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• Franklin Carmichael 1890-1945
  A native of Orillia, Carmichael studied painting and design in Toronto and Europe. He was a founding member of the Group of Seven and participated in all of its exhibitions. His paintings can be seen today in major galleries throughout Canada.

• Huron Fish Weirs, The
  Constructed in the narrows connecting Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching, the weirs consisted of a network of stakes driven into the lake bed, with openings at which nets were placed to trap fish. The weirs were noted by Champlain in 1615 when he led a Huron war party through the area.

• Founding of Orillia, The
  The site of an Ojibwa reserve from 1830 to 1838, Orillia subsequently prospered as an agricultural and lumbering community. Transportation links with Toronto and Georgian Bay stimulated Orillia's development as a commercial centre and summer resort.

• Chief William Yellowhead
  Chief of the Deer tribe of the Ojibwa, Yellowhead (c.1769-1864) established his band at the site of present-day Orillia in 1830 in accordance with the government's plan of settling nomadic peoples on designated reserves. In 1838, the highly respected chief (also known as Musquakie) relocated his people to a reserve in Rama Township.