August 2024 An enthusiastic crowd gathered in a parkette in the Hamlet of Woodridge, New York, on 25 August, for the dedication of a historical marker commemorating the Borscht Belt. This was the ninth in a series of historical marker dedications, and the last one for 2024, that have taken place in this historic part …
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August 2024 Like many towns established in the early 1800s, the driving force behind them were frequently the local mills. In 1828, William Purdy re-located his family to Ops Township (present-day Lindsay, Ontario) from Vaughan Township, north of Toronto, Ontario, after the mill he had been operating was destroyed. Purdy was approved for the land …
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August 2024 Like many towns that go back to the days of Upper Canada, Lindsay, Ontario, has a long history with railways that crisscross the country and played a major role in settlement and growth of Canada. The first railway to arrive in Lindsay was the Port Hope, Lindsay & Beaverton Railway (PHL&B), originally chartered …
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August 2024 Regarding the backlash over Doug Ford’s comment that patients can get MRIs at animal hospital, it’s a shame that some people have lost their sense of humour. Of course it was a joke. Get over yourselves, you humourless pratts. However, on a serious note, Ford’s comment does draw attention to the fact that, …
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August 2024 It’s considered a historic landmark, one that provides a great view of the surrounding terrain around Butternut Creek, a little to the west of Peterborough, Ontario. Built for the Midland Railway of Canada, a historic railway that ran from Port Hope, on Lake Ontario, to Midland, on Georgian Bay, as the “missing link” …
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August 2024 Another year has passed. Police officers see all the good and bad that society has to offer, sometimes when people are having what may be the worst day of their life. In the case of Colleen Lantz, it was beyond the worst day of her life. I won’t go into all the detail …
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August 2024 Covered bridges were once quite popular across North America throughout the 19th century. Back when wood was inexpensive and commonly used in bridge construction, there was an obvious benefit to adding walls and roofs to slow deterioration caused by rain, snow and the sun. Covered bridges, a timber-truss structure with a roof, decking …
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August 2024 Along the Niagara River in Niagara Falls, New York, there is an odd looking structure in a riverfront park that looks oddly like a stone chimney that you might find in a log cabin. Well, it actually is an old Stone chimney that was once part of a two-storey barracks on the site …
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August 2024 The newest museum in Ellenville, New York, continues to grow. While it’s not officially expected to open until 2025, a soft opening that started in the summer of 2023 has allowed the museum to display of some of the exhibits already in their possession. This is allowing the museum to continue to raise …
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August 2024 In the immediate years after the First World War, cenotaphs and monuments were built across Canada to honour and memorialize those who died during the war. One of the most prominent memorial towers in Canada is the Peace Tower, built as a part of the Centre Block of Canada’s Parliament building, and completed …
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