Collins Bay, Ontario
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Collins Bay is a bay and natural harbour, as well as a community, within the western part of the municipality of Kingston, Ontario
, Canada
. Collins Bay was at one time a small village, but it became absorbed by the city of Kingston. Now Collins Bay consists mostly of residential subdivisions, a large conservation area
(Lemoine Point
), an airport, and areas of agricultural land. A marina
is situated on the bay itself. To the east is a large federal penitentiary, Collins Bay Institution.
Collins Bay was named after the original surveyor of the region, John Collins.
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Collins Bay was at one time a small village, but it became absorbed by the city of Kingston. Now Collins Bay consists mostly of residential subdivisions, a large conservation area
Conservation area
A conservation areas is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features, cultural heritage or biota are safeguarded...
(Lemoine Point
Lemoine Point Conservation Area
Lemoine Point Conservation Area a 136 hectare recreational conservation area at the west end of Kingston, Ontario. The area is bordered by Collins Bay on the north and west sides, Lake Ontario on the south and Kingston/Norman Rogers Airport on the east....
), an airport, and areas of agricultural land. A marina
Marina
A marina is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo from freighters....
is situated on the bay itself. To the east is a large federal penitentiary, Collins Bay Institution.
Collins Bay was named after the original surveyor of the region, John Collins.