THE HERSCHEL TOWER 1967 With notes from John Robinson, Northwood Review, July 1999 The year of 1967 was a special national anniversary which celebrated 100 years of Canadian Confederation. Herschel Township applied for and received a federal government grant in early spring of ’67 for its proposed Centennial Tower project. It was constructed two miles […]
LAKE ST. PETER PROVINCIAL PARK 2024-01-21 During 1973-75 the Cashel Junior Rangers spent time carrying out maintenance programs at Lake St. Peter P.P. – from painting to cleaning up….I recall one day we were so very hot that after we finished painting for the day we just ran into the lake to cool off. We […]
ABOUT CORONATIONS To date – May 8, 2023 – I have seen two Royal Coronations; in 1953 Queen Elizabeth11 and 2023 her son Charles 111. Charles the 1st was a victim of English civil war (not very civil) and he lost his head – literally, he was beheaded for treason by the axeman. Charles 1 […]
The IODE by BARNEY MOORHOUSE For Reproduction Rights call Access 1-800-893-5777 PART 2. 1940-1949 The Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire raised $100,000 in just one month to purchase a Bolingbroke Bomber. In 1990, members agreed to help the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum restore a Bolingbroke Bomber, Number 704 IDA, the very same […]
IODE by BARNEY MOORHOUSE For Reproduction Rights call Access 1-800-893-5777 PART 1 The Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire I first learned of the IODE during Miss Coverdale’s, a.k.a. Miss Covergirl’s, grade 13 history class in 1964. In addition to the regular material we learned about The Depression, which, like the war, was seldom mentioned […]
Evolving Name Changes for the MNR Since the birth of our nation the present Ontario MNRF has undergone some name changes. Following are the timelines as of April 16, 2023. 1867 – 1905 – Commissioner of Crown Lands 1905 -1906 – Ministry of Lands and Mines 1906 – 1919 – Ministry of Lands, Forest and […]
Algonquin Fire Towers At one time there were at least 23 fire towers in Algonquin Provincial Park. One of the first was built on the top of a giant white pine at Smoke Lake which featured a rough observation platform at the top. A ladder at the base helped the climbers. Clearly safety concerns were […]
ONTARIO’S FIRE WATCHTOWERS by BARNEY MOORHOUSE For Reproduction Rights Call Access 1.800.893.5777 During the late 1960s and early ‘70s I did a lot of canoe tripping throughout Ontario. Whenever I saw a fire tower I was obsessed to find and climb it. Somewhere, among boxes of film and slides, are loads of photos and the […]
1004 SPECIAL EDITION THE TIMES TRAVELLER by BARNEY MOORHOUSE For Reproduction Rights call Access 1.800.893.5777 WILLIAM PATTISON 1878-1911 A SPECIAL MEMORIAL The June edition of the North Hastings Advertiser published the following report from St. Ola: The community was greatly shocked at the news of the terrific calamity at The Ridge in which Mr. Patterson […]
THE BACKSTORY – Joni Mitchell’s Coe Hill Connection Much of the following information is courtesy of Ernest (Ernie) Pattison; local historian also the former owner of The Old School Teahouse where many enjoyed a relaxing, refreshing ‘English’ tea and from where numerous book launchings took off. “I think old English or traditional English would describe […]
