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A new book of original paintings depicting
stories of Georgian Bay
| Alarmed by some
passing Ouendat who were digging his potatoes, Mr. Campbell decided to
scare them off by playing his bagpipes on the roof of his shanty. The
Ouendat weren't scared at all, but rather, loved the music and started
to dance. |
| By-laws; Early in the history of
Collingwood, a by-law to prevent animals from roaming the streets was
hotly debated in the local press. Proponents of the by-law said that
animals on the streets left mountains of manure which smelled terrible
and attracted flies and other vermin. Against the by-law were the animal
owners who were too busy and too poor to erect fences on their property.
One letter, defending the animals said, “Why, In the name of right,
should cows be kept off town streets? Are they not amongst our soberest
citizens? Do they howl profane and vulgar epithets outside the hotels
after dark?” |
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Wye Marsh and Pig Pen
The Wye Marsh near Minden is a 2500
acre bird sanctuary dedicated to saving the trumpeter swan from
extinction. The marsh and wetland also harbours frogs, black terns and
least bitterns.
Pig Pen was a female trumpeter swan
who hatched at The Wye in 1990, the first surviving cygnet from the
original captive pair. She was released into the wild in 1991, and was
the first to nest in two-hundred years, establishing the first natural
migration of these swans in Ontario. Pig Pen produced over seventy
descendants, but died in 2001 after she was hit by a boat. |
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The
Black History Quilt Codes
These bits of sewn cloth showed the
escaping slaves how to get to Canada safely.
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