The Bay of Quinte () is a long, narrow bay shaped like the letter " Z " on the northern shore of Lake Ontario in the province of Ontario, Canada.

The name " Quinte " is derived from " Kente ", which was the name of an early French Catholic mission located on the south shore of what is now Prince Edward County.

Tourism in the area is significant, especially in the summer months due to the Bay of Quinte and its fishing, local golf courses, provincial parks, and wineries.

The Quinte Region, specifically the City of Belleville, is home to " Loyalist College of Applied Arts and Technology.

The Quinte Region is home to a large number of national and international food processing manufacturers.

One unique feature of the lake is the Z-shaped Bay of Quinte which separates Prince Edward County from the Ontario mainland, save for a isthmus near Trenton ; this feature also supports many wetlands and aquatic plants, as well as associated fisheries.

It is located on the eastern end of the Bay of Quinte.

It is on the west end of the Bay of Quinte on the entrance of the Murray Canal.

Highway 33 is divided into two sections by the Bay of Quinte.

Adolphustown is a geographic area located in Greater Napanee, Ontario, Canada, at on the Adolphus Reach of the Bay of Quinte in Lake Ontario.

This crossing appears in use at least as early as 1802, when an extension of Asa Danforth Jr .' s pioneering road from eastern Toronto through what is now Trenton first reached the Bay of Quinte at Stone Mills ( Glenora ).

* 1784 – About 9, 000 United Empire Loyalists are settled in what is now southern Ontario, chiefly in Niagara, around the Bay of Quinte, and along the St. Lawrence River between Lake Ontario and Montreal.

This headland ( officially named Prince Edward County in 1792 ) is surrounded on the north and east by the Bay of Quinte.

Northumberland — Quinte West is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.

Quinte West is a city, formerly part of Hastings County, but now a Separated municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada,.

It is located on the western end of the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario.

Quinte West is home to 8 Wing Trenton, the Canadian Forces primary air transportation hub.

Quinte West is also home to Nestle Canada Inc., Electro Cables Inc., Globamed Inc., Canadian Blast Freezers, Trenton Cold Storage Group, Deca Cables Inc., Domtech Inc., Drossbach North America, Fracan Ltd., L3 Communications Spar Aerospace Ltd., L3 Communications-CMRO, Norampac Inc., Quality Custom Blending, Research Casting International, Saputo Foods, and Quinn & Quinn Inc., just to name a few.

The bay ends at Trenton ( Quinte West ) and the Trent River, both also on the north side.

Quinte also houses a large number of industries in the plastics & packaging sector, transportation sector, logistics sector and advanced manufacturing sector, including the following ( just a few of over 350 industries located in the Bay of Quinte Region ):

In addition to Trenton and Frankford, the district of Quinte West, also includes the communities of Barcovan Beach, Batawa, Bayside, Chatterton, German Landing, Glen Miller, Glen Ross, Halloway, Johnstown, Lovett, Madoc Junction, Maple View, Mount Zion, Oak Lake, River Valley, Roseland Acres, Spencers Landing, Stockdale, Tuftsville, Twelve O ' Clock, Wallbridge and Wooler.

The Trent-Severn Waterway, constructed over many years in the mid-19th century, spans Central Ontario via a series of boat locks, connecting Georgian Bay with Lake Ontario, entering the bay at Port Severn and Lake Ontario at the Trent River on the Bay of Quinte at Trenton ( access to Lake Ontario also can be had by using the Murray Canal ).

But a wave of Loyalists also settled in the Bay of Quinte area, many of whom were accommodated by the government on the Tyendinaga Tract.

The reserve also has a primary school, Quinte Mohawk School.

He also co-chaired the Quinte Environmental Resources Alliance, and was president of the Big Brothers / Big Sisters of Prince Edward, Ontario.

" Other post-secondary schools in the region include ; " Maxwell College of Advanced Technology ," " CDI College ," " Ontario Business College ," and " Quinte Literacy.

There are several sub-bays off the Bay of Quinte, including Hay Bay, Big Bay, and Muscote Bay.

Picton is located at the south-western end of Picton Bay, a branch of the Bay of Quinte, which is along the northern shoreline of Lake Ontario.

Members of the regiment were granted land along the St. Lawrence River valley and Bay of Quinte in modern Ontario and were among the first settlers of Upper Canada, later the province of Ontario in Canada.

Indian Point, western-most point of Prince Edward County, Ontario | Prince Edward County and entrance to the Bay of Quinte.

The Quinte area played a vital role in bootlegging during Prohibition in the United States, with large volumes of booze being produced in the area, and shipped via boat on the Bay to Lake Ontario finally arriving in New York State where it was distributed.

Map of the Bay of Quinte Area

The Greater Bay of Quinte area includes the municipalities of Brighton, Quinte West, Belleville, Prince Edward County, and Greater Napanee as well as the Native Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory.

File: Bay of Quinte picnic 1909. jpg | Picnic on the Bay in August, 1909.

File: KiteSurfing-RW. jpg | Kitesurfing on the Bay of Quinte

File: Bay of Quinte at Night. JPG | The Bay of Quinte at night, with a view of CFB Trenton.

File: Baybridge4-RW. jpg | Norris Whitney Bridge in the Bay of Quinte.

* Official website for the Region of Bay of Quinte

The school board is the school district administrator for Roman Catholic schools in the western portions of Eastern Ontario, including Napanee, Kingston, Belleville and Quinte West.

The cities of Belleville and Quinte West are separated municipalities, meaning that they are within the boundaries of the county and included in the census division, but not under the administration of the county government.

It takes in the right tributaries Chrysal Creek and Palliser Creek, flows over the Belleville Yardmen Dam and the McLeod Dam and reaches its mouth at the Bay of Quinte, Lake Ontario.

Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory is a 73 km² ( 18000-acre ) Mohawk First Nations reserve on the Bay of Quinte in southeastern Ontario, Canada, east of Belleville and immediately to the west of Deseronto.

The last Sam the Record Man location, located in the Quinte Mall in Belleville, Ontario

Honorary Chair-Festival of Trees Belleville, in support of the Quinte Arts Council and The Lung Association

On the afternoon of June 23, 1907, Stuart went to the Bay of Quinte, near Belleville, to swim with some friends.