A Century of the Trent-Severn Waterway
The year 2020 marks one hundred years since the Trent-Severn Waterway was completed. On the morning of 23 June 1920,
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Don Willcock
Off to the Cottage, in the Past
Tourism has been a part of life in the Kawarthas since the 1800s. Perhaps the area’s first tourists were Royal
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Lumbering in the Kawarthas
Lumbering was one of the earliest commercial activities in the Peterborough region. The area had a plentiful supply of first-growth
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What’s with the February Groundhog?
Every 2nd of February, various North American media outlets cover “Groundhog Day” in their communities. Ceremonies usually consist of costumed
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The Army in Morrow Park
Europe was engulfed in war in the summer of 1940. Canada and other Commonwealth countries were mobilizing to help Britain
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Steamboats Arrive in the Kawarthas
American engineer Robert Fulton (1765-1815) is credited with creating the first commercially-viable steamboat in 1807. Early steamboats, using either side-
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Why “Victoria Day”?
Many Canadians consider 24 May – or “May Two-Four” – the unofficial beginning of summer each year, although the summer
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Constructing the Trent – Severn Waterway
The first idea of a navigable waterway through the lower and upper Great Lakes came about in the 1700s for
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On Ice & Snow, Winter Sports
When Peterborough and winter are mentioned, the first sport that comes to mind is usually hockey. Hockey does have a
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The Railway Comes to Peterborough
The young team of Franziska Hildebrand, Franziska Preuss, Vanessa Hinz and Dahlmeier clocked 1 hour, 11 minutes, 54.6 seconds to beat France
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