Verona (Ontario)

Verona is a small town of about 1,800 people in the heart of cottage country, north of Kingston in Ontario.

Understand
Verona is on the southern edge of the Canadian Shield, surrounded by dozens of lakes that attract fishing and boating enthusiasts, including Rock Lake, Howe's Lake, Eagle Lake, Bob's Lake, and Desert Lake.

History
European settlers arrived in the area in the early 19th century. They had a difficult time getting to the village because of the poor surrounding conditions, which included crossing the Cameron Bog, a 5,000-acre swamp.

During the mid and late 19th century, the construction of the Kingston & Pembroke Railway brought prosperity to the area. The area was home to many sawmills exporting goods out of the region. As a result, Verona was also known as Buzztown, because of the saw and grist mills. Verona became a centre of commerce, as it was the only crossing place over the Cameron Bog.

Get in
Verona is accessed by Highway 38. Kingston is a half-hour drive and Ottawa is 2 hours away by car.

There is no bus or train.

The nearest airports are in Kingston (regional) and Ottawa (international).

Get around
Verona is small enough to walk around, but you will need a car to explore the region. Most roads in the region are paved, but smaller rural access further out are via gravel roads.

Do

 * Verona has a beautiful beach area with summer swimming lessons, parks to play in, hiking trails and a beautiful countryside.

Buy
Verona has a post office, grocery store, drug store, restaurants, gas station, convenience stores, liquor store, and a hardware store.