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Postcard Memories

Hailing a taxi when needed, a look back on Midland's cabbies

Hailing a taxi when needed, a look back on Midland's cabbies

The cab operators were organized and there had always been a brotherhood of cabbies, author recalls
Midland Royal Canadian Legion branch #80: Ready to serve

Midland Royal Canadian Legion branch #80: Ready to serve

Scattered across Canada one finds the old Royal Canadian Legion branch signs everywhere. Midland is no exception and benefits from a passionate membership
Chalk up for visit to Naps poolroom, cigar store on King Street

Chalk up for visit to Naps poolroom, cigar store on King Street

'Behind the curtain, dividing cigars and snooker, was a different world, one from the twenties or thirties of the last century,' author recalls
From stagecoach to bus line: Dubeau’s livery in Penetanguishene

From stagecoach to bus line: Dubeau’s livery in Penetanguishene

Penetang-Midland Coach Lines Limited had its beginnings in the 1870s when Joseph Robert Dubeau began operating a livery stable, author notes
Collecting stamps, other paper bits all part of 10-year-old's life

Collecting stamps, other paper bits all part of 10-year-old's life

'One has to specialize at 10, as the fields and ditches are rich with bounty to the trained eye,' says author, who recalls branching out from stamp collecting to enjoy the profits of collecting bottles
Remembering Larry Fox; a complicated life rich with intrigue (6 photos)

Remembering Larry Fox; a complicated life rich with intrigue (6 photos)

Larry's exploits as an apparent espionage courier were detailed in the book Cold War Warrior
Old Hotels: Gladstane House to Georgian Hotel, Midland (4 photos)

Old Hotels: Gladstane House to Georgian Hotel, Midland (4 photos)

Georgian Hotel featured a dining room, smoking room, shoe-shine parlour and all the sundries of a busy hotel in an equally busy tourist town
Famous Taverns: The Canada House, Penetanguishene (5 photos)

Famous Taverns: The Canada House, Penetanguishene (5 photos)

Originally built as the “Commercial" by Stephen Jeffery, it served the thirsty community fairly and squarely,' author notes
Danzig and escape from the Russians: Adventures of Lydia Ehmcke (5 photos)

Danzig and escape from the Russians: Adventures of Lydia Ehmcke (5 photos)

'Celebrating her 95th birthday, here in Midland, home since 1968, this young-at-heart woman might be called a survivor,' author notes
Cycling in North Simcoe: Longtime rider celebrates a 'tough breed' (5 photos)

Cycling in North Simcoe: Longtime rider celebrates a 'tough breed' (5 photos)

Author fondly recalls the glory days of bicycling and its rebirth with advent of local trail system