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  • Advertising brochure for Fairyport, Fairy Lake, Huntsville, Ontario (front)
    Advertising brochure for Fairyport, Fairy Lake, Huntsville, Ontario (front)
    Text       In 1876 Frederick May and wife Elizabeth Carter, homesteaded with their children on the south shore of Fairy Lake on Lot 20, Concession 13 and 14 and Lot 21, Concession 13 and 14, Brunel Township. In 1890 they sold the property to John L. Baker, a son-in-law of the neighbouring …
    Text     In 1876 Frederick May and wife Elizabeth Carter, homesteaded with their children on the south shore of Fairy Lake on Lot 20, Concession 13 and 14 and Lot 21, Concession …
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  • Advertising brochure for Fairyport, Fairy Lake, Huntsvile, Ontario (back)
    Advertising brochure for Fairyport, Fairy Lake, Huntsvile, Ontario (back)
    Text       In 1876 Frederick May and wife Elizabeth Carter, homesteaded with their children on the south shore of Fairy Lake on Lot 20, Concession 13 and 14 and Lot 21, Concession 13 and 14, Brunel Township. In 1890 they sold the property to John L. Baker, a son-in-law of the neighbouring …
    Text     In 1876 Frederick May and wife Elizabeth Carter, homesteaded with their children on the south shore of Fairy Lake on Lot 20, Concession 13 and 14 and Lot 21, Concession …
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  • The Archway,Highway 11, west entrance to Huntsville, Ontario, 1932-1958
    The Archway,Highway 11, west entrance to Huntsville, Ontario, 1932-1958
    Image       From With Spirit and Resolve, by Susan Pryke, Fox Meadow Creations, 2000 Welcome Arch "While the Department of Highways provided road signs identifying all the towns along on highways in southern Ontario, communities in Muskoka were left to their own devices. The highway north of the Severn River were administered …
    Image     From With Spirit and Resolve, by Susan Pryke, Fox Meadow Creations, 2000 Welcome Arch "While the Department of Highways provided road signs identifying all the towns along on highways in …
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  • Wardell & Co., 86 Main Street East, Huntsville, Ontario, in summer.
    Wardell & Co., 86 Main Street East, Huntsville, Ontario, in summer.
    Image       Prior to the Huntsville fire of April 18, 1894, a mercantile business, owned by George Hutcheson, operated on this site under the name Hutcheson & Son. This mercantile business had been purchased by George Hutcheson from Smith and Culp in 1883. After the fire, George Hutcheson rebuilt the store on …
    Image     Prior to the Huntsville fire of April 18, 1894, a mercantile business, owned by George Hutcheson, operated on this site under the name Hutcheson & Son. This mercantile business had …
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  • Mary Valina "Daisy" Wardell (1873-1972) and Maude Valetta Wardell (1870-1952).
    Mary Valina "Daisy" Wardell (1873-1972) and Maude Valetta Wardell (1870-1952).
    Image       Mary Valina "Daisy" Wardell, left (1873-1972) and Maude Valetta Wardell, right (1870-1952) were the daughters of Matthew Wardell and Mary Grace Smale, who lived in Toronto, Ontario before moving to Huntsville, Ontario about 1895. Mary Valina married William Mawhinney, June 6, 1904 in Huntsville and Maude Valetta married George Donal …
    Image     Mary Valina "Daisy" Wardell, left (1873-1972) and Maude Valetta Wardell, right (1870-1952) were the daughters of Matthew Wardell and Mary Grace Smale, who lived in Toronto, Ontario before moving to …
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  • The Top of the World Ski Hill, Limberlost Lodge, Huntsville, Ontario.
    The Top of the World Ski Hill, Limberlost Lodge, Huntsville, Ontario.
    Imagemysterycomment       From Huntsville With Spirit and Resolve by Susan Pryke In the late 1920s or early 1930s Gordon Hill purchased property at Interlaken where he had several log buildings available for overnight camping trips. To further tempt visitors, Hill carved 150 miles of ski trails through his 3,000 acre estate and …
    Imagemysterycomment     From Huntsville With Spirit and Resolve by Susan Pryke In the late 1920s or early 1930s Gordon Hill purchased property at Interlaken where he had several log buildings available for …
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  • Flaxman Block, Main Street, Huntsville, Ontario.
