Udora is a small rural community in Ontario, Canada. It has a population estimated to be around 500 and is situated in the most north-eastern part of Georgina, split between York Region and Durham Region. The town was originally known as Snoddon Corners and was the location of the Snoddon Hotel. Some of the descendents of the Hotel's namesake still live in Udora. The name "Udora" was thought to have come about when a town meeting was taken place to select a name for the post office in 1862. The chairman asked the people attending for options. He looked at Dora Brethour and asked, "What about you Dora?? Whether or not this is actually true is unknown, but it is what is rumored.In the 1950?s the Independent Toronto Estonian Women?s Association purchased land in the north-west side of Udora, divided the land into 150 subdivided lots for summer cottages to Estonians in Toronto and named the grounds Jõekääru, which means River Bend in English, beautifully named due to the fact that Peffe

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