Hidden Ontario (32 page)

Warren, J.B.

Washburn's Island

Webbs Bay

Webster, Edward

Weller Stage Line

Weller, Will

Wellington Square

Wexford

Whetung

Clifford

Daniel

Eleanor

Whitby

Whiting, A.S.

Wiggins, John

Williams, Elias

Williams, John Tucker

Wilson, Benjamin

Wilson, Joseph

Wilson, Nancy

Wilson, Robert

Winters, Brian

Woburn

Wright, Phileman

Wrightville

York (
see
Toronto)

York County

York Mills

York River

Yukon

 

From Queenston to Kingston
by Ron Brown
9781554887163
$26.99 £15.99

Whether you hike, bike, ride the rails, or drive, the shore of Lake Ontario can yield a treasure trove of heritage sites and natural beauty — if you know where to look.

Travel with Ron Brown as he probes the shoreline of the Canadian side of Lake Ontario to discover its hidden heritage. Explore “ghost ports,” forgotten coves, historical lighthouses, rum-running lore, and even the location of a top-secret spy camp. The area also contains some unusual natural features, including a mysterious mountain-top lake, sand dunes, and the rare albars of Prince Edward County.

From small communities to the megacity of Toronto, history lives on in the buildings, bridges, canals, rail lines, and homes that have survived, and in the stories, both well-known and long-forgotten, of the people and places no longer here. In
From Queenston to Kingston
, Ron Brown provides today's explorer's with a window into Ontario's not so distant past and shares a hope that, in future, progress and historical preservation go hand in hand.

Ghost Towns of Muskoka
by Andrew Hind and Maria Da Silva
9781550027969
$24.99 £12.99

Ghost Towns of Muskoka
explores the tragic history of a collection of communities from across Muskoka whose stars have long since faded. Today, these ghost towns are merely a shadow — or spectre — of what they once were. Some have disappeared entirely, having been swallowed by regenerating forests, while others have been reduced to foundations, forlorn buildings, and silent ruins. A few support a handful of inhabitants, but even these towns are wrapped in a ghostly shroud.

But this book isn't only about communities that have died. Rather it is about communities that lived, vibrantly at that, if only for a brief time. It's about the people whose dreams for a better life these villages represented; the people who lived, loved, laboured, and ultimately died in these small wilderness settlements. And it's about an era in history, those early heady days of Muskoka settlement when the forests were flooded with loggers and land-hungry settlers.

Unsolved
True Canadian Cold Cases
by Robert J. Hoshowsky
9781554887392
$24.99 £14.99

Despite advances in DNA testing, forensics, and the investigative skills used by police, hundreds of crimes remain unsolved across Canada. With every passing day trails grow colder and decades can pass before a new lead or witness comes forward ... if one comes forward.

In
Unsolved
, Robert J. Hoshowsky examines twelve crimes that continue to haunt us. Some cases are well-known, while others have virtually disappeared from the public eye. All of the cases remain open, and many are being re-examined by police using the latest tools and technology. Hoshowsky takes the reader through all aspects of the crimes and how police are trying to solve them using three-dimensional facial reconstructions, DNA testing, age-enhanced drawings, original crime scene photos, and more.

None of the individuals profiled in
Unsolved
deserved their fate, but their stories deserve to be told and their killers need to be brought to justice.

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