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      Gone were the days of the Ontario Methodist Campground; bankruptcy had claimed the Grimsby Park Company. H.H. Wylie, an investor from Cleveland, had purchased the Grimsby Park area in 1910. Wylie turned it into an amusement park with a rollercoaster, balloon ascensions, games, prizes, and sideshows. This leaflet has four …

      Florence Carlyle has an advertisement for her Summer School of Art which was held at Grimsby Park on page 8.

      This is the year the Temple opened. Page 9 (or page 14 in the programme)lists Right Honorable Sir John A. Macdonald, G.B.C. Premier of Canada as giving the opening address. Sir J. A. Macdonald was not able to be there. Grimsby Park received a lot of criticism as a result …

      This is a 24 page programme, advertising the 1889 programme for the Ontario Methodist Camp Ground Company. It has accomodation listings, lecture listings and advertisements for other schools such as Ontario Ladies' College in Whitby, Ontario. It has 20 numbered pages. This year, the opening paragraphs emphasized the educational opportunities …

      This is a twenty page leaflet or pamphlet, advertising the 1890 program for the Ontario Methodist Camp Ground Company. It is accomodation listings, lecture listings and advertisements for other companies such as Bluthner Pianos from Galt, Ontario. It has seventeen numbered pages.

      This is a (PLACE NUMBER OF PAGES HERE) page leaflet or pamphlet, advertising the (PLACE YEAR HERE) programme for the Ontario Methodist Camp Ground Company. It is accomodation listings, lecture listings and advertisements for other companies such as Bell Organ. It has (PLACE NUMBER OF NUMBERED -- NOT TOTAL -- …

      Note the Grimsby Park postmark that is stamped on the front cover.

      This is a 21 page leaflet or pamphlet, advertising the 1895 programme for the Ontario Methodist Camp Ground Company. It is accommodation listings, lecture listings and advertisements for other companies such as Bell Organ. It has 21 pages.

      This is a 31 page leaflet or pamphlet, advertising the 1904 programme for the Ontario Methodist Camp Ground Company. It is accomodation listings, lecture listings and advertisements for other companies such as Bell Organ.

      This is a (PLACE NUMBER OF PAGES HERE) page leaflet or pamphlet, advertising the (PLACE YEAR HERE) programme for the Ontario Methodist Camp Ground Company. It is accomodation listings, lecture listings and advertisements for other companies such as Bell Organ. It has (PLACE NUMBER OF NUMBERED -- NOT TOTAL -- …

      Steamships were a main means of transportation to Grimsby Park starting in 1876. There were several ships that brought visitors from Toronto, St Catharines, Hamilton, and Port Dalhousie. Steamships ran Monday through Saturday. Note the wooden walls built up at the front of the pier. They probably served a dual …

      This black and white oval image shows four women, two men, and one boy standing in front of the entrance gate and ticket booth on the Grimsby Park pier. The sign on the roof of the wooden structure reads "STR. WILL LEAVE PARK DAILY AT 12:30. JORDAN BEACH RETURN FARE …

      Note the two women with canoe paddles in the front row. Canoeing was a common diversion at Grimsby Park.

      This black and white photograph shows a total of approximately two hundred children, women, and men posing for a photograph at Grimsby Park. They are standing in the street, on porches of two or three businesses, and the second and third story wrap-around porches of the Park House Hotel. There …

      The gentleman with white facial hair in the centre of the group of people is probably Noah Phelps.

      Park House Hotel was built in 1875. It had a jail cell in the basement.

      The surrounding area of Grimsby Beach is known as "The Fruit Basket of Ontario".

      This black and white photograph is of Grimsby Beach Railway Station. The camera is facing west and Grimsby Park is behind the station. There are two sets of tracks in front of the station. In the background of the photograph, the loading platform for produce and other goods stretches out …

      The Temple replaced the open-air auditorium in 1888. However, the area where it is located is still known as Auditorium Circle. The cottages surrounding Auditorium Circle were desirable real estate for many of the cottagers.

      Spoony Bridge was also known as Ravine Bridge