▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁taking ▁up ▁free ▁grant ▁land ▁. ▁While ▁the ▁land ▁looked ▁prom ising , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁cleared ▁it ▁became ▁apparent ▁that ▁the ▁st ony ▁Canadian ▁Sh ield ▁did ▁not ▁l end ▁itself ▁well ▁to ▁far ming . ▁The ▁la kes ▁and ▁for ests ▁were ▁much ▁more ▁appe aling ▁to ▁tour ists ▁who ▁soon ▁followed ▁into ▁the ▁region ▁every ▁summer . ▁The ▁families ▁of ▁Chief ▁Y ellow head ▁and ▁Chief ▁Big win ▁continued ▁to ▁summer ▁in ▁this ▁region ▁well ▁into ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 s . ▁The ▁town ▁line ▁div ides ▁the ▁main ▁street ▁between ▁Sher bor ne ▁and ▁R id out ▁town ships . ▁Sher bor ne ▁was ▁survey ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁by ▁Gen . ▁Thomas ▁R id out , ▁who ▁named ▁it ▁for ▁his ▁h omet own ▁in ▁England . ▁R id out ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁survey or ▁himself . ▁The ▁ab ut ting ▁w ard , ▁Franklin ▁took ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁great ▁Ar ctic ▁expl orer ▁who ▁died ▁seeking ▁the ▁f abled ▁North west ▁Pass age . ▁Now ▁Sher bor ne ▁is ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁Alg on quin ▁High lands , ▁while ▁R id out ▁and ▁Franklin ▁were ▁en comp ass ed ▁into ▁the ▁Township ▁of ▁Lake ▁of ▁B ays . ▁The ▁village ▁has ▁a ▁long ▁and ▁colour ful ▁history . ▁Zach aria h ▁Cole , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁survey ors ▁on ▁the ▁Bob c ay geon ▁Road , ▁saw ▁such ▁promise ▁here