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I don't have a date for this map, I am guessing mid 1950's, Hwy 20 is clearly marked on Van Wagner's and Beach Blvd.

June 27 Fundraiser for The Hamilton Beach Rescue Unit Beef & Reef 316 Beach Blvd. Hamilton Dinner starts at 5 P.M. Music starts @ 8 P.M. Tickets: Beef Dinner 30$, Lobster Dinner 40$ (dinner ticket deadline is June 15) Live music feat. “Prime” (no dinner) 10$, Beer 4$ Tickets available at the bar...

Mark Nash from the falcon site sent us some pictures of the banding last Monday, thanks to Mark! I was told that one of the hatchlings was missing a claw but I don't see that reported anywhere on the falcon site, so we will have to wait and see if that proves correct.

I dug out my compost pile today and this spider was in the soil, I have no idea which one it is.

I came by some of the old tickets that were used at the Amusement Park.

Channel 11 news has been down to the lift bridge area in the last week doing some filming with the Lighthouse Group; http://www.chch.com/abandoned-lighthouses/

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator _________________________________________________ May 21, 2015 Hamilton Spectator By Bob Mitchell A world-class year-round lakeside park will rise along Burlington's waterfront over the next 20 to 25 years, according to a plan presented...

A couple more;

It looks like there are three little ones at the Lift Bridge, from the falcon Site;

There is a boat launch ramp area at Confederation Park that was taken out of service back in the early 1980's, an area group is trying to bring it back, but the City isn't buying the proposal. The rationale for this recommendation is based relevant consultation and the following supporting...

The Bowling Green University site had some stats and a good picture of the Teakbay; http://greatlakes.bgsu.edu/vessel/view/006949 And a couple from here when the Teakbay was still owned by Tree Line Navigation; http://www.photoship.co.uk/Browse%20Ship%20Galleries/

I stopped by the library to see what they on this company, the Special Collections section had a picture of their building located somewhere on the harbour, but where? Jenny from Special Collections looked up the company in the Hamilton Directory for the year 1927 and found that it was located...

More from Skip This for now The JOAN VIRGINIA, later COASTAL CASCADES, was one of three French built sisterships to sail in the Transit Tankers & Terminals fleet. All had been built for the French Government at the end of World War one. Originally known as CHARPENTIER (Carpenter), this steel...

From the Auxiliary Coast Guard Site 25 + Years of Service The following members have retired after 25 years of service to the CCGA Carlo Caligaro As a volunteer, Carlo joined Hamilton Beach Rescue in 1974. HBRU joined the CMRA in 1986. Carlo´s membership # is 1134. By December 1998...

I asked Jim today about Harris Inlet and Secord's Bog, Harris Inlet and the turtles were left alone by the Port, but the Bog has had some commercializing done to it to the point that the Port might as well completely fill it in. Remove the tree line and all the vegetation and it isn't much worth...

New member TracyT has sent in a couple pictures of a sign near the canal where our Beach sign is located. It states that a new sign is coming, I have called the phone number listed on the sign and only get a busy line. I will see what I can find out.

I bought a couple of 1927 "sailing cards" from eBay this week, which were sent to a business in Hamilton informing them of vessels leaving the port. I was a little curious of these cards because of the shipping company that sent them, Tree Line Navigation Company Ltd. A quick check through the...

From the Hamilton Spectator ____________________________ Burlington Post By Tim Whitnell There is a floating laboratory that calls Burlington waters home. The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Limnos is moored at the pier at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters (CCIW), the large federal aquatic...

Sale of lift bridge, piers by Ottawa called ‘puzzling, concerning’ Tuesday April 28th, 2015 Hamilton Spectator By Matthew Van Dongen The federal government wants to sell the piers of the Burlington Canal - along with the lift bridge spanning the waterway - to nearby cities. If no one...

I really didn't think that the Harbour Queen would come back, far too much work and money involved. But great news.