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Foreward by Jack Canfield, co-author of the Chicken Soup for the
Soul series. This book discusses the topics surrounding the pursuit
of a dream in detail and includes many examples and supporting
stories to teach and encourage readers. It will not only help them
clarify their dream, but also determine what specific steps they
need to take as they journey to their dreams and goals.
Explore the vestiges of the hamlets and villages that have been
swallowed up by Toronto's relentless growth. Over the course of
more than two centuries, Toronto has ballooned from a muddy
collection of huts on a swampy waterfront to Canada's largest and
most diverse city. Amid (and sometimes underneath) this urban
agglomeration are the remains of many small communities that once
dotted the region now known as Toronto and the GTA. Before European
settlers arrived, Indigenous Peoples established villages on the
shore of Lake Ontario. With the arrival of the English, a host of
farm hamlets, tollgate stopovers, mill towns, and, later, railway
and cottage communities sprang up. Vestiges of some are still
preserved, while others have disappeared forever. Some are
remembered, though many have been forgotten. In Toronto's Lost
Villages, all of their stories are brought back to life.
Explore Ontario’s rich railway heritage — from stations and
hotels to train rides, bridges, water towers, and roundhouses.
Rails Across Ontario will take the reader back to a time when the
railway ruled the economy and the landscape. Read about historic
stations, railway museums, heritage train rides, and historic
bridges. Follow old rail lines along Ontario’s most popular rail
trails. Find out where steam engines still puff across farm fields
and where historic train coaches lead deep into the wilds of
Ontario’s scenic north country. Discover long forgotten but once
vital railway structures, such as roundhouses, coal docks, and
water towers. Learn about regular VIA Rail routes that follow some
of the province’s oldest rail lines and pass some of its most
historic stations, including one that has operated continuously
since 1857.
“The sights stand out for their splendor or quirkiness. Some are
natural wonders, others are man-made. They might be tricky to find
or perched so close that you’ll wonder how you missed them.”
— Toronto Star. This revised and expanded edition of the classic
guide to Ontario’s most fascinating things offers local
travellers and out-of-province visitors alike even more
interesting, quirky and odd places to visit. Here are train rides,
ferry trips, scenic roads and unusual natural and manmade
attractions. The previous editions of this book have sold more than
100,000 copies. Author Ron Brown is an expert on the unusual. In
his relentless quest to discover yet more of Ontario’s rarities,
Brown has travelled nearly everywhere in the province, and since
this book’s previous edition, he has been on the road again
exploring. From the many places he’s visited, he has selected 12
new unusual spots for this edition of Top 170 Unusual Things to See
in Ontario: The Domes of Kingston; Ontario’s Grandest City Hall;
North America’s Dry Stone Wall Capital; The Irish Fences of
Amherst Island; Surprising Sarnia; an environmental success story;
Tribute to a Fallen Chief; The Tecumseh Monument; The Tragedy of
Jumbo; Lighting up the Night; Niagara Falls’ Newest Attraction;
From on High; the Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate, Guelph; From
Bricks to Broccoli; Toronto’s Evergreen Brickworks; Canada’s
Midway; Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls; Ontario’s Tiniest
Schoolhouse; Oshawa’s “Tank Museum”; High Park’s Rare Black
Oak Savannahs. All destinations are updated with detailed maps that
pinpoint every location, and the entries are grouped by general
location. Thoroughly researched and written in an inviting style,
Top 170 Unusual Things to See in Ontario offers fascinating stories
with background, location and accompanying colour photographs. Most
places are easy to reach from Ontario’s major population centers
and border American cities and towns. For those who want to see the
heart and soul of Ontario, it takes a knowledgeable guide with a
passion for the unusual. Ron Brown is that guide.
Follow the evolution of the rail legacy of the Canadian Prairies
from the arrival of the first engine on a barge to today's
realities. Rails Across the Prairies traces the evolution of
Canada's rail network, including the appearance of the first steam
engine on the back of a barge. The book looks at the arrival of
European settlers before the railway and examines how they coped by
using ferry services on the Assiniboine and North Saskatchewan
Rivers. The work then follows the building of the railways, the
rivalries of their owners, and the unusual irrigation works of
Canadian Pacific Railway. The towns were nearly all the creation of
the railways from their layout to their often unusual names.
Eventually, the rail lines declined, though many are experiencing a
limited revival. Learn what the heritage lover can still see of the
Prairies' railway legacy, including existing rail operations and
the stories the railways brought with them. Many landmarks lie
vacant, including ghost towns and elevators, while many others
survive as museums or interpretative sites.
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