided to take a weekend trip to Peterborough, Ontario. I was taken by the cleanliness and beauty of the city. Peterboro.info is a web site designed to portray this beauty, provide a little history, links and a few services that might not otherwise be available. City and Tourism links are available from the left menu under City of Peterborough. Screensavers and photos, virtual tours are also available free of charge. Please bookmark the site and return. THEN AND NOW "In 1825 2000 Irish immigrants transported from Cork to Peterborough by Peter Robinson. "Scott's Plains" renamed Peterborough in honour of Peter Robinson. Peterborough was incorporated as a Town by an Act of the Legislature of the Province of Canada in the year 1850 and was raised to the status of a City by an Act of the Legislature of the Province of Ontario in 1905." Peterborough Centennial Museum
EDUCATION Trent University and Fleming College are located in Peterborough Ontario.
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Today
the City of Peterborough has a population of over 74,000. Peterborough
is located in Southeast Ontario, about 150 kilometres northeast of Toronto.
It is at the falls of the Otonabee River, which connects, through the
Trent Canal, with lakes Ontario and Huron. Settled early in the 19th century
as a lumber town, it is a railroad and industrial center and is headquarters
of the Canadian General Electric Company. Peterborough is also a tourist
centre for the Kawartha Lakes region. The lift-locks on the Trent-Severn
waterway are the world's highest. 