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An Early Motorist Goes Camping at Coboconk

An Early Motorist Goes Camping at Coboconk

It didn’t take long for outdoor enthusiasts to embrace the automobile! By the 1920s, when this picture was taken in Coboconk, campers were tying canoes to their cars […]
Kim Tuckett Remembers the Trip to Falcon Lodge

Kim Tuckett Remembers the Trip to Falcon Lodge

Recorded at the Kirkfield Museum, February 12, 2022 Interviewer: Ian McKechnie Videography: Ekaterine Alexakis Duration: 1:29 Kim Tuckett sitting in front of white wall. Text on screen reads: […]
An Early Car Passes Under the Kirkfield Lift Lock

An Early Car Passes Under the Kirkfield Lift Lock

A group of men look on admiringly as a car passes beneath the Kirkfield Lift Lock. Initially bought by the very wealthy, the private automobile had by the […]
Topographical Map of Kirkfield and Northwestern Kawartha lakes

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 […]