Among its many battles and skirmishes, the War of 1812 brought a sharp contest at Wasaga Beach, Ontario, along the sandy shores of Lake Huron’s Georgian Bay. It was here that HMS Nancy , an unlikely warship, wrote herself into the annals of Canadian lore. Her gripping story is the basis of one of Canada’s least-known maritime museums, Nancy Island Historic Site.

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