Scugog

Scugog is a township of about 22,000 people (2016) in the Durham region of the Greater Toronto Area, in Ontario.

Understand
Many residents commute to Toronto for work on a daily basis. The anchor and largest population base of the township is Port Perry.

When Lake Scugog was created by a dam in Lindsay in 1834, flooding created an island known as Scugog Island. The island was separated from Reach and Cartwright townships to form Scugog Township in 1856. In 1872 George Currie built a grain elevator which is now Canada's oldest grain elevator. The new township was part of Ontario County.

The name Scugog is derived from the Mississauga word sigaog, which means "waves leap over a canoe". This refers to the creation of Lake Scugog. Other sources indicate that it is a native word meaning swampy or marshy land.

Mississaugas of Scugog First Nations
Scugog First Nations Reserves consists of two tracts, east of Mississauga's Trail between Hood Drive and Pogue Road, and west of Mississauga's Trail from Pogue Road to Seven Mile Island Road/Chandler Drive.

Great Blue Heron Casino is located on the reserve. It is the largest private-sector employer in the area

By plane
There are two airports in Scugog, both are public airfields used by small propeller aircraft:
 * Greenbank Airport
 * Port Perry/Hoskin Aerodrome

Get around
Main roads in Scugog are:
 * Simcoe Street (Durham Regional Road 2) – connect communities north and south from Port Perry
 * Highway 7/Highway 12 – connects communities south and north of Greenbank, as well as to Oshawa
 * Highway 7A – connects communities east and west of Port Perry
 * Island Road (Durham Regional Road 7) – north and south areas on the west side of Scugog Island

Do

 * Nonquon Provincial Wildlife Area – 1,120-hectare (2,800 acre) protected area northwest of Port Perry and managed by Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
 * Oakridges Moraine Trail – at south end of Scugog