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Powassan, Ontario: The Windsor Hotel 27 Dec 2010 | 12:18 pm
No mention of downtown Powassan would be complete without the inclusion of The Windsor Hotel, which was located at the southwest corner of Main and King Sts. It was demolished in February 2010 for red...
The Canadian Pacific Railway at North Bay, Ontario in 1884 27 Nov 2010 | 04:17 pm
We’re excited to share a recent find with you — an important pioneer photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) railroad workers in North Bay, Ontario. Penciled on the reverse is a note which says: ...
A North Bay, Ontario Furniture Store and Funeral Home 10 Nov 2010 | 07:06 pm
This important early North Bay, Ontario real-photo postcard (RPPC), tells us much about the lifestyle and social mores of North Bayites nearly 100 years ago. The imposing gentleman wearing an overcoat...
Ham Radio Operators and QSL Cards in North Bay, Ontario 7 Nov 2010 | 09:25 am
Ham radio operators have been sending QSL cards for almost a century, and here are two examples from North Bay, Ontario. QSL stands for “I acknowledge receipt.” The traditional use of the postcard-siz...
Sundridge, Ontario: Military History and the 162nd Battalion 2 Nov 2010 | 07:16 am
This historically significant Azo Tri 1 real-photo postcard, dating to World War I and a 1914-1918 time frame, shows troops from the Canadian Expeditionary Force (C.E.F.) posing at the Queen’s Hotel i...
A Glimpse of Commanda, Ontario in Parry Sound 2 Nov 2010 | 07:03 am
Commanda, in the Parry Sound District of Ontario, is located about equidistant between Trout Creek and Golden Valley. It served as a way station on the Old Nipissing Road, also known as the Rousseau-N...
North Bay, Ontario: The New Ontario Brewery 28 Oct 2010 | 10:31 am
The New Ontario Brewery led a short but eventful life in North Bay. Established in 1905 by a group of businessmen headed up by James Palango, it produced a German-style lager beer. The company prosper...
Historic Mattawa, Ontario Video 26 Oct 2010 | 08:25 am
We never did find out who created this video of vintage postcards from our Mattawa collection, but we like the results and the rousing Stompin’ Tom tune. Someone with the handle “lindprod” put it up o...
North Bay, Ontario Mystery Solved: Canada’s Largest Indian Location 24 Oct 2010 | 05:11 pm
A serendipitous purchase has solved a mystery: the former location of Canada’s largest Indian, a roadside attraction which was in North Bay, Ontario. Chief Standing Moose, a spectacular example of roa...
North Bay, Ontario: What Happened to Canada’s Largest Indian? 16 Sep 2010 | 03:18 pm
Since the automobile opened travel opportunities in the 1920s, North Bay’s Lakeshore Drive — hugging the shoreline of Lake Nipissing — has been the home to many of the city’s motels, cottages and cabi...
