Gores Landing in Northumberland County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Gore’s Landing Dock
& the Hayward Pagoda
Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 7, 2025
1. Gore’s Landing Dock Marker
The wharf you are standing on is more than a landmark; in fact, it is the reason Gore's Landing exists at all, for the village became an important link in the local transportation network. Steamboats began to ply Rice Lake in 1832 and by the 1860s they regularly called at the dock, meeting passengers and freight en route between Cobourg and Peterborough.
You are looking at a replica of the original pagoda to adorn the dock here at Gore's Landing. The original was designed by Gerald Hayward in 1906. With a devout interest in the arts, perhaps he knew what an aesthetic asset it would be. Raised locally, Hayward (1845-1926) was an internationally acclaimed water-colourist, renowned for his locket-sized portraits in miniature. His subjects included the great dignitaries of Europe and America. Despite his fame, he always maintained a fondness for Rice Lake, and built "The Willows" (eventually remodeled as the Victoria Inn) as his summer home in 1902.
The pagoda is a picturesque architectural amenity quite in keeping with the village's scenic beauty and its long-established reputation as an artist's colony and sportsman's
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Boating continues to be a major business on Rice Lake today and the dock at the end of Plank Road with its unique pagoda provides a distinctive landmark at Gore's Landing for travelers on the Trent-Severn Waterway.
Erected by Hamilton Township.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.
Location. 44° 7.329′ N, 78° 14.048′ W. Marker is in Gores Landing, Ontario, in Northumberland County. It is on Plank Road 0.3 kilometers north of Rice Lake Scenic Drive, on the left when traveling north. The marke is at the end of Plank Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5310 Plank Road, Gores Landing ON K0K 2E0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Kawarthas Northumberland Area and in Eastern Ontario. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself
Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 7, 2025
2. Gore’s Landing Dock Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gore’s Landing (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Mount Ararat (approx. 4 kilometers away); Gravesite of German Workers (approx. 4 kilometers away); Harwood (approx. 4.7 kilometers away); Mina Benson (1870-1956) (approx. 6.4 kilometers away); Harris Burial Ground - Susanna Moody Home (approx. 12.7 kilometers away); Alderville First Nation Cenotaph (approx. 14.9 kilometers away); a different marker also named Alderville First Nation Cenotaph (approx. 14.9 kilometers away).
Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 7, 2025
3. Gore’s Landing Dock and Pagoda, 2025
Photographed by Tim Boyd, June 7, 2025
4. Rice Lake from the Gore’s Landing Dock
Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 125 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 11, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
