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PID: ourstories:2649292
Title: Woman is Rescued from Lake Simcoe
Date: n.d.
Subjects: Police Force--Police--Uniform--Volunteer--Service--Rescue
Description: Newspaper article about Mrs. Earl Sheppard rescued from her trapped car after 15 minutes by two police officers and two

PID: ourstories:5720
Title: Alex Black, Ice Harvesting Lake Simcoe
Date: 1949
Subjects: industry--machinery--labour--winter--snow--ice
Description: Black and white image taken in 1949 during an ice harvest. Alex Black can be seen unloading blocks of ice, from Lake, IHS4201(e)

PID: ourstories:3239
Title: Lefroy 4
Date: 1930
Subjects: buildings--Lake Simcoe--beach
Description: "Holiday House, Lefroy " located -south of Killarney Beach the Holiday House for Toronto Girls, south of Stoney Point on, IHS2145

PID: ourstories:31236
Title: Donna Wice Speaks of the Emily May
Date: 2015-01-06
Subjects: public--presentation--Lake Simcoe
Description: Photo of Donna Wice, president of the Innisfil Historical Society, giving a presentation during the unveiling of a model, IHS 4504

PID: ourstories:31297
Title: Windsurfing Lessons at Innisfil Beach Park
Date: 1983
Subjects: sports--recreation--Lake Simcoe
Description: From 1983 to 1986 at Innisfil Beach Park there was a wind sailing school. Visitors to the park could rent equipment and

PID: ourstories:31176
Title: Alfred Kwinter in Row Boat
Date: 1955
Subjects: boating--Recreation--Lake Simcoe
Description: Photo of boy dressed in white shirt and slacks in white rowboat. Alfred Kwinter is in the rowboat of the Tom Murray

PID: ourstories:5221
Title: Bathing Beach Innisfil Park
Date: 1935
Subjects: swimming--sand--Lake Simcoe
Description: Black and white photo of bathing beach at Innisfil Park (now known as Innisfil Beach Park), Cedar Harbour, Ontario, IHS3790

PID: islandora:3938
Title: Alan Ely - Fishing and Boating on Lake Simcoe
Date: 2013-02-06
Subjects: oral history--fish--boat--weather--recreation--water--season--interview, oral history--fish--boat--weather--recreation--water--season--interview
Description: Alan Ely begins by describing a photo of his father and mother fishing on Lake Simcoe. His mother smiles at his father

PID: islandora:3548
Title: Herb Dietrich - Fishing on Lake Simcoe with Bill Lamb
Date: 2013-02-11
Subjects: oral history--fish--winter--hut--tools--recreation--sport--interview, oral history--fish--winter--hut--tools--recreation--sport--interview
Description: Herb Dietrich recalls the time he spent fishing and ice fishing on Lake Simcoe, often with the local 'ice man', Bill

PID: ourstories:2648796
Title: Barb and Ron Groshaw - Lake Simcoe and the Local Economy
Date: 2016-09-12
Subjects: oral history--interview--swim--boat--dive, oral history--interview--swim--boat--dive
Description: Innisfil summer residents Barbara and Ron Groshaw describe some of their memories of Lake Simcoe as well as some of the

PID: ourstories:2648667
Title: Keith Kell on Horses and Sleigh Bells
Date: 2015-11-24
Subjects: Lake Simcoe--church--horses--transportation
Description: Keith Kell recalls traveling to the Gilford Church by horse on a cutter and sleighs. He shares stories about the horses

PID: ourstories:31298
Title: Windsurfing at Innisfil Beach Park
Date: 1983
Subjects: boating--recreation--Lake Simcoe--sports
Description: From 1983 to 1986 at Innisfil Beach Park there was a wind sailing school. Visitors to the park could rent equipment and

PID: ourstories:31295
Title: Family Beach Day
Date: 1980
Subjects: Lake Simcoe--beach--park--recreation
Description: Photograph of the beach at Innisfil Beach Park in the 1980s just inside the entrance gates. Today (2015) this area is

PID: ourstories:2649066
Title: Westman's Marina
Date: 1960
Subjects: business--water--Lake Simcoe--boating
Description: Photo of the Westman Marina, which Jack Westman created in 1960 after selling his mink farm in 1959. As a response to

PID: ourstories:5489
Title: Hunters' Store and Beach area
Date: 1965
Subjects: water--Lake Simcoe--pier--sand
Description: Aerial view of Hunters' store and beach area. Hunters Store, located at the bottom of the 10th line, Leonard's Beach , IHS4089

PID: islandora:470
Title: Ross Wallace and Jean Warrington - Bon Secours Beach and the Water of Lake Simcoe
Date: 2015-04-20
Subjects: family--location--oral history--interview--summer, family--location--oral history--interview--summer
Description: Longtime residents of Innisfil Jean Warrington and Ross Wallace discuss the background behind the name "Bon Secours

PID: ourstories:2648798
Title: Barb and Ron Groshaw - The Future of Innisfil and Lake Simcoe
Date: 2016-09-12
Subjects: oral history--interview--town--growth, oral history--interview--town--growth
Description: Innisfil summer residents Barbara and Ron Groshaw predict what the future of both Innisfil and Lake Simcoe might look

PID: ourstories:2650865
Title: Programme from the Grand Opening Ceremony of Lake Simcoe Public School

PID: ourstories:31175
Title: Wayne Haven Cottage
Date: 1955
Subjects: Recreation--cottage--Lake Simcoe--building--architecture
Description: This cottage, known as "Wayne Haven" belonged to the Murray Family. Tom, his wife Dorothy, and son Wayne bought the

