Postcard Memories

With the Coldwater Fall Fair occuring this weekend, author recalls the awe-inspiring appeal of fairs from days gone by

'We can only say, “Thank Your Majesty for your glorious reign,” author says of Queen Elizabeth II

From the days of the former Sixth St. School in Midland to the Old Fort School, students have often found summer fleeting as they return to 'reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic'

'The sounds of loon and goose, the splash of fish or paddle silent now as the Bay rests until another summer comes,' author reminisces

Penetang, Port McNicoll, Victoria Harbour and even Wyebridge had railway stations linking all the villages and larger centres with everything and everybody

At the turn of the last century, the whole town was devoted to lumber and shipping wood to southern markets

'What 10 year old at heart, fuelled by candy, doesn’t imagine himself saving the world with special powers?' author asks

All important events, whether Decoration Day or piping in the haggis on Robbie Burns night, are accompanied with the sounds of the pipes and drums

Little Lake 'contains us in its embrace and asks no more than to continue in silence,' author notes. 'Walk here early morning or evening as an antidote to that insistent world'

Water, to this day, is the most economical method of transporting heavy loads and Midland was — and is — in a good location