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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
A steamship as industrious as its namesake
The Peter Robinson was named for one of the area's wealtiest men
May 4, 2024 9:27 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
'Mudhen's' final trip a sad day for local train aficionados
In 1960, the final steam train left Midland station after 80 years of serving the town
Feb 24, 2024 9:54 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
'Midland's photographer' captured town's enfance
'J.W. Bald’s work is a complete record of the life, work and play of small-town Ontario,' notes Huronia Museum, which has large collection of his photographs, postcards and equipment
Jan 27, 2024 7:29 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
After 120 years, Knox congregration bids church adieu
In the 1920s, the congregation numbered more than 300 people as it was a dominant group for Christianity in the region. The current congregration is moving to a smaller location
Jan 20, 2024 7:29 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
Look up, way up! Midland once a ski jumping hotbed
'At one time, Midlanders boasted that the town was the centre of ski-jumping activities in Eastern Canada,' museum points out
Jan 13, 2024 9:27 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
When the roaring game came to town
Initially the club used natural ice, but in 1933 made the switch to artificial ice by having it piped in underground from the adjacent Arena Gardens
Jan 6, 2024 9:54 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
Icebreaker Alexander Henry once a Midland harbour regular
Canadian Coast Guard ship built by Port Arthur Ship Building Company in 1959. It's now the centrepiece of the Transportation Museum of Thunder Bay
Dec 30, 2023 9:54 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
Christmas a special time, no matter the year
Huronia Museum and Huron Ouendat Village photo collection shows some of the preparations involved prior to Christmas in 1960
Dec 23, 2023 9:54 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
Soap-box derbies a longtime rite of spring
Children and their parents often worked together to get the car just right for races in Penetanguishene and Midland.
May 13, 2023 9:54 AM
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Easter weekend marks homage to local churches
In Midland, the churches have been at the centre of the community since its inception
Apr 7, 2023 7:29 AM
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