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PID
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ourstories:2649292
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Title
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Woman is Rescued from Lake Simcoe
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Date
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n.d.
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Subjects
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Police Force--Police--Uniform--Volunteer--Service--Rescue
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Description
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Newspaper article about Mrs. Earl Sheppard rescued from her trapped car after 15 minutes by two police officers and two
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PID
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ourstories:5720
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Title
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Alex Black, Ice Harvesting Lake Simcoe
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Date
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1949
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Subjects
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industry--machinery--labour--winter--snow--ice
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Description
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Black and white image taken in 1949 during an ice harvest. Alex Black can be seen unloading blocks of ice, from Lake, IHS4201(e)
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PID
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ourstories:3239
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Title
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Lefroy 4
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Date
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1930
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Subjects
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buildings--Lake Simcoe--beach
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Description
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"Holiday House, Lefroy " located -south of Killarney Beach the Holiday House for Toronto Girls, south of Stoney Point on, IHS2145
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PID
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ourstories:31236
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Title
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Donna Wice Speaks of the Emily May
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Date
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2015-01-06
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Subjects
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public--presentation--Lake Simcoe
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Description
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Photo of Donna Wice, president of the Innisfil Historical Society, giving a presentation during the unveiling of a model, IHS 4504
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PID
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ourstories:31297
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Title
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Windsurfing Lessons at Innisfil Beach Park
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Date
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1983
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Subjects
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sports--recreation--Lake Simcoe
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Description
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From 1983 to 1986 at Innisfil Beach Park there was a wind sailing school. Visitors to the park could rent equipment and
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PID
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ourstories:31176
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Title
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Alfred Kwinter in Row Boat
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Date
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1955
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Subjects
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boating--Recreation--Lake Simcoe
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Description
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Photo of boy dressed in white shirt and slacks in white rowboat. Alfred Kwinter is in the rowboat of the Tom Murray
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PID
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ourstories:5221
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Title
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Bathing Beach Innisfil Park
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Date
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1935
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Subjects
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swimming--sand--Lake Simcoe
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Description
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Black and white photo of bathing beach at Innisfil Park (now known as Innisfil Beach Park), Cedar Harbour, Ontario, IHS3790
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PID
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islandora:3938
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Title
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Alan Ely - Fishing and Boating on Lake Simcoe
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Date
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2013-02-06
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Subjects
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oral history--fish--boat--weather--recreation--water--season--interview, oral history--fish--boat--weather--recreation--water--season--interview
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Description
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Alan Ely begins by describing a photo of his father and mother fishing on Lake Simcoe. His mother smiles at his father
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PID
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islandora:3548
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Title
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Herb Dietrich - Fishing on Lake Simcoe with Bill Lamb
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Date
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2013-02-11
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Subjects
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oral history--fish--winter--hut--tools--recreation--sport--interview, oral history--fish--winter--hut--tools--recreation--sport--interview
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Description
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Herb Dietrich recalls the time he spent fishing and ice fishing on Lake Simcoe, often with the local 'ice man', Bill
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PID
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ourstories:2648796
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Title
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Barb and Ron Groshaw - Lake Simcoe and the Local Economy
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Date
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2016-09-12
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Subjects
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oral history--interview--swim--boat--dive, oral history--interview--swim--boat--dive
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Description
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Innisfil summer residents Barbara and Ron Groshaw describe some of their memories of Lake Simcoe as well as some of the
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PID
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ourstories:2648667
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Title
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Keith Kell on Horses and Sleigh Bells
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Date
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2015-11-24
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Subjects
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Lake Simcoe--church--horses--transportation
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Description
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Keith Kell recalls traveling to the Gilford Church by horse on a cutter and sleighs. He shares stories about the horses
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PID
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ourstories:31298
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Title
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Windsurfing at Innisfil Beach Park
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Date
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1983
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Subjects
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boating--recreation--Lake Simcoe--sports
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Description
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From 1983 to 1986 at Innisfil Beach Park there was a wind sailing school. Visitors to the park could rent equipment and
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PID
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ourstories:31295
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Title
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Family Beach Day
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Date
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1980
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Subjects
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Lake Simcoe--beach--park--recreation
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Description
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Photograph of the beach at Innisfil Beach Park in the 1980s just inside the entrance gates. Today (2015) this area is
