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{{short description|Community in Scugog, Ontario, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
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==History==
The area around Port Perry was first surveyed as part of [[Reach, Ontario|Reach Township]] by [[Major (rank)|Major]] [[Samuel Street Wilmot]] in 1809. The first settler in the area was Reuben Crandell, a [[United Empire Loyalist]] who built a homestead with his wife in May 1821. Their original home is still in use and can be seen on King Street between Prince Albert and Manchester. In November 1821, Lucy Ann Crandell became the first child of European descent born in the area. In 1831, Crandell and his family moved to a homestead at what became Crandell's Corners (later called Borelia).<ref>{{cite book |last=Arculus |first=Paul |date=2000 |title=Steamboats on Scugog |location=Port Perry, Ontario |publisher=Observer Publishing |page=13 |isbn=0-9684932-2-X}}</ref> It had its own Post Office, near the present-day junction of Queen Street and [[Ontario Highway 7A|Highway 7A]].
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==Culture and recreation==
[[File:Former Port Perry Town Hall NHS- Port Perry- Scugog- Ontario-4211-20211230.jpg|thumb|The [[Town Hall 1873 Centre for the Performing Arts]]]]
Port Perry's Victorian-era downtown is a tourist destination, with clothing stores, restaurants, cafés, bookstores, galleries and antique shops. In the summer, the town features the festivals [[Mississaugas|Mississauga First Nation]] Pow Wow, the Highland Games, the Dragon Boat Races and StreetFest. Port Perry is also home to the [http://www.theatreontheridge.ca Theatre on The Ridge] summer theatre festival featuring 6 shows performed at Townhall 1873 during July and August. Its annual fair, held every [[Labour Day]] weekend, has been running for over 150 years. There are also golf courses, both public and private. Other attractions in Port Perry and surrounding area include the [[Great Blue Heron Casino|Great Blue Heron Charity Casino]], Scugog Memorial Library (featuring the Kent Farndale Art Gallery), the Scugog Shores Historical Museum and the Town Hall 1873 Centre for the Performing Arts.
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The Lake Scugog shoreline offers two popular lakeside parks, Palmer and Birdseye. There are active fishing seasons, both winter and summer. In the winter months, Lake Scugog is dotted with ice-fishing huts and is a destination for ice fishermen and snowmobilers.
===Scugog Community Recreation Centre===
The township of Scugog built the Scugog Community Recreation Centre in the late 1977 as a replacement for the old downtown arena.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-27 |title=Timeline: 1970-1979 |url=https://www.scugogheritage.com/post/timeline-1970-1979 |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Scugog Heritage Gall |language=en}}</ref> The original facility contained just one pad with 6 dressing rooms. In 1995 a community centre was built and In 2004 there was a second pad attached to the complex.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-25 |title=Timeline: 1990-1999 |url=https://www.scugogheritage.com/post/timeline-1990-1999 |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Scugog Heritage Gall |language=en}}</ref>
The Rec centre contains: 2 Ice Rinks, 2 seasonal floor pads in the summer, 3 meeting rooms, 1 banquet hall, 1 commercial kitchen and 2 multi purpose rec rooms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Book or Rent a Facility |url=https://www.scugog.ca/parks-recreation-culture/facilities/book-or-rent-a-facility/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Township of Scugog |language=en}}</ref> The centre also hosts the Scugog Sports Hall of Fame,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scugog Sports Hall of Fame |url=https://www.scugog.ca/parks-recreation-culture/museums/scugog-sports-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Township of Scugog |language=en}}</ref> and is the main hub for Camp Scugog.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Camps |url=https://www.scugog.ca/parks-recreation-culture/recreation/camps/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Township of Scugog |language=en}}</ref>
The arena is home to North Durham Minor Hockey, the Central Ontario Wolves and the [[Port Perry Lumberjacks]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=North Durham Minor Hockey |url=https://northdurhamhockey.ca/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=northdurhamhockey.ca |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Come To The Game! |url=https://portperrymojacks.pjhlon.hockeytech.com/come-to-the-game |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=portperrymojacks.pjhlon.hockeytech.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Demographics==
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* [[Kate Beirness]], [[The Sports Network|TSN]] sports broadcaster and Port Perry native
* [[George Burnett (ice hockey)|George Burnett]], hockey coach in [[National Hockey League]], [[American Hockey League]], [[Ontario Hockey League]] and [[Hockey Canada]]
* [[George A. Cope]], CEO, Bell Canada Enterprises<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scugogheritage.com/misc/milliondollar.htm |title=Three Port Perry High school graduates among Canada's top 100 highest paid CEOs|last=Arculus|first=Paul|work=scugogheritage.com|access-date=March 17, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Gertrude Spurr Cutts]], English-born painter spent latter part of her life in Port Perry
* [[Ty Dellandrea]], forward for the [[
* [[Brad Goreski]], celebrity fashion stylist and TV personality born in Port Perry
* [[Vladimir Hachinski]], renowned clinical neurologist and researcher in stroke and dementia; born in [[Ukraine]] and raised in Port Perry
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American TV Series "Jack Reacher" (Season 1) was shot around Downtown Port Perry in 2020–2021. The town's "Piano Inn & Cafe" was changed into a "JJ's Ale House" for the shoot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://torontolife.com/city/alan-ritchson-a-k-a-jack-reacher-came-through-my-front-doors-covered-in-fake-blood/|title="Alan Ritchson, a.k.a. Jack Reacher, came through my front doors covered in fake blood" |date=29 April 2022 }}</ref>
Port Perry
Outdoor scenes of the movie [[Thanksgiving (2023 film)|Thanksgiving]] were filmed in downtown Port Perry.
== References ==
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