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I have a map dated 1877 showing the "Canal Reserve" extending about one quarter mile on each side of the canal. I can only assume that the government of the day thought it to be of military importance in the event of any conflict. I cannot speculate on who would order a clean up without the...

The Angus Inn was located about a quarter mile south of the Lift Bridge near the exit to Eastport Dr., that would be before 1st Avenue (Manor Ave.) It was the largest restaurant near the amusement park, I would assume that it had the same timeline as the amusement park, but without checking the...

The City installed Jimmy's interpretative panel at the park named after him, the park is located at the north end of the Beach near the exit to Eastport Dr.

I don't recall any other houses near the canal being built from brick and of all the grand summer homes that I remember on the beach, none were brick. From the book "The Sand Strip" "On July 18th, 1856, sparks from the steamer Ranger set fire to the pier. Before the day was over, the lighthouse...

Most of our maps are posted here and there are a few hand drawn ones in the Fort thread. http://hamiltonbeachcommunity.com/forum/threads/interesting-link-to-old-map-of-saltfleet-twsp.298/

I would have to go over some old aerials to see, but very well could of been the beginning of land heading to Crooks Island. I do recall seeing it on a map, Fred does explain the property in this thread; http://hamiltonbeachcommunity.com/forum/threads/martins-pleasure-gardens.1324/ Fred's Site...

Going way back to a post from 2005, while checking info with shipping historian Skip Gillham, I asked him about this particular vessel, the Lady Hamilton. It seems that the steamer that Jim had found cannot be the Lady, Skip gave me the whole history of the ship and it was last seen being...

Original exiles from Burlington Beach strip recall their attempts to stay put Posted with permission from the Bay Observer ______________________________________________ Posted by: Bay Observer Staff October 18, 2013 Paul Boleantu estimates he rescued about 20 people from Lake Ontario...

The Dynes was oldest, still running hotel until it was demolished. Peggy posted a map overlay of the area back in the early 1800's, two of the hotels she added were, Tavern Capt. Carr and Nehemiah Corey's Hotel.

From Fred; David: Yes, there was a lot of them at the canal, to get the trade of the boats passing through the canal. Fred

This was sent in by one of our residents ________________________________________ I'm a new resident on the beach strip at Dynes Park. Recently we had a vehicle break in/theft as have a few other residents in the 200-500 Beach Blvd area. This was confirmed on reporting our incident to the...

I do remember all those houses, there is actually still one on the beach side of the Trail that wasn't demolished. I was told by the owner that property lines drawn over the years had his house being the only one that wasn't on leased land from the railway. Other residents have informed me that...

I picked this picture up of an old house on the Beach. There is a message on the back stating that the picture was taken on Hamilton Beach and at Station 6, which would be close to Bell Cairn School. I don't think the house is around anymore, but I took the magnifying glass to a scanned close up...

It has been posted in here a few times on when the first canal was cut through the Beach, the rest would be a lot of research. PWGSC; Public Works & Government Services Canada, the present owners of the lift bridge. Map of the original area, thanks to Ray Mifflin; And another, a post card...

There is one started here, http://hamiltonbeachcommunity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=235

When you believe in something strongly, you have to go out and do something about it From the book, Do Something About It: The Bob Jaggard Story I tried to contact the books author, Rob Kristofferson, but I couldn't locate him, however, the isn't copyright protected...

From the book, The Sand Strip; "When the radial electric railway line was constructed in 1897, a second bridge was needed. This one had wooden sidewalks and a narrow lane for vehicles beside the tracks. The days of the ferry were over-or almost. The old scow was retired from service, and was...

BEACH COMMUNITY EDITION SIERRA LANE IMPROVEMENTS The City of Hamilton and the Province of Ontario, through their Ontario Realty Capital group, has completed a land swap of two small parcels of land on Beach Blvd (at Sierra Lane) adjacent to the Bell Cairn facility. The land transfer will...

Burlington Beach Regional Waterfront Park Master Plan http://cms.burlington.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=28125 From a handout on display on the Burlington Trail; Burlington Beachway-September 25, 2013 Next Steps It is now up to Halton Region to review the plans and the recommendations from...

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator ________________________________________________ Jul 04, 2013 Rental operation takes over old pumphouse By Molly Hayes BURLINGTON A new business venture on Burlington Beach will allow visitors to turn the local shore into their own...