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From Queenston to Kingston: The Hidden Heritage of Lake Ontario's Shoreline
Contributor(s): Brown, Ron (Author)
ISBN: 155488716X     ISBN-13: 9781554887163
Publisher: Dundurn Press
OUR PRICE:   $24.29  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-)
Dewey: 971.35
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.35" W x 8.92" (1.01 lbs) 288 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Great Lakes
- Cultural Region - Canadian
- Geographic Orientation - Ontario
 
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Publisher Description:

Whether you hike, bike, ride the rails, or drive, the shore of Lake Ontario can yield a treasure trove of heritage sites and natural beauty - if you know where to look.

Travel with Ron Brown as he probes the shoreline of the Canadian side of Lake Ontario to discover its hidden heritage. Explore ghost ports, forgotten coves, historical lighthouses, rumrunning lore, and even the location of a top-secret spy camp. The area also contains some unusual natural features, including a mysterious mountain-top lake, sand dunes, and the rare albars of Prince Edward County.

From small communities to the megacity of Toronto, history lives on in the buildings, bridges, canals, rail lines, and homes that have survived, and in the stories, both well-known and long-forgotten, of the people and places no longer here. In From Queenston to Kingston, Ron Brown provides today's explorer's with a window into Ontario's not so distant past and shares a hope that, in future, progress and historical preservation go hand in hand.

Contributor Bio(s): Brown, Ron: -

Ron Brown, a geographer and travel writer, has authored more than twenty books, including Canada’s World Wonders and The Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore. A past chair of the Writers' Union of Canada and a current member of the East York Historical Society, he gives lectures and conducts tours along Ontario's back roads. Ron lives in Toronto.

Ron Brown, a geographer and travel writer, has authored more than twenty books, including Canada's World Wonders and The Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore. A past chair of the Writers' Union of Canada and a current member of the East York Historical Society, he gives lectures and conducts tours along Ontario's back roads. Ron lives in Toronto.