    Flaxman Block, Main Street, Huntsville, Ontario.
    Imagecomment       The Flaxman Block was built in 1901,by a tailor, E. Flaxman, east of the Dominion Hotel, which was on the south side of Main Street at the corner of Centre and Main Streets. The Block was later acquired by William Mayhew and suffered a major fire in 1919.
    Imagecomment     The Flaxman Block was built in 1901,by a tailor, E. Flaxman, east of the Dominion Hotel, which was on the south side of Main Street at the corner of Centre …
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  • Airplane on Hunter's Bay in front of the Muskoka Wood Manufacturing Company in the early 1930s.
    Airplane on Hunter's Bay in front of the Muskoka Wood Manufacturing Company in the early 1930s.
    Image       From Huntsville With Spirit and Resolve by Susan Pryke, c 2000. From October 1927to the summer of 1928, Huntsville council launched an aggressive campaign to secure a landing field near Huntsville. Councillors had been discussing the benefits of an airfield with the Jack Elliott Air Sevice. In spite of their …
    Image     From Huntsville With Spirit and Resolve by Susan Pryke, c 2000. From October 1927to the summer of 1928, Huntsville council launched an aggressive campaign to secure a landing field near …
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  • Grandview Inn as seen from the air, Fairy Lake, Huntsville, Ontario.
    Grandview Inn as seen from the air, Fairy Lake, Huntsville, Ontario.
    Image       From Huntsville With Spirit and Resolve, by Susan Pryke, c2000. "In May 1909 the Forester announced that Mrs. John Cookson's new resort, Grandview, was rapidly nearing completion. Minnie Cookson was one of the legion of orphaned children who had been placed with Canadian families in hopes of a better life. …
    Image     From Huntsville With Spirit and Resolve, by Susan Pryke, c2000. "In May 1909 the Forester announced that Mrs. John Cookson's new resort, Grandview, was rapidly nearing completion. Minnie Cookson was …
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  • Huntsville, Ontario, 1886.
    Huntsville, Ontario, 1886.
    Image       This is a view of the village of Huntsville, looking east, in 1886, the year the railway arrived. The white building on the right is Jacob's Hotel, later the Dominion Hotel and then the Empire Hotel,located at the corner of Main and Centre Streets.
    Image     This is a view of the village of Huntsville, looking east, in 1886, the year the railway arrived. The white building on the right is Jacob's Hotel, later the Dominion …
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  • Huntsville Lumber Company, 1892-1929, Huntsville, Ontario.
    Huntsville Lumber Company, 1892-1929, Huntsville, Ontario.
    Image       From Huntsville With Spirit and Resolve, by Susan Pryke, c2000. One of the earliest lumber companies, Heath, Tait and Turnbull, built beside the railway at the foot of Yonge Street in 1886. The company located on land owned by George Elliott. That year (1886) Elliott registered his subdivision and development …
    Image     From Huntsville With Spirit and Resolve, by Susan Pryke, c2000. One of the earliest lumber companies, Heath, Tait and Turnbull, built beside the railway at the foot of Yonge Street …
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  • Election wager between H.E. Rice and J.E Mosley, September 1911, Huntsville, Ontario.
    Election wager between H.E. Rice and J.E Mosley, September 1911, Huntsville, Ontario.
    Image       From Huntsville With Spirit and Resolve, by Susan Pryke, c2000.. The Dominion elections in September 1911 saw Wilfred Laurier's Liberal government defeated over its support of free trade between the United States and Canada. The reciprocity issue consumed the public's attention for most of that year. The Forester ran an …
    Image     From Huntsville With Spirit and Resolve, by Susan Pryke, c2000.. The Dominion elections in September 1911 saw Wilfred Laurier's Liberal government defeated over its support of free trade between the …
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  • Ski train to Huntsville, Ontario, 1930s.
    Ski train to Huntsville, Ontario, 1930s.
