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Cork Bay
From the local collection
“The fresh air felt good after a long, hot summer and she was enjoying a whimsical moment on Cork Bay’s first crisp fall day.”
Population: neighbourly. Memory: selective.
A fictional town with an excellent memory for the wrong things
CorkBay
Greetings from the edge of Lake Ontario, where the coffee is hot, the civic architecture is concrete and everyone knows a version of what happened.
Tour the evidence ↓
Cork Bay and DistrictLocal atlas
The local collection
Postcards from
the local archives
Drawn by celebrated Cork Bay local artist Aubrey Lemire. The postcards are preserved in the museum archives. Reports circulate that the collection of Lemire's work used to be far greater than what remains at the museum today.
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City Hall
Civic collection
“Cork Bay City Hall was a wonder of 1970s brutalist architecture.”
All made from cement. Even, somehow, the welcome.
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Stony’s
Near the courthouse
“A small café near the courthouse called Rockin’ Coffee. However, everyone in Cork Bay called it Stony’s.”
Ask for Stony’s. Maps are for out-of-towners.
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Maria Sartori Memorial
Overlooking the harbour
“Alex stared into her eyes. But Maria just stared back at her silently.”
The view is lovely. The local history is complicated.
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Smurf Village
Five or six blocks
“It was a townhouse in a subdivision of about five or six blocks, but all the houses were the same light blue colour.”
If you miss the house, simply try the identical house next door.
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The New Mall
Gala site
“The previously empty area was now buzzing with workers and gleaming piles of steel.”
Formal attire. Practical shoes. A recently cleared alibi.
End of the tour
Come for the view.
Stay for the alibi.
Cork Bay appears in For Maria, Lenore MacAdam’s debut mystery.
Meet Maria