Feb 24 2023
February 2023 The unincorporated Village of Kilbride, is now a tranquil residential community, found in the rural north end of Burlington, Ontario. Founded in 1854, it was named after a town in County Wicklow Ireland. Like most small towns, where everyone felt safe and knew everyone else, little of any consequence happened in Kilbride. All …
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Jan 27 2023
January 2023 A little-known British Army Fort dating back to the War of 1812 can be found a little west of Barrie, Ontario, in Springwater Township. Situated along a historic trading route, the Nine Mile Portage, which was used for centuries by Indigenous Peoples, fur traders, explorers and missionaries, and located halfway between Kempenfelt Bay …
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Jan 17 2023
January 2023 In the early days of British North America, traveling to distant towns and villages, either on horseback or by stagecoach, could take days or even weeks. Taverns, offering food, drink and a place to sleep for the night, popped-up along the popular stagecoach routes, catering to the weary and hungry travelers. One of …
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Jan 13 2023
January 2023 The Fort York National Historic Site in downtown Toronto, Ontario, was the site of a bloody battle during the War of 1812, one that would have repercussions that extended beyond the actual battle itself. Known as the Battle of York, Fort York is where British regulars, First Nations warriors and Upper Canadian militiamen …
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Dec 29 2022
December 2022 Ontario is littered with thousands of former towns, some of which are completely devoid of people, some that are still occupied, but a shadow of their former selves. Commonly called “ghost towns,” Laskay is one such village in King Township, in southern Ontario, that falls into the latter category. Founded in 1832, along …
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Dec 20 2022
December 2022 The concert business is a fickle business. Despite the best of planning, no one really knows if things will go off as planned, especially with outdoor concert venues, whose success can sometimes hinge on nothing more than favourable weather conditions. Putting on a one-evening-only concert is one thing, but a multi-day, multi-act festival, …
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Dec 15 2022
December 2022 On 14 June 2022, World Pet Memorial Day, the Midland Branch of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Midland, Ontario, officially unveiled a memorial garden at the site of a disused, but still maintained pet cemetery on their property. The revitalization of this pet cemetery includes a variety …
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Dec 07 2022
December 2022 Mention the Catskills to any Jewish person from eastern New York State, 40-years-old or older, you will likely inspire a flood of memories for them; of summers spent in the mountains with family and friends, either at a hotel or a bungalow colony, relaxing by a pool, participating in recreational sports, endless plates …
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Nov 22 2022
November 2022 Gettysburg National Military Park, near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is an open-air museum that preserves and tells the story of the pivotal battle fought during the American Civil War. Located at the actual battle site, the story of the battle, fought from 1 – 3 July 1863, is told using historical plaques, commemorative monuments to …
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Nov 08 2022
November 2022 The Canadian province of Ontario has numerous former British Army forts, preserved as National Historic Sites, that celebrate and depict the early days of British North America. While the Town of Amherstburg, at the south-western tip of Ontario, has one such historic fort, Fort Malden, there is also a small park along the …
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