    Image       From Huntsville With Spirit and Resolve by Susan Pryke, c2000. "Seeing that people were willing to go to great effort and expense to sample the delights of a winter holiday, Mayor J. Frank Kelly announced in February 1932 that council must "set to work immediately to provide winter recreation facilities …
    Image     From Huntsville With Spirit and Resolve by Susan Pryke, c2000. "Seeing that people were willing to go to great effort and expense to sample the delights of a winter holiday, …
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  • Skijoring behind horses, Huntsville, Ontario, 1930s.
    Skijoring behind horses, Huntsville, Ontario, 1930s.
    Image       Skijoring behind horses, Huntsville, Ontario, 1930s.
    Image     Skijoring behind horses, Huntsville, Ontario, 1930s.
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  • The Archway,Highway 11, west entrance to Huntsville, Ontario, 1932-1958.
    The Archway,Highway 11, west entrance to Huntsville, Ontario, 1932-1958.
    Imagecomment       The Archway,Highway 11, west entrance to Huntsville, Ontario, 1932-1958.
    Imagecomment     The Archway,Highway 11, west entrance to Huntsville, Ontario, 1932-1958.
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  • First confirmed site of the Huntsville Public Library above White's Hardware Store, 38 Main Street East, Huntsville, Ontario.
    First confirmed site of the Huntsville Public Library above White's Hardware Store, 38 Main Street East, Huntsville, Ontario.
    Image       From Huntsville With Spirit and Resolve, by Susan Pryke, c2000. Supporters of the literary arts approached council in May 1891 asking for financial assistance for the Mechanics Institute, a forerunner of the public library. Council agreed to a $25 grant and continued that commitment, increasing the donation to $100 each …
    Image     From Huntsville With Spirit and Resolve, by Susan Pryke, c2000. Supporters of the literary arts approached council in May 1891 asking for financial assistance for the Mechanics Institute, a forerunner …
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  • Winnifred Lowe, Librarian, Huntsville Public Library, 1943-1963.
    Winnifred Lowe, Librarian, Huntsville Public Library, 1943-1963.
    Image       Mrs. Lowe was long associated with the Huntsville Library when it was located over Boyd's store on Main Street East. Durinig her time as Librarian the Library became a Free Public Library (1954) and moved to what had been the Council Chambers in the Municipal building (1959).
    Image     Mrs. Lowe was long associated with the Huntsville Library when it was located over Boyd's store on Main Street East. Durinig her time as Librarian the Library became a Free …
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  • Calderwood Bros. Grocers, Main Street, Huntsville, Ontario.
    Calderwood Bros. Grocers, Main Street, Huntsville, Ontario.
    Imagemysterycomment       Calderwood Bros. Grocers, Main Street, Huntsville, Ontario.
    Imagemysterycomment     Calderwood Bros. Grocers, Main Street, Huntsville, Ontario.
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  • Huntsville Fire Brigade in front of the Huntsville Public School at the corner of Centre and Caroline Streets, Huntsville, Ontario.
    Huntsville Fire Brigade in front of the Huntsville Public School at the corner of Centre and Caroline Streets, Huntsville, Ontario.
    Imagemysterycomment       Huntsville Fire Brigade in front of the Huntsville Public School at the corner of Centre and Caroline Streets, Huntsville, Ontario.
    Imagemysterycomment     Huntsville Fire Brigade in front of the Huntsville Public School at the corner of Centre and Caroline Streets, Huntsville, Ontario.
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  • Anglo Canadian Leather Company Band (1915-1926) Herbert L. Clarke (left) leader and C.O. Shaw (right)owner of the Anglo Canadian Leather Company, Huntsville, Ontario.
    Anglo Canadian Leather Company Band (1915-1926) Herbert L. Clarke (left) leader and C.O. Shaw (right)owner of the Anglo Canadian Leather Company, Huntsville, Ontario.
    Imagecomment       Herbert L. Clarke was considered the greatest cornet soloist in North America. He had been born in Massachusetts, but moved with his family to Toronto in 1880, where he became an accomplished musician. He was assistant director with John Philip Sousa's band when C.O.Shaw invited him to Huntsville to hear …
    Imagecomment     Herbert L. Clarke was considered the greatest cornet soloist in North America. He had been born in Massachusetts, but moved with his family to Toronto in 1880, where he became …
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