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    Bracebridge Court House on Dominion Street in 1999.

    Built in 1929, this bandstand is still the site of weekly musical concerts in 1999.

    Fresh air and great fishing drew tourists from as far away as Pittsburgh to Beaumaris. By 1887, The Beaumaris Hotel, pictured in this postcard, was described as one of the finest summer resorts accom

    Located east of Bracebridge on Highway 118, Tamwood Lodge was originally named Tamarac Lodge due to the stand of tamarack on the property when it was built. This rustic log lodge offered families a p

    The Dyer Memorial is a stone monument on a property northeast of Huntsville, erected by Clifton Dyer, a successful Detroit lawyer, in memory of his wife who died in 1956. Mr. Dyer died three years la

    Bracebridge Public Library,a Carnegie funded library built in 1908, as it appeared in the 1970's, before accessibility issues required a level entrance. Almost everyone entered via the big front door

    Bracebridge Public Library, a Carnegie-funded library built in 1908, had only the front entrance for many years. This door on the side was added in 1967 when a second exit was required in case of fir

    Bracebridge Public Library's rear view as it appeared in the 1970's. The concrete block addition was built in 1967 to house a stairway and entrance for the new children's library on the lower level o

    Sagamo awaits passage from Lake Rosseau to Lake Muskoka at Port Carling lock in 1958, her final season before retirement. Note the marking on the boat for The 100 Mile Cruise which was a very popular

    Notes on reverse of photo by Redmond Thomas.

    Muskoka Navigation Co. Sagamo navigating through the logs floating in the water at Port Carling.

    Steamers coming and going at Port Carling. Steamboat traffic was busy on the lakes of Muskoka at the height of the season, especially during the early decades of the twentieth century.

    When Finlay Munro announced plans for Rainbow Ridge Ski Resort in 1962 to be located just west of Bracebridge, his plans included a hotel, a chalet with restaurant and dance floor, and 5 hills. Altho

    Although Rainbow Ridge Ski Resort, which opened just west of Bracebridge in 1963, never achieved the kind of success anticipated, it was enjoyed by locals and school children before closing in 1981.

    The ornate iron fountain erected in the early 1900's in Memorial Park, Bracebridge, was made possible by the fundraising efforts of the students of Bracebridge Public School, under the direction of t

    Established in Memorial Park, on Manitoba St. in Bracebridge, in the early 1900's as part of the tribute to the local men who died in the Boer War, this lovely fountain has been moved from its origin

    A photograph of the construction in 1961 of the new bridge over the Muskoka River on Taylor Rd., Bracebridge, looking eastwards up Hunt's Hill.

    A photograph of the 1961 construction of a new bridge over the Muskoka River on Taylor Rd., Bracebridge, looking westward toward downtown.

    A photograph of the new facility for the aged in Bracebridge,"The Pines" located on Pine St. 1961

    "A typical spring flood scene on River St., Bracebridge in the 1920s." handwritten on the back of photo.