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PID
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ourstories:2649066
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Title
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Westman's Marina
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Date
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1960
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Subjects
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business--water--Lake Simcoe--boating
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Description
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Photo of the Westman Marina, which Jack Westman created in 1960 after selling his mink farm in 1959. As a response to
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PID
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ourstories:5489
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Title
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Hunters' Store and Beach area
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Date
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1965
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Subjects
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water--Lake Simcoe--pier--sand
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Description
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Aerial view of Hunters' store and beach area. Hunters Store, located at the bottom of the 10th line, Leonard's Beach , IHS4089
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PID
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islandora:470
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Title
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Ross Wallace and Jean Warrington - Bon Secours Beach and the Water of Lake Simcoe
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Date
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2015-04-20
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Subjects
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family--location--oral history--interview--summer, family--location--oral history--interview--summer
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Description
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Longtime residents of Innisfil Jean Warrington and Ross Wallace discuss the background behind the name "Bon Secours
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PID
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ourstories:2648798
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Title
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Barb and Ron Groshaw - The Future of Innisfil and Lake Simcoe
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Date
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2016-09-12
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Subjects
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oral history--interview--town--growth, oral history--interview--town--growth
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Description
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Innisfil summer residents Barbara and Ron Groshaw predict what the future of both Innisfil and Lake Simcoe might look
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PID
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ourstories:2650865
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Title
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Programme from the Grand Opening Ceremony of Lake Simcoe Public School
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PID
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ourstories:31175
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Title
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Wayne Haven Cottage
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Date
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1955
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Subjects
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Recreation--cottage--Lake Simcoe--building--architecture
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Description
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This cottage, known as "Wayne Haven" belonged to the Murray Family. Tom, his wife Dorothy, and son Wayne bought the
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PID
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ourstories:5480
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Title
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Gordon R. Sheldon off Stoney Point
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Date
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1932
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Subjects
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sport--Recreation--Boating--Lake Simcoe--water craft
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Description
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Gordon R. Sheldon steering a motorboat with two bench seats near Stoney Point, Lake Simcoe, in 1932., IHS3588, IHS3832
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PID
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ourstories:3151
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Title
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Government Pier - Lake Boat Otonabee
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Date
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1905
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Subjects
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dock--transportation--Lake Simcoe--navigation--ship--water
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Description
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Photo of the "Otonabee", a large lake boat part of the Lake Simcoe Navigation Company, docked at the Government pier in, IHS424
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PID
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ourstories:2648583
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Title
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Friends and Family
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Date
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2013
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Subjects
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public submission--friends--girls--Lake Simcoe
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Description
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Brittany Harbottle, Hannah Marchon, and Paige Stephen by Lake Simcoe in summer 2013.,
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PID
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ourstories:5174
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Title
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Cottage at Cedar Harbour
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Date
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1950
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Subjects
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Cottage--Lake Simcoe--Innisfil Beach Park--Postage
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Description
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Post Card showing a picture of Savannah Lodge, a cottage a Cedar Harbour. The view is from the Lake, the cottage is, IHS3928
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PID
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ourstories:1455
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Title
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Sunset Villa, House View
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Date
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1923
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Subjects
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nature--Lake Simcoe--cottage--trees--sunshine--house
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Description
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View of the Sunset Villa House, a small one storey house with an overhanging roof located on the shores of Kempenfelt,
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PID
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ourstories:5765
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Title
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Jack Fraser - Ice Industry
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Date
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1949
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Subjects
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Lake Simcoe--labour--industry--winter--snow--machinery
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Description
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Jack Fraser waits for ice blocks to come down the chute as he builds the walls of the ice house owned by Cliff, IHS4202(f)
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PID
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ourstories:31183
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Title
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Tom and Dorothy Murray on the Lawn
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Date
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1956
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Subjects
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sun--cottage--people--Lake Simcoe--summer
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Description
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Black and white photo of three people seated out doors on a lawn. All are seated in Muskoka style chairs. In the
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PID
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ourstories:2389
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Title
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Robinson House at Big Bay Point
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Date
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1875
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Subjects
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tourism--field--stone--building--trees--Lake Simcoe
