Fenelon Township

The Township of Fenelon was a municipality in present-day Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.^[1][2][3][4] The township was named after François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon (missionary) (1641–79) who was a missionary in New France, establishing a mission on the Bay of Quinte.^[5]

Fenelon Township within Kawartha Lakes

The community of Cambray within the township was named after Cambrai in France, where François Fénelon (1651–1715), younger brother of the missionary, was archbishop.^[6]

Communities

• Cameron
• Cambray
• Fenelon Falls
• Long Beach
• Sturgeon Point

See also

• List of townships in Ontario