Peterborough Canoes, Sure – But Peterborough Toboggans?
The Peterborough Canoe Company (PCC) was formed in 1892 and operated until 1961. It produced thousands of wide-board, cedar strip,
Read MoreThe Peterborough Canoe Company (PCC) was formed in 1892 and operated until 1961. It produced thousands of wide-board, cedar strip,
Read MoreIn the years following World War One, communities across Canada looked for ways to memorialize their war dead and to
Read MoreAgricultural fairs, many of which occur in September and October, are an important part of rural Ontario life. While big exhibitions
Read MoreIn recent years May has been designated annually as “Museum Month” in Ontario. In 1902, however, it was June because
Read MoreMarch and April are months when Canadians prepare their federal income tax returns. While “death and taxes” may be inevitable,
Read MoreWhen I was growing up in rural Hamilton Township on the south shore of Rice Lake, winter was a season
Read MoreSaturday, 8 September 1860 was a very memorable date in Peterborough’s young existence: it was the day royalty came to
Read MoreThe year 2020 marks one hundred years since the Trent-Severn Waterway was completed. On the morning of 23 June 1920,
Read MoreTourism has been a part of life in the Kawarthas since the 1800s. Perhaps the area’s first tourists were Royal
Read MoreLumbering was one of the earliest commercial activities in the Peterborough region. The area had a plentiful supply of first-growth
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