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- A Schooner Scow and A ThoroughBred: Schooner Days XCVII (97)Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 22 Jul 1933 A SCHOONER SCOW AND A THOROUGHBRED Schooner Days XCVII (97) The Doctor's trick at the wheel is not yet out. The Old Man is still below and pounding his ear. Here is a yarn about a hooker that was ...Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 22 Jul 1933 A SCHOONER SCOW AND A THOROUGHBRED Schooner Days XCVII (97) The Doctor's trick at the wheel is not yet out. The Old Man is still below and pounding his ear. …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Blind Date With the Eastern Gap: Schooner Days DCCI (701)Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 21 Jul 1945 Blind Date With the Eastern Gap Schooner Days DCCI (701) by C. H. J. Snider _______ NO Schooner Days last Saturday, and the customers--all both of them--are kicking. What they want is not ...Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 21 Jul 1945 Blind Date With the Eastern Gap Schooner Days DCCI (701) by C. H. J. Snider _______ NO Schooner Days last Saturday, and the customers--all both of them--are kicking. What they …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- "Rattlesnake Pete" disguise of Poet With Camera: Schooner Days DCCXCII (792)Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 19 Apr 1947 "Rattlesnake Pete" disguise of Poet With Camera Schooner Days DCCXCII (792) by C. H. J. Snider REMEMBER Rattlesnake Pete? Frankly, no, not by the name, though the straight ...Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 19 Apr 1947 "Rattlesnake Pete" disguise of Poet With Camera Schooner Days DCCXCII (792) by C. H. J. Snider REMEMBER Rattlesnake Pete? Frankly, no, not by the name, though the straight ...Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Saturday Afternoon at Old Eastern Gap: Schooner Days DCCXCIII (793)Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 26 Apr 1947 Saturday Afternoon at Old Eastern Gap Schooner Days DCCXCIII (793) by C. H. J. Snider "LEAVING the old 'Grip Ltd.' bang on the stroke of noon was necessary to get to the ferry dock ...Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 26 Apr 1947 Saturday Afternoon at Old Eastern Gap Schooner Days DCCXCIII (793) by C. H. J. Snider "LEAVING the old 'Grip Ltd.' bang on the stroke of noon was necessary to get …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Filling in the Cribs of the Eastern Gap: Schooner Days DCCXCIV (794)Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 3 May 1947 Filling in the Cribs of the Eastern Gap Schooner Days DCCXCIV (794) by C. H. J. Snider IT cost fifteen cents for three little boys to go to the Island in 1892. Fifteen cents was ...Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 3 May 1947 Filling in the Cribs of the Eastern Gap Schooner Days DCCXCIV (794) by C. H. J. Snider IT cost fifteen cents for three little boys to go to the Island …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Wreck of the RESOLUTE, with ST. LOUIS and P. B. LOCKEChalk-plate drawing for the Toronto TelegramChalk-plate drawing for the Toronto TelegramMaritime History of the Great Lakes
- Port Credit Light's Last Spark Out The Harbor It Once Marked: Schooner Days CCXLVII (247)Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 4 Jul 1936 Port Credit Light's Last Spark Out The Harbor It Once Marked Schooner Days CCXLVII (247) AND so the last traces of Port Credit light have disappeared, like the vanishing of a high cloud which carries the ...Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 4 Jul 1936 Port Credit Light's Last Spark Out The Harbor It Once Marked Schooner Days CCXLVII (247) AND so the last traces of Port Credit light have disappeared, like the vanishing of …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Those Stonehookers: Schooner Days CXV (115)Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 25 Nov 1933 Those Stonehookers Schooner Days CXV (115) The Great Gale of 1913 interrupted our yarn about the stonehookers of Port Credit last week, as it did the career of many a proud steamer twenty years ago; but here we attempt to fulfill the promise ...Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 25 Nov 1933 Those Stonehookers Schooner Days CXV (115) The Great Gale of 1913 interrupted our yarn about the stonehookers of Port Credit last week, as it did the career of many a …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- More Stone Hookers: Schooner Days CXVI (116)Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 3 Dec 1933 More Stone Hookers Schooner Days CXVI (116) Having waded through the alphabet to the end of the I's, let us look over the names of some more of the "mosquito fleet" that used to carry cordwood, sand, gravel and ...Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 3 Dec 1933 More Stone Hookers Schooner Days CXVI (116) Having waded through the alphabet to the end of the I's, let us look over the names of some more of the "mosquito …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Last of the Stonehookers: Schooner Days CXVII (117)Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 3 Dec 1933 Last of the Stonehookers Schooner Days CXVII (117) All things come to an end sometime and somewhere, and the list of the stonehooker fleet which was once the characteristic of Port Credit, here continues from ...Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 3 Dec 1933 Last of the Stonehookers Schooner Days CXVII (117) All things come to an end sometime and somewhere, and the list of the stonehooker fleet which was once the characteristic of …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Ups and Downs of a York-Built Hooker: Schooner Days MXXIV (1024)Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 27 Oct 1951 Ups and Downs of a York-Built Hooker Schooner Days MXXIV (1024) by C. H. J. Snider ABRAM BLOCK, SR., who came to this country in 1834 and founded the Block dynasty of Port Credit, ...Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 27 Oct 1951 Ups and Downs of a York-Built Hooker Schooner Days MXXIV (1024) by C. H. J. Snider ABRAM BLOCK, SR., who came to this country in 1834 and founded the Block …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- The Boy Came Back: Schooner Days MXLV (1045)Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 22 Mar 1952 The Boy Came Back Schooner Days MXLV (1045) by C. H. J. Snider A Port Credit Valentine A PLEASANT HAIL from ...Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 22 Mar 1952 The Boy Came Back Schooner Days MXLV (1045) by C. H. J. Snider A Port Credit Valentine A PLEASANT HAIL from ...Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Young Timers Night on the Stave Bank: Schooner Days MXLVI (1046)Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 29 Mar 1952 Young Timers Night on the Stave Bank Schooner Days MXLVI (1046) by C. H. J. Snider IT was young-timers' night in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church on the Stave Bank rd. in Port ...Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 29 Mar 1952 Young Timers Night on the Stave Bank Schooner Days MXLVI (1046) by C. H. J. Snider IT was young-timers' night in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church on the Stave Bank rd. …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Sunday Scorching: Schooner Days LXXXIII (83)Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 15 Apr 1933 Sunday Scorching Schooner Days LXXXIII (83) Seventy-eight years ago this Easter Sunday Port Credit was swept by its first great fire. Seventy-eight years is a long time, and yet Abram Block, J. P., present day pillar in the Port Credit community, ...Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 15 Apr 1933 Sunday Scorching Schooner Days LXXXIII (83) Seventy-eight years ago this Easter Sunday Port Credit was swept by its first great fire. Seventy-eight years is a long time, and yet Abram …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Penetrating Port Credit at High Water: Schooner Days DXCV (595)Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 19 Jun 1943 Penetrating Port Credit at High Water Schooner Days DXCV (595) by C. H. J. Snider _______ Ancient harbor, once prosperous, once silted up, now practicable for 8 ft. draught - ...Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 19 Jun 1943 Penetrating Port Credit at High Water Schooner Days DXCV (595) by C. H. J. Snider _______ Ancient harbor, once prosperous, once silted up, now practicable for 8 ft. draught - …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Port Credit, near TorontoA coloured version of this postcard has the telephone pole in the left foreground removed. Divided back. Postmarked Toronto, ON, 17 Jul 1908A coloured version of this postcard has the telephone pole in the left foreground removed. Divided back. Postmarked Toronto, ON, 17 Jul 1908Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- RIDGETOWN at Port CreditDigital photograph of the RIDGETOWN, sunk in the summer of 1974 to provide a breakwater for the marina at Port Credit, ON. The stacks of the Lakeview Generating Station are in the right backgroundDigital photograph of the RIDGETOWN, sunk in the summer of 1974 to provide a breakwater for the marina at Port Credit, ON. The stacks of the Lakeview Generating Station are …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- The Blower Boys: Schooner Days XLVI (46)Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 7 May 1932 The Blower Boys Schooner Days XLVI (46) "While the hookers were here, the Blower boys sailed 'em" These words, coming from the lips of an old sailor, are possibly the most concise summing up of the history of the Blower family, of Port Credit, the ...Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 7 May 1932 The Blower Boys Schooner Days XLVI (46) "While the hookers were here, the Blower boys sailed 'em" These words, coming from the lips of an old sailor, are possibly the …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Standing Keels and British Queens: Schooner Days XLIX (49)Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 28 May 1932 Standing Keels and British Queens Schooner Days XLIX (49) Builder's model of Port Credit's largest sailing craft, a square rigger, recalls pre-centreboard days in the lake fleets. STANDING-KEELERS passed out of the lake ...Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 28 May 1932 Standing Keels and British Queens Schooner Days XLIX (49) Builder's model of Port Credit's largest sailing craft, a square rigger, recalls pre-centreboard days in the lake fleets. STANDING-KEELERS passed out …Maritime History of the Great Lakes
- Emma (Schooner), aground, 1 Nov 1861Reason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $2,000 Cargo: $2,000 Freight: general cargo Remarks: Total lossReason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $2,000 Cargo: $2,000 Freight: general cargo Remarks: Total lossMaritime History of the Great Lakes