From Queenston to Kingston
From Queenston to Kingston
The Hidden Heritage of Lake Ontario’s Shoreline
RON BROWN
NATURAL HERITAGE BOOKS
A MEMBER OF THE DUNDURN GROUP
TORONTO
Copyright © Ron Brown, 2010
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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Brown, Ron, 1945-
From Queenston to Kingston : the hidden heritage
of Lake Ontario’s shoreline / by Ron Brown.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-55488-716-3
1. Ontario, Lake, Region (N.Y. and
Ont.)--History. I. Title.
FC3061.B756 2010 971.3’5 C2009-907472-9
1 2 3 4 5 14 13 12 11 10
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Front cover photos: (top) Fishing colony at the tip of Point Traverse; (bottom left) Former blacksmith shop in the village of Stella; (bottom right) Lighthouse in Presqu’ile Point Provincial Park. Photos by Ron Brown.
Back cover photos: (top) The Guild Inn’s “garden of ruins”; (bottom) One of Kingston’s Martello towers at Fort Henry. Unless otherwise indicated, all images are credited to the author.
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Contents
Introduction: The Shaping of a Lake
Chapter 1: The Niagara Frontier
Twelve Mile Creek: Port Dalhousie
Twenty Mile Creek: Jordan Harbour
Forty Mile Creek: Grimsby Beach
Chapter 2: The Head of the Lake
Chapter 3: Lake Ontario’s “West Coast”
Oakville
The West Coast Mansions
Port Credit
Chapter 4: Toronto by the Lake
Lorne Park
The Long Branch Cottages
The Mimico Asylum
Humber Bay
The Mansions of Mimico
The Western Beaches