"Are We There Yet?" Highway-Based Tourism In Kawartha Lakes "Are We There Yet?" Highway-Based Tourism In Kawartha Lakes Kirkfield & District Historical Society
Early motorists had to contend with dirt roads which could be notoriously challenging to navigate, such as that in Coboconk. Eventually this route would be paved as part […]
This hand-tinted postcard shows the Kirkfield Lift Lock as it appeared during its first decade of operation. Opened in 1907, it remains the second-highest hydraulic lift lock in […]
Steamboat operators placed advertisements in local newspapers to inform prospective passengers of schedules and routes. The steamer Kawartha plied the route between Fenelon Falls and Coboconk over the […]
This Edwardian-era postcard depicts the Stoney Lake being locked through the Kirkfield Lift Lock not long after it opened for traffic in 1907. Launched in 1904, the Stoney […]
The Nipissing Guide & Holiday Companion was published by G.C. Patterson for the Toronto & Nipissing Railway in 1874. It used evocative imagery to entice travellers: “As the […]