Jul 07 2018
July 2018 In Barry’s Bay, there is a small park dedicated to decorated WWII flying hero and post-war test pilot Janusz (Jan) Zurakowski, appropriately called Zurakowski Park. Many will remember Zurakowski as the first pilot to fly Canada’s legendary jet-fighter, the CF-105 Avro Arrow. Zurakowski received many honours in his lifetime, but the dedication of …
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Jul 06 2018
July 2018 In the years surrounding the U.S. Civil War, Simcoe County in southern Ontario was at the end of the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses used by escaped slaves to freedom in in the British Colonies of Upper Canada, Lower Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Some estimates indicate …
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Jun 19 2018
June 2018 The historic Victorian Newsboy Shelter on Detroit’s Belle Isle is in danger of collapse and desperately needs restoration. Built in 1911, the wooden structure is rotting after years of neglect. The historic and architecturally significant shelter for picnickers on Belle Isle has unique conical turrets around the perimeter with archways supported by handcrafted …
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Jun 13 2018
June 2018 Across Canada, there are hundreds of monuments and statues dedicated to the men and women who have served and died in Canada’s Armed Forces in wartime and on peacekeeping missions. Every major city and numerous small towns have a cenotaph dedicated to the memory of our war dead. Even some businesses and institutions …
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May 27 2018
May 2018 Of all the roadside attractions, The Big Apple restaurant and bakery is one of the more unique ones you can find. Found beside Highway 401 in Colborne, Ontario, The Big Apple opened in 1984 and has evolved into a mini amusement park. It’s easily spotted due to the large 35 foot high, 38 …
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May 17 2018
May 2018 The crumbling ruins of Camp Bison stand as the sole reminder of a long-vanished town and jail complex. Ontario has many ghost towns; towns that once bustled with people and activity but now are silent. The former Town of Burwash, south of Sudbury, is a favourite among Urban Explorers. Burwash was originally founded …
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May 13 2018
May 2018 In the Catskill region of New York State lie the crumbling ruins of Grossinger’s Catskill Resort Hotel. Opened in 1919 by Asher Selig Grossinger and his wife Malka, the resort was once the premier and one of the largest of the Borscht Belt kosher resorts for Jewish clients from New York City. In …
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May 13 2018
May 2018 In the Adirondack Mountains north of Albany, New York, families once flocked to Frontier Town, a Western theme park in the Town of North Hudsen, where costumed re-enactors would provide an interactive glimpse of American history. Opened on Independence Day in 1952 by owner Arthur Bensen, visitors to the 267-acre park where could …
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May 11 2018
May 2018 On a recent road-trip, I made my way to the now infamous Roxham Road, the now-officially-designated unofficial and illegal Point-of-Entry straddling the Canada-American border at Quebec and New York State, where economic migrants come to make their refugee claims in contravention of the Safe Third Country Agreement. As I was already in the …
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May 09 2018
May 2018 Every year, memorial services are held across Canada and the United States honouring police and peace officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty over the past year. On 8 May, a crowd assembled at the State of New York Police Memorial in Empire State Plaza in downtown Albany to honour …
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