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Newspaper Articles about Stokes Bay during 1940s and 1950s
A fantastic collection of newspaper articles gathered by Helene Scott about stories and people of Stokes Bay. Thanks to Virginia Elliott for making these treasures…
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Memoir by Margaret Laughlin Given McGee 1862-1955
Christmas, 1947, and I am 85 years old today. I am going to reverse my policy of looking forward at life, and instead I am…
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Mrs Louis Sutter Recalls Many Changes on the Bruce Peninsula since 1871
By Mrs. Louis Sutter, R. R. 1 Mar, born Jane McMaster 1856-1943 First prize winner of Pioneer Story Contest, July 6, 1939, Wiarton Echo Having…
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Stokes Bay 1946-1960s: Some Tiny Tales
Cows with No Borders In the late 40s and early 50s, we would often be awakened in the mornings to the sound of cowbells in…
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Community Softball Games on the Sand
Supplement #2 to initial post – Stokes Bay Photos and Memories from Jack Bertrand Another fun community activity in the late-1940s and early 1950s were…
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Dances at Jeanne & Don’s in the 1950s
One activity I remember fondly were the dances at Jeanne & Don’s in the 1950s, which brought the community together on a regular basis in…
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The Sinking of The Asia and Christie Ann Morrison
Excerpt from The Sun Times, Owen Sound, article #942575, At one o’clock in the morning on Sept. 14, 1882, the wooden steamer Asia left her…
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Stokes Bay Photos and Memories from Jack Bertrand
The following pages are some glimpses of my and my family’s time in Stokes Bay, which began in the mid-1930s and continued to the early…
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The Big Seige 1952 – Stokes Bay, Ontario, Canada
A collection of media and stories related to The Big Seige in Stokes Bay of 1952, including first hand accounts and newspaper articles. Photos courtesy…