May 23 2023
May 2023 Castle Village and Enchanted Kingdom Park was once a very popular children’s amusement park, a little to the west of Midland, Ontario, based on several famous fairy tales, including Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, Merlin’s tower, Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs, with a large medieval castle welcoming guests at …
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May 17 2023
May 2023 The small Hamlet of Parksville was once a vibrant community, as was much of the Catskills region of New York State. Colloquially known as the “Borscht Belt,” Parksville was part of the summer vacation haven for New York City Jews prior to integration and prior to cheap airfare, that allowed families to travel …
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May 15 2023
May 2023 Like all big cities, Toronto, Ontario, has long had an extensive public transportation system. Starting in 1849, the City of Toronto gave Williams Omnibus Bus Lines, owned by local cabinetmaker Burt Williams, a licence to operate the first mass transportation system in the city. Starting with an initial complement of four six-passenger horse-drawn stagecoaches, …
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May 13 2023
May 2023 The southern Ontario city of Burlington has many historic homes within its boundaries. One of the more stunning is Paletta Mansion, an 11,000-square-foot stone mansion on the Lake Ontario shoreline in the east end of Burlington. Complete with a gatehouse, a full-size children’s dollhouse, one of the few stables remaining in urban Burlington, …
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May 10 2023
May 2023 The Kincardine lighthouse is one of the many former lighthouses that used to guide ships as they traversed in and out of harbours on the Great Lakes. Built in 1881 near the mouth of the Penetangore River at Kincardine Harbour, it’s an eight sided, red and white clapboard tower that stands 74-feet in …
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May 09 2023
May 2023 The Niagara Region was on the front line of the defence of Upper Canada, with many historic forts along the Niagara River, from Fort Erie in the south, to Newark (present-day Niagara-on-the-Lake) in the north. Fort Mississauga was one of the forts at Point Mississauga in Newark, named in reference to the Mississauga …
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May 08 2023
May 2023 A small, non-descript, wood-frame house in the historic, picturesque southern Ontario town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, may look a little out of place amongst the surrounding homes. Known as the William and Susannah Steward House, this 1.5-storey home is one of few remnants of what became known as Niagara’s “coloured village,” a community made up …
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Apr 29 2023
April 2023 The first major battle of the War of 1812 was the Battle of Queenston Heights. Fought along the Nagara frontier on 13 October 1812, it was a battle between British Regulars, Upper Canadian militia and the Mohawk warriors allied with them, and American Regulars and militia from New York State. Initiated by the …
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Apr 25 2023
April 2023 Like many rivers in Ontario, Sixteen Mile Creek, in Oakville, Ontario, had its fair share of mills in the days before electrically-powered modern machinery. Flowing from the Niagara Escarpment, south through the towns of Milton and Oakville and emptying into Lake Ontario, Sixteen Mile Creek was used to power the mill wheels, thus …
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Apr 20 2023
April 2023 Hanlon’s Point, on the western end of Toronto Island, has been a popular spot for outdoor summer fun for over a century. While it’s now a small part of the over-all recreational, entertainment and leisure opportunities available on Toronto Island, Hanlon’s Point was once the site of a popular amusement park from the …
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