June 2020 South-west of the Town of Chesley, on Concession 14 of Brant Township, sits a lonely church bell tower, topped with a cross and framed by two matching windows on either side, with the remains of the foundation walls jutting out the back. These are the remains of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, and one …
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June 2020 In Paisley, Ontario, a small town in Bruce County, has given new life to an abandoned railway trestle that stretches across the Teeswater River. This steel and wood trestle once carried trains belonging to the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway (WG&BR), a historical railway that ran a distance of just over 100 miles …
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June 2020 Directly to the south of Detroit, Michigan, is a small general aviation airport that dates back to the early days of naval aviation in the United States. It was here in 1927 that the U.S. Navy Reserve established a training base for naval aviators. Naval Reserve Air Station Grosse Ile was established at …
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June 2020 Tim Hortons is the iconic coffee shop that is often the first stop in the morning for many Canadians as they head off to work. The chain was founded by National Hockey League legend Tim Horton in 1964, with the first restaurant opening at 85 Ottawa Street North in Hamilton, Ontario. Born in …
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May 2020 While trains still run along the Canadian Pacific Railway lines through the Junction area of west Toronto, there is little left to indicate this area once housed a maintenance depot and marshalling yard for the CRP, complete with industrial shops and a roundhouse. The yard dates back to 1882, when the increasing traffic …
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May 2020 Note: This is just a sample of the former resorts in Ontario’s “cottage country” and is far from being a complete list. Generations of families have always enjoyed getting away from the crowded cities and having a leisurely vacation in a relaxed, peaceful and serene environment, perhaps on a lake, with the sound …
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May 2020 Originally built in 1904 as the flagship station of the Grand Trunk Railroad, the Allandale station was part of the transportation corridor between Toronto and the GTR’s northern Ontario operations. Located in the former Village of Allandale, which had been annexed by the Town of Barrie seven years earlier, it was given the …
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May 2020 The Greater Toronto Area has many interesting buildings and structures, including several concrete arch and reinforced concrete bowstring arch bridges, all designed by Engineer Frank Barber in the early 20th century. Three of the Barber-designed bowstring arch bridges stretch across the Humber River as it runs through the City of Vaughan, then known …
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May 2020 The southern Ontario town of Port Dover has been a popular tourist area since the 1920s. Located on the shore of Lake Erie, summer visitors have flocked to the area for generations to enjoy the Port Dover beach, lined with palm trees by the Beach House Restaurant; listen to live music at the …
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May 2020 Willow Run Bomber Plant The campaign to save a small part of the historic Willow Run Bomber Plant near Detroit, Michigan, has succeeded and now the restoration project is underway. While the majority of the 3.5 million square foot World War II bomber plant has been demolished, the 144, 000 square foot roll-out …
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