Bay Living … With Collingwood used as a shipping port for access to the upper great lakes, it was a fit for Shipbuilding and repair to become the economic backbone for Collingwood, ON., in 1883.  Though the Shipyards have closed since then, the town has grown and thrived with independent industry, specialty manufacturing and tourism.  This Bay Living page is an ode to South Georgian Bay living, Real-estate, housing, tourism and local lifestyle.