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    This piece is typical of Zavi's work. The accompanying horse is more unusual.

    Jarko Zavi lived in the Cobourg area from 1946-1959. He was particularly noted for his use of local Ontario materials in creating new glazes. His contribution to the arts was recognized at the Sifton

    Listen as artist, Navjot Altaf, speaks about the sculpture "Kunti" (blue lady) from the series "In Response to," one of the ROM's iconic treasures. A modern twist on conventional South Asian art, the

    This white rhino is a rare specimen and the centerpiece of the Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity. Born in South Africa, "Bull" was a mighty 4,500 pounds and is one of the Iconic 15: The M

    The ROM is please to bring The Warrior Emperor and China's Terracotta Army to Toronto. Opens June 2010.

    See a short letter written by Joseph's grandson Michael Joseph Briere, in fond remembrance of his grandfather. My grandfather was a very determined man. If he said he would do something, he always di

    This hand made recreation of a horse drawn wagon and driver was created by Joseph Briere and shows great details such as the whiffletree, the collars, harnessing, the brake on the wagon.

    A black and white photo of wood sculptor Joseph Briere in his kitchen. With a replica of a stage coach, a log cabin and another wagon complete with double horse hitch.

    A black and white photo of wood sculptor Joseph Briere in his kitchen. With a replica of a "brag load".

    Water Tanks: During logging days, roads were iced to enable the horses to pull loads of logs with greater efficiency. Icing of roads usually occured at night when it was the coldest so freezing would

    This is a hand made wooden recreation of an early horse stable that would have been typical of the livestock barns in the logging camps.

    This is a hand crafted reproduction of what was a horse drawn V Plough that was used to clear the roads.

    Skidding is described as the act of pulling felled logs out of the bush either with oxen or later horses which proved to be a better choice for handling abilities. Some horses proved very adept at th

    "Camboose: from Canadian French, from French cambuse hut, store, from Dutch kambuis. The early days of logging saw a camboose which was used for both heating and cooking inside the log cabins or ""sh

    Saunas were popular in Finland long before Finland had a name. A sauna is a small room or hut heated to around 80 degrees Celsius. It is used for bathing as well as for mental and physical relaxation

    A jammer was a primitive horse powered crane used for lifting logs up onto a pile or onto a sleigh. Two tall poles were stood on end, with a pulley at the top, which hoisted logs up onto the pile. Tw

    Called alligator because they had the ability to crawl or winch themselves across land from one body of water to another. The boat was a flat-bottomed scow (warping tug) made of three-inch by six inc

    This article features a picture of Mrs. William Burbadge's prize winning snow sculpture house with the three little pigs and the big bad wolf. The article also tells the reader about Mrs. Burbadges m

    A terra cotta bust of Sir Isaac Brock in a uniform with lettering at the base.

    Churches - St. Antony's, exterior, side view, St. Anthony Street, Chatham