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The Rosedale Motel

The Rosedale Motel was one of several motels which opened for business along Highway 35 North during the 1960s and 1970s. Others included the Mulberry House Motel north […]

Are There Rooms Available? Kirkfield Lodge Hotel Register, Pg. 112

The Kirkfield Lodge was originally built to accommodate guests visiting Sir William and Lady Mackenzie at their palatial estate on the north side of Highway 46 in Kirkfield. […]

The Kirkfield Inn: “One of the Finest Places of its Kind in Canada”

Funded by Margaret Mackenzie and opened in 1913, the Kirkfield Inn was praised as being “one of the finest places of its kind in Canada, and should prove […]

Statement of Account Issued by Brentnell’s Garage, Victoria Road

Durant cars were popular in Victoria Road, with Charles H. Davey (1883-1953) being the local Durant agent prior to H. Brentnell becoming a dealer in “Durant Service and […]

Filling Up at J.B. Oliver’s Service Station, Rosedale

James Bruce Oliver (1896-1970) owned and operated this picturesque stone service station in Rosedale through the 1940s and 1950s. In addition to dealing in Shell gasoline and oil, […]

Finding a Place to Park: Automotive Traffic on Nelson Street in Downtown Kirkfield

Highway 46 was known as Nelson Street within the village limits of Kirkfield. By the early 1930s, it was seeing more automotive traffic as cars grew in popularity […]

Travel by Dirt Road Through Coboconk

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 […]

A Feat of Engineering: A Steamboat Being Locked Through the Kirkfield Lift Locks, Trent Valley Canal

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 […]

Don’t Be Late! Schedule for Steamboat Kawartha

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 […]

“Ahoy, There!” The Stoney Lake Passes Through the Kirkfield Lift Lock

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 […]

Topographical Map of Kirkfield and Northwestern Kawartha lakes

This topographical map shows northwestern Victoria County (later called Kawartha Lakes) as it appeared in 1916. The Portage Road linking the villages of Kirkfield and Coboconk would evolve […]

The Nipissing Guide & Holiday Companion

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 […]