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      Five women pose at the base of a tree.

      Eleven young men and women pose in front of a tree.

      A man wearing a hat, is sitting in a boat (canoe) and holding a paddle.

      This is how MODJESKA looked at the time of her 1924 collision with TORONTO. She is seen at the wharf at Grimsby Beach, Ontario, in a postcard view.

      This is a street view showing the placement of the Temple, Park House Hotel, and the Check Room in the centre of activity at Grimsby Park.

      According to the promotional period of Grimsby Park, the Temple could hold up to 7,000 people. Notice also, the wiring and lighting system visible in the top of the Temple.

      This image, probably from a book, shows a crowd of people standing on the steps of the post office (Montreal Telegraph Co.) at Grimsby Beach. The post office was located on Fair Ave and the Park House hotel is in the background.

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

      This massive temple was the built in 1888. It was modeled after the Mormon Tabernacle. According to the programs of the Chautauqua, it was able to seat seven thousand people. It was thirty-seven metres in diameter and thirty metres high. While a majestic building in stature, it was less so …

      The sign beside the ticket window reads, the Canadian Express Co. This company was part of the Canadian Pacific Railway and came into existence in 1926. While this photograph was taken circa 1930, the railway station came into existence with the help of the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada. …

      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.

      This is an illustration from Harriet Phelps Youmans's book Grimsby Park, Historical and Descriptive; with Biographical Sketches of the Late President Noah Phelps and Others which was published in 1900. The photograph shows a crowd of people relaxing on the porch and lawn of the Lake View House Hotel. The …

      This black and white photograph shows a young girl, Marjorie Mitchell Metcalfe, standing in front of the Park House Hotel which was located at Grimsby Park.

      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 …

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

      Note the middle cottage has a name placed on the second story porch railing. This was a common means of identifying cottages without addresses.

      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 …

      There is a sign in the window of the post office which is advertising Burdock Blood Bitters. The photograph captured the horse while it was moving its head, or at least its ears.