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Postcard Memories: Stovepipes and Alligators at Jeffery’s Hardware (4 photos)

Postcard Memories: Stovepipes and Alligators at Jeffery’s Hardware (4 photos)

Kibitzing, knowledgeable staff and getting hard-to-find items are all part of a trip to longtime downtown Midland store
Famous Taverns : Hotel Brulé, Penetanguishene 5 photos

Famous Taverns : Hotel Brulé, Penetanguishene 5 photos

The Hotel Brulé served as a popular gathering spot for North Simcoe residents
Taverns of Yesterday: The Northern Hotel.

Taverns of Yesterday: The Northern Hotel.

'Prohibitions never work and the working man always wants to cut loose after a hard day at the Mill'
Wyebridge's Dominion Hotel: 'A fight in the old hotel every night'

Wyebridge's Dominion Hotel: 'A fight in the old hotel every night'

Located on northwest corner of Mill Street and the Old Penetanguishene Road, it went through a series of owners
Three Degrees of Separation: Faye Swales and the S.S. Arlington (7 photos)

Three Degrees of Separation: Faye Swales and the S.S. Arlington (7 photos)

'Faye is a hardy descendant of Captain Hardy of the Battle of Trafalgar, so sailors are in her blood,' notes author
Families, Homes and Nations. Whatever Will I Do? (4 photos)

Families, Homes and Nations. Whatever Will I Do? (4 photos)

'We are all in this together ‘come hell or high water,’ author notes of importance of leaving partisanship on the playing field
Penetang Winterama Carnival : 74 Years of Fun

Penetang Winterama Carnival : 74 Years of Fun

Town's long running winter carnival always provides plenty of joie de vivre
Martyrs, miracles and Midland: A look at the Martyrs' Shrine (5 photos)

Martyrs, miracles and Midland: A look at the Martyrs' Shrine (5 photos)

'Commenced in 1926, the land around what was to become the Shrine was acquired by the Jesuit Fathers,' writer notes 'It had already been deemed sacred since the early 17th century'
Optics on Midland: Municipality's rich history as 'lens town'

Optics on Midland: Municipality's rich history as 'lens town'

Midland once home to pioneering photographers, two optical manufacturers
Rodney O. Stokes, pioneering Midland photographer (5 photos)

Rodney O. Stokes, pioneering Midland photographer (5 photos)

While perhaps better known, J.W. Bald actually took over Stokes' King Street business