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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Published in the Toronto Sun, 7 August 2024 As someone who had gotten my share of parking tickets, along with the occasional speeding ticket too, I can honestly say that I deserved each and every one of them. It wasn’t the “big, bad” cop or parking enforcement officer who was at fault. The best ways …
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August 2024 Note: This article was originally part of my Borscht Belt series profiling multiple former hotels and bungalow colonies. As I have photographed the Nevele Grand more than any other hotel over the past 6 years, I decided to make this entry a stand alone. You can start here for other articles in my …
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July 2024 Amongst military units, it’s been a tradition going back centuries for them to have a mascot. The Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot Angus (CFAD Angus), their mascot was Turtle Ted. CFAD Angus was originally established by Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in 1940 as 13 “X” Depot. It’s function was to supply munitions to …
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July 2024 The Inn On The Niagara Parkway opened as a high-end resort in June 1959 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. This Hitchcock-ian relic was billed at the time as a “modern” resort motel that also boasted both a restaurant and a dairy bar. Amenities included an outdoor swimming pool, mini golf, a games area and a souvenir …
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