PID: ourstories:5480
Title: Gordon R. Sheldon off Stoney Point
Date: 1932
Subjects: sport--Recreation--Boating--Lake Simcoe--water craft
Description: Gordon R. Sheldon steering a motorboat with two bench seats near Stoney Point, Lake Simcoe, in 1932., IHS3588, IHS3832

PID: ourstories:3151
Title: Government Pier - Lake Boat Otonabee
Date: 1905
Subjects: dock--transportation--Lake Simcoe--navigation--ship--water
Description: Photo of the "Otonabee", a large lake boat part of the Lake Simcoe Navigation Company, docked at the Government pier in, IHS424

PID: ourstories:2648583
Title: Friends and Family
Date: 2013
Subjects: public submission--friends--girls--Lake Simcoe
Description: Brittany Harbottle, Hannah Marchon, and Paige Stephen by Lake Simcoe in summer 2013.,

PID: ourstories:5174
Title: Cottage at Cedar Harbour
Date: 1950
Subjects: Cottage--Lake Simcoe--Innisfil Beach Park--Postage
Description: Post Card showing a picture of Savannah Lodge, a cottage a Cedar Harbour. The view is from the Lake, the cottage is, IHS3928

PID: ourstories:1455
Title: Sunset Villa, House View
Date: 1923
Subjects: nature--Lake Simcoe--cottage--trees--sunshine--house
Description: View of the Sunset Villa House, a small one storey house with an overhanging roof located on the shores of Kempenfelt,

PID: ourstories:5765
Title: Jack Fraser - Ice Industry
Date: 1949
Subjects: Lake Simcoe--labour--industry--winter--snow--machinery
Description: 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)

PID: ourstories:31183
Title: Tom and Dorothy Murray on the Lawn
Date: 1956
Subjects: sun--cottage--people--Lake Simcoe--summer
Description: Black and white photo of three people seated out doors on a lawn. All are seated in Muskoka style chairs. In the

PID: ourstories:2389
Title: Robinson House at Big Bay Point
Date: 1875
Subjects: tourism--field--stone--building--trees--Lake Simcoe
Description: Photo of Robinson House, the hotel on Big Bay Point. It is a long two storey building painted white with a picket fence, IHS104

PID: ourstories:31174
Title: Wayne Haven Cottage on Cook's Bay
Date: 1955
Subjects: building--cottage--recreation--Lake Simcoe--architecture
Description: This cottage, known as "Wayne Haven" belonged to the Murray Family. Tom, his wife Dorothy, and son Wayne bought the

PID: ourstories:4361
Title: Canoeing
Date: 1918
Subjects: activity--recreation--boat--summer--water--Lake Simcoe
Description: Candid photo of a canoe with three passengers off of Killarney Beach, near Concession 4 of Innisfil. There are two, IHS1590

PID: ourstories:2648073
Title: Summer at the 9th Line Cottage
Date: 1944
Subjects: Lake Simcoe--Swimming--recreation--swimsuit--child
Description: 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

PID: ourstories:5077
Title: Seventh Line Creek
Date: 1930
Subjects: trees--Creeks--Lake Simcoe--nature--river--water
Description: 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

PID: ourstories:31178
Title: Storm Damage July 1957
Date: 1957-07-03
Subjects: destruction--cottage--Lake Simcoe--storm--weather--disaster
Description: On July 3, 1957 a storm that could have been a mini tornado struck the area of Belle Ewart. It was mentioned on the

PID: ourstories:2648698
Title: Steamer "Emily May"
Date: 2016-09-24
Subjects: commemorative--navigation--Lake Simcoe--ship--recreation--landmark
Description: Bronze plaque located in Belle Ewart Park in the community of Bell(e) Ewart in Innisfil on a large stone. The plaque

PID: ourstories:2649216
Title: Government Dock - Innisfil Beach Park
Date: 1950s
Subjects: Winter--Dock--Snow--Dog--Lake Simcoe
Description: A winter scene of the Government Dock covered in snow and Lake Simcoe frozen, there is a dog at the bottom of the, 4524

PID: ourstories:2649137
Title: Big Bay Point Pier
Date: c. 1950
Subjects: swimming--outdoor--summer--recreation--water--Lake Simcoe
Description: Photo taken circa 1950 of the pier in Big Bay Point located at the north end of the 30th Sideroad in Innisfil. The photo

PID: ourstories:2649159
Title: Gilford Ice Fishing Industry
Subjects: outdoor--winter--snow--industry--mechanism--Lake Simcoe
Description: Photo of six men working on Lake Simcoe in the ice fishing industry in Gilford. Since carp are a type of fish that can

PID: ourstories:5133
Title: Alcona Beach Post Card
Date: 1950
Subjects: Environment--Lake--Simcoe--Beach--Cottage--Outdoors
Description: A post card of Alcona Beach from 1950. The image has been taken on Lake Simcoe, facing towards the shoreline. In the, IHS3926

PID: ourstories:2648039
Title: Bathing Beach Innisfil Park
Subjects: Parks - Innisfil Beach--Lake Simcoe--Sand--Swimwear
Description: Black and White Photo of Bathing Beach at Innisfil Park (Now known as Innisfil Beach Park). The photo shows several, IHS 4366

PID: islandora:2586
Title: Herb Dietrich - Bill Lamb "the Ice Man"
Date: 2013-02-11
Subjects: ice--Lake Simcoe--interview--oral history--hut
Description: Herb Dietrich reminisces about the "ice man" Bill Lamb, who lived in a pointed stone house and kept an ice house by the

PID: ourstories:31165
Title: Jim Roberts - House Construction on De Grassi Point
Date: 2014-09-04
Subjects: water--Lake Simcoe--home--building--cottage--summer--winterize
Description: 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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