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Author : Andrew Hind,Maria Da Silva
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781550027969
The authors explore the tragic history of communities whose stars have long since faded, and the people who once lived, loved, and laboured in them.
Author : Andrew Hind,Maria Da Silva
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-28
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781459736313
Three titles in Andrew Hind and Maria Da Silva’s acclaimed series on the local history, maritime colour, and even the shadowy side of Ontario’s most picturesque communities. From ghost towns to actual ghosts, the unexpected abounds in this collection of the most surprising corners of Ontario — a must for cottagers and local-history lovers, brought to you by two of the best! Includes: RMS Segwun Ghost Towns of Muskoka Ghosts of Niagara-on-the-Lake
Author : Andrew Hind
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-02
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781459751156
Explore the remnants of vanished villages across Ontario’s cottage country. Crumbling foundations lost in the forest, weathered buildings leaning wearily with age, cracked tombstones jutting from the ground — all serve as haunting reminders of once thriving villages that have since been abandoned. Each of these locales has a distinct story to tell, stories that until now were confined to fading memories and grainy photographs. From the northern shores of Georgian Bay to the eastern reaches of the Kawarthas, Ontario’s cottage country is littered with vanished villages, including settlement-era farm communities, railway whistle-stops, and logging hamlets. Within these pages, readers will venture into Ontario’s past to learn how these communities lived and died and to meet the people who invested their hopes and dreams in them. Dozens of photographs, many historical and never before published, bring these ghost towns back to life. Join Andrew Hind in exploring over a dozen villages across the districts of Parry Sound and Nipissing, Muskoka, and the Haliburton Highlands.
Author : Maria Da Silva,Andrew Hind
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 192667782X
Muskoka is a beloved region for summertime frivolity--a popular destination for tourists and cottagers. The region is also home to a remarkably varied and interesting history. This book explores stories that most people, residents included, likely know little about. Meet Dangerous Dan, a two-fisted brawler who fought his way into legend though countless lumber camps and booze-soaked taverns. Learn how one man's vision and hard work transformed Bala into the "Cranberry Capital of Ontario." Explore the history of Bigwin Inn, a lavish resort that was once the most luxurious hotel in Canada and that experienced a tragic and sad demise. Venture aboard steamships, into logging camps and elegant resorts, and through dense forests to the remains of ghost towns to unearth tales so much a part of the Muskoka experience...but overshadowed by the beautiful lakes and the endless opportunities for carefree enjoyment.
Author : Ron Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Extinct cities
ISBN : 0969121016
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Author : Ron Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0228103258
Despite the urban sprawl, industrialization and endless highway construction, Ontario possesses many hidden corners and lonely roads where the remains of earlier settlements, often constructed with immense effort against impossible odds, now lie forgotten. Some are no more than a few decaying foundations and collapsing houses, while others are littered with the remains of the industry and manufacturing that once thrived there. There is a renewed interest in exploring our own backyard, and Ontario's Ghost Town Heritage is the perfect guide to these once-booming towns and villages. While some still maintain small resident populations, others exist only as abandoned buildings and ruins. All have in common that they are "ghosts" of their former greatness, and their images evoke the lost legacy of Ontario's past. This fascinating book by Ontario historian Ron Brown explores over 80 accessible ghost towns in all parts of Ontario. Detailed driving directions invite you to experience the province's heritage for yourself. This revised edition contains many new sites to visit and has been carefully updated with the latest information and driving directions.
Author : Ron Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Extinct cities
ISBN : OCLC:1050288866
Author : Ron Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Ghost towns
ISBN : 1896757049
Author : Maria Da Silva,Andrew Hind
Publisher : Amazing Stories
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1552774120
Ontario is rich in ghost towns, communities that were once thriving but which have been reduced to mere shadows of their former selves. Nine villages -- including silver camps, fishing ports, crossroads hamlets, and farming settlements -- come alive on the pages of this book. The term 'ghost town' invariably conjures up images of fog-shrouded cemeteries, buildings with sinister visages, and of course, restless spirits of the dead. While often this is merely our imagination at play, in some cases, these ghost towns are indeed said to be haunted.
Author : Ron Brown
Publisher : Langley, B.C. : Stagecoach Publishing Company
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Extinct cities
ISBN : 0889830207
Volume 1 - Southern Ontario.
Author : Ron Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Social Science
ISBN : HARVARD:HX1BEK
Author : Mark Hebscher
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459743373
Canada's first Olympic gold medallist couldn't walk until he was ten, and became the greatest runner of his generation. Who was the first Canadian to Win an Olympic Gold Medal? When Mark Hebscher was asked this simple trivia question, he had no idea that it would lead him on a two year odyssey, researching a man he had never heard of. Paralyzed as a child and told he would never walk again, George Washington Orton persevered, eventually becoming the greatest distance runner of his generation, a world-class hockey player, and a brilliant scholar. A sports pioneer, Orton came up with the idea of numbered football jerseys and introduced ice hockey to Philadelphia. Orton's 1900 Paris Olympic medals were credited to the United States for seven decades before the mistake was uncovered and rectified. Yet he is virtually unknown in Canada. Finally, his story is being told.
Author : Donna E. Williams
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459708051
A tale of deception and adversity, Hardscrabble tells how unscrupulous politicians, emigration agents, and philanthropists lured impoverished emigrants to farm the Muskoka backwoods in the 1870s. What these new settlers weren't told was that their land was situated on the rocky Canadian Shield.
Author : Ron Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Ghost towns
ISBN : 1550464671
Well-illustrated with photos and maps this book has the best 80 ghost towns in Ontario described in Ron Brown's previous books. Each essay explores a town, some abandoned, some still populated, whose former glory makes it an interesting destination.
Author : Terry Boyle
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-30
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781554889563
Terry Boyle unveils the eccentric and bizarre in these mini-histories of Ontario’s towns and cities: the imposter who ran the Rockwood Asylum in Kingston; Ian Fleming’s inspiration for James Bond; the Prince of Wales’s undignified crossing of Rice Lake; the tragic life of Joseph Brant; the man who advertised his wife’s death before poisoning her; as well as Ontario’s first bullfight and the answer to the question, "Why did so many lumberjacks sport beards?" The colourful characters, Native legends, and incredible tales that make up our province’s fascinating past come alive in Hidden Ontario. From Bancroft, Baldoon, and Brighton to Timmins, Toronto, and Trenton, find out more about the Ontario you thought you knew.
