Roche’s Point is named after James Roche who was granted a patent of land here in 1803. This little community was originally named Keswick and the point of land it was situated upon became known as Roche’s Point. It was originally part of the Township of North Gwillimbury. There were big plans for Roche’s Point which was viewed as a future Town however these plans never came to pass despite the much admired location.

Roche’s Point was overshadowed by Medina Village its neighbour to the south. In fact when the areas first post office was opened in Medina in 1836 it was mistakenly named Keswick and the name was never changed. In a twist of fate the Medina area became known as Keswick while the Roche’s Point moniker went from being used as a description of land to an official place name for the tiny village of Roche’s Point which by this point had its own church and schoolhouse. Christ Church Roches Point built in 1862 is considered one of the finest English style stone churches in Ontario.

Beyond Roche’s Point the opening of the Eastbourne Golf Club in 1914 attracted many more cottagers to the area. Members of the club built most of the first cottages on Lake Drive. Most of these magnificent cottages are still standing proudly overlooking Lake Simcoe. The influx of cottagers was further increased in 1926 with the creation of the Balfour Beach cottage community, founded by the Dunkelman family. This was followed by the opening of Camp Katonim founded in 1932 by Rose and David Dunkelman together with the Balfour Beach Association.

When the Regional Municipality of York was formed in 1971, municipal boundaries were redrawn and Lake Simcoe’s Historic Lakeshore communities became part of the Town of Georgina where they have endured and emerged as a both a cottage and a year round community.