Monthly Archives: December 2023

A Tribute to Camborne Historians Part 1

This series of posts will be a tribute to the many historians, and there are many, of the village and surrounding area whom have assembled an amazing wealth of information of history of a small village.  One of the earliest historians was the late Doris Emond of the Camborne General Store.  Mrs. Emond penned several […]

The Otonabee Region Agreement Forest (Burleigh Falls) Trails Review

***Please click on this link Map Locations of ALL Trails on this Site to view a map with the location of every trail “2oldguyswalking” has written a review on.*** The Otonabee Region Agreement Forest (Burleigh Falls) Trails Review Late last Fall, we’d completed a review of the Christie Bentham Wetland Trails and we still had a few hours […]

Local History Gone or About to Be

This very short post is about remembering some local history gone forever, and some which  are protected by a heritage designation.  The majority in this post are still visible today, but many could be gone forever in our life time! In Port Hope alone, the Welcome Motor Inn, with a lot of memories for many […]