The Wreck of the C.C. Martin
Pounded by waves and scourged by winds, the C.C. Martin was tossed about like a helpless toy. The men aboard were powerless. They could do nothing... [more]
Cheap cash store
Mar 09, 2010 - In the spring of 1868, James Ashdown joined several settlers at the crossroads where the Nipissing Colonization Road met the Parry Sound Colonization... [more]
Banks of Parry Sound
Mar 09, 2010 - Until the mid-1970s, two classic bank buildings anchored Beatty’s corner. Customers of both Scotiabank and the CIBC recall the polished wood... [more]
Murder on the Nipissing Road
Feb 05, 2010 - One of the strangers was cross-eyed, and, as described in a newspaper report, “a tough-looking character, a foreigner speaking poor English,” while... [more]
Steeple changes
Feb 05, 2010 - April 19, 1966: “The steeple was pulled down from old St. James United Church, which is being demolished to make way for a new structure.“
Woodroffe owned steamboats remain part of Lake Joseph ...
Feb 05, 2010 - Prior to the railway’s arrival, little of the forest along the northern and western shores of Lake Joseph had been harvested. There was simply no... [more]
Lost Treasures of Parry Sound - Watering holes & ...
Ab Gentles knew “when to hold them”. In 1904, in a smoke-filled attic room on James Street, he won the Kipling Hotel in a card game.
Lost Treasures of Parry Sound - The Agricultural Hall ...
The midway was fun, but the building beside it was magical. I kept craning my neck to look at that building as I spun around and around on the...
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THE HURDVILLE MILL
It’s something of a local mystery. What befell the Hurdville Mill? The uncertainty surrounding the ultimate fate of this historic landmark has propelled it into the realm of folklore. ... [more]
Ghost Town Seguin Falls
The moody, melancholic imagery conjured by the words 'ghost town' come to life in Seguin Falls. [more]
Little Yellow Rowboat
This story about a cherished little yellow rowboat often seen in the cottage neighbourhood of Dr. Bill Cruikshank, former owner of Coney Island, Georgian Bay, has been passed down ... [more]
Old School
The final bell rang out years ago for these old houses of learning. What stories do they hold and what has become of them today? [more]
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