May 2022 An interesting roadside attraction can be found in the Borscht Belt town of Swan Lake, New York. The Stone Castle is a miniature version of a medieval castle, complete with a stone wall and a moat. The castle is hand-crafted and sitting atop a pedestal. Built by Italian stonemason Joe “Jojo” Moshini circa …
Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/unique-roadside-attractions-the-stone-castle-of-swan-lake/
April 2022 Old Don Mills Road Bridge Built over the Don River, in the Don Mills area of Toronto, in 1921, replacing a previous wooden bridge, this concrete bowstring arch bridge is unique amongst the bowstring bridges remaining in Ontario for its two unusual details at the ends of the arches. The last two panels …
Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/preservation-of-don-mills-and-brampton-bowstring-arch-bridges-see-then-enter-their-second-century-of-use/
April 2022 The twin border towns of Niagara Falls, Ontario and Niagara Falls, New York are a popular tourist destination for the iconic trio of waterfalls that straddle the border between the two countries. Another lesser-known tourist attraction is known locally as the Niagara Scow. Also called the Old Scow or Iron Scow, is the unofficial name of a …
Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/the-accidental-tourist-attraction-the-niagara-scow/
April 2022 For many early communities, a church is a very important community centre. The Holloway Memorial Chapel is one such church. The Point Abino Peninsula in southern Ontario, along the north shore of Lake Erie, is a small residential community originally founded as an enclave of summer homes for the wealthy elite. At the …
Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/restored-historic-holloway-memorial-chapel-evokes-an-early-new-england-colonial-revival-church/
March 2022 When walking through Waverly Beach Park in Fort Erie, Ontario, you will past by numerous concrete formations, some looking like breakwalls along the water’s edge, along with other seemingly random posts and slabs scattered along the water’s edge and throughout the woodlot just off the waterfront boardwalk. These are the crumbling remains of …
Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/the-crumbling-remains-of-erie-beach-amusement-park/
March 2022 On the edge of the forested Limehouse Conservation Area, hidden by young and old forest growth, lies the remains of a long-abandoned and forgotten go-kart racing track. This race track in the former village of Limehouse, not part of the Town of Halton Hills, Ontario, was once the home of the North Halton …
Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/ghost-racetracks-the-roar-of-engines-long-silenced-at-the-north-halton-kart-klub-track/
March 2022 While streetcars are still a very popular form of public transportation in major urban centres like Toronto, which is in the process of adding new lines, they have fallen in popularity in most municipalities, replaced by buses. The southern Ontario city of Hamilton, who’s municipal transit system is named the Hamilton Street Railway …
Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/the-powerhouse-remnant-of-a-long-vanished-electric-railway/
March 2022 Driving along Plains Road in the south-west corner of Burlington, Ontario, today, it’s hard to imagine that this area was once known as the fruit basket of Ontario. Known as Aldershot, this former unincorporated village, a part of East Flamborough Township until it was annexed by Burlington in 1958, was once a major …
Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/monument-honours-indigenous-farm-workers-in-aldershot/
March 2022 More than 100 people attended a rally at Barrie’s Meridian Square on a very cold Thursday night, 3 March, to show support for Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s invasion of their country. Organized by former Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte MP Alex Nuttall, speakers at the rally included Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman, Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte MPP Doug Downey, Simcoe County …
Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/barrie-stands-with-ukraine/
February 2022 The centrepiece of the Utopia Conservation Area, west of Barrie, Ontario, is the historic Bell Grist Mill, also known as the Utopia Grist Mill, is a 118-year-old restored grist mill, and one of the few original remnants of the Village of Utopia. It’s survived not only a devastating hurricane, but also deterioration from …
Permanent link to this article: https://militarybruce.com/the-historic-utopia-grist-mill-is-a-true-survivor-of-nature-and-time/