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Description
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Photo of Robinson House, the hotel on Big Bay Point. It is a long two storey building painted white with a picket fence, IHS104
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PID
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ourstories:31174
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Title
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Wayne Haven Cottage on Cook's Bay
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Date
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1955
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Subjects
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building--cottage--recreation--Lake Simcoe--architecture
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Description
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This cottage, known as "Wayne Haven" belonged to the Murray Family. Tom, his wife Dorothy, and son Wayne bought the
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PID
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ourstories:4361
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Title
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Canoeing
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Date
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1918
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Subjects
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activity--recreation--boat--summer--water--Lake Simcoe
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Description
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Candid photo of a canoe with three passengers off of Killarney Beach, near Concession 4 of Innisfil. There are two, IHS1590
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PID
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ourstories:2648073
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Title
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Summer at the 9th Line Cottage
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Date
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1944
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Subjects
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Lake Simcoe--Swimming--recreation--swimsuit--child
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Description
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Photo of three young girls in bathing suits sitting in the shallow water near the shore of the beach at the foot of the, IHS 4355
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PID
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ourstories:5077
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Title
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Seventh Line Creek
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Date
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1930
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Subjects
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trees--Creeks--Lake Simcoe--nature--river--water
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Description
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Photo of the 7th Line Creek from the bridge on Lakeshore Road looking toward the lake around 1930. In 1990 the creek was, IHS3666, IHS4018
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PID
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ourstories:31178
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Title
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Storm Damage July 1957
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Date
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1957-07-03
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Subjects
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destruction--cottage--Lake Simcoe--storm--weather--disaster
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Description
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On July 3, 1957 a storm that could have been a mini tornado struck the area of Belle Ewart. It was mentioned on the
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PID
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ourstories:2648698
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Title
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Steamer "Emily May"
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Date
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2016-09-24
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Subjects
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commemorative--navigation--Lake Simcoe--ship--recreation--landmark
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Description
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Bronze plaque located in Belle Ewart Park in the community of Bell(e) Ewart in Innisfil on a large stone. The plaque
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PID
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ourstories:2649216
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Title
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Government Dock - Innisfil Beach Park
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Date
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1950s
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Subjects
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Winter--Dock--Snow--Dog--Lake Simcoe
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Description
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A winter scene of the Government Dock covered in snow and Lake Simcoe frozen, there is a dog at the bottom of the, 4524
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PID
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ourstories:2649137
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Title
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Big Bay Point Pier
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Date
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c. 1950
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Subjects
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swimming--outdoor--summer--recreation--water--Lake Simcoe
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Description
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Photo taken circa 1950 of the pier in Big Bay Point located at the north end of the 30th Sideroad in Innisfil. The photo
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PID
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ourstories:2649159
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Title
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Gilford Ice Fishing Industry
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Subjects
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outdoor--winter--snow--industry--mechanism--Lake Simcoe
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Description
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Photo of six men working on Lake Simcoe in the ice fishing industry in Gilford. Since carp are a type of fish that can
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PID
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ourstories:5133
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Title
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Alcona Beach Post Card
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Date
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1950
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Subjects
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Environment--Lake--Simcoe--Beach--Cottage--Outdoors
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Description
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A post card of Alcona Beach from 1950. The image has been taken on Lake Simcoe, facing towards the shoreline. In the, IHS3926
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PID
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ourstories:2648039
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Title
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Bathing Beach Innisfil Park
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Subjects
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Parks - Innisfil Beach--Lake Simcoe--Sand--Swimwear
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Description
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Black and White Photo of Bathing Beach at Innisfil Park (Now known as Innisfil Beach Park). The photo shows several, IHS 4366
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PID
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islandora:2586
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Title
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Herb Dietrich - Bill Lamb "the Ice Man"
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Date
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2013-02-11
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Subjects
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ice--Lake Simcoe--interview--oral history--hut
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Description
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Herb Dietrich reminisces about the "ice man" Bill Lamb, who lived in a pointed stone house and kept an ice house by the
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PID
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ourstories:31165
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Title
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Jim Roberts - House Construction on De Grassi Point
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Date
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2014-09-04
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Subjects
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water--Lake Simcoe--home--building--cottage--summer--winterize
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Description
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Jim Roberts discusses the construction of his own home on De Grassi point as well as some of the neighbouring cottages
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