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From today's Spec, ouch Beach litter had a dead goose, dead weasel ... By Cris Schryer, Hamilton (Jul 20, 2005) My husband and I recently moved here from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. My daughter and her family are here for a visit and yesterday we all went to Van Wagner's beach for a swim. To say...

I don't walk the whole thing, I ride my bike. :D Lastly on the "vendors", look at the mess they leave behind and I wonder if they give some small donation to one of the great causes that this sale is supposed to be for?

A few more, one from Operation Santa Clause and a couple from Lighthouse Lane. :D

Some Pics from the Garage Sale I took a run up and down the Beach yesterday to have a look at the big sale and take a few pictures. I don't think it was as busy as past years, but it was still pretty crowded. With all the new houses, it look like there is a lot less room for the "vendors".

Cathie Coward, the Hamilton Spectator HEAD FOR DEALS: Fun day at the beach Roxanne Kenner and Allen Green carry their garage sale bargains along Beach Boulevard yesterday.

All the Arcade scores have been reset :devil: Sorry to those who have spent their whole life trying to win all the trophies. :2peace: The grand champion for for the first part of 2005 is......................... 1/ Kaoci 47 trophies 4865 mins 2/ Tuggle 25...

Hello Members and Friends of the Beach canal Lighthouse Group (BCLG), Here's a gentle reminder of our key events this month (July): Sunday, July 10 - All Day "Lighthouse Lane" is BCLG's portion of Hamilton's annual Beach Boulevard Street Sale. We're located at the mid-point of Beach Blvd. (at...

Go-kart track told to go jump Lakeland Go-Karts has been a part of beach-strip family fun for 50 years. But that could end soon. By Peter Van Harten The Hamilton Spectator (Jul 4, 2005) For 50 years, Lakeland Go-Karts has drawn families and their children to the beach strip's Confederation...

I have been out for a couple Wednesday nights, the patio is packed for this event, so you have come early if you want a table. Last week was bikini night and I missed it :rolleyes: I have posted a few pictures in another thread, have a look...

The Rescue Unit was patroling the Canal area yesterday in their main vessel Saviour, so I took a few pictures to share.

I stopped behind the Skyway, near the canal today to have a look at the carp fishing. There was quite a line up on the road and about 15 fishermen trying their best to catch the big one. According to Outdoor magazine, this is one of the best carp fishing spots in Canada and it didn't take long...

Five public beaches close over E. coli Exploding numbers of Canada geese may be contributing to bacteria problem By Paul Morse The Hamilton Spectator (Jun 24, 2005) Health officials have closed five of Hamilton's eight public beaches over fears they might be contaminated with bacteria. The...

Here is one showing the front section, near the bar at the Dynes in around the 70's when a glass of draft was 10 cents. Check out the polyester pants, the sweet tie and the change dispenser. On the right is our friend Blair W. in his younger days. :D Thanks to W. Haley for sending this one in.

Bridge gives harbour a lift By Lori Fazari The Hamilton Spectator (Nov. 23, 2002) -- A voice comes over the marine radio in the control tower. "Burlington Bridge." Bridge operator Robert Homewood grabs the radio and asks the person on the other end to switch to the ship-to-shore channel...

In case you didn't know, there was a damaging fire at 313 Beach Blvd last week and the long time resident lost everything. A donation can has been set-up at the Dynes, if you can help out, please do so. Scotto :(

The Motorcycle Club had their annual bike show yesterday and since everyone was welcome, I stopped by and took a few pics of the competition. I even got a few of the winning bikes this year, proceeds from this event went to CNIB.

A few weeks ago the Dynes started Bike Night (first photo), it started with just over 100 participants in the first week, but last Wednesday there was almost 300 bikes of all makes and models, mostly Harleys though. Dynes added a band this week and it was a great time for all. Drop down on...

A couple of old editorial cartoons of Jimmy from Spectator, the first one, by Blaine is from 1980 when Jimmy was given the Ontario Medal for Outstanding Citizenship. The second is by MacKay and is dated December 6, 1995.

There is much more to add, but here is some history on Jimmy Lomax and Operation Santa Claus. (Established 1958) For those who have not had the opportunity to learn of Operation Santa Claus and the work of Jimmy and Susan Lomax, and their son Ryan the following is some history and a list of...

Old Spec article from 1997 Narrow sandy bar is long on history; [Final Edition] John Mentek. The Spectator. Hamilton, Ont.: May 8, 1997. pg. A.8 1997 The Hamilton Spectator. All rights reserved. Etienne Brule was probably the first French explorer to view the narrow, shining bar of sand...