Marine Archives | Cobourg Harbour Is Our Town

Piano Harbour

In the summer of 2014, the Town of Cobourg installed several painted pianos in the streets for budding musicians to play. For example, the artist, Katriona Dean, painted […]

Coal Piles at Cobourg Harbour – c. 1955

This is the scene some 120 years after Cobourg’s harbour was first created. Lumber and iron ore had been its first major exports. More recently imports came to […]

Spirit of Canada

Inspired by successfully competing in an “Around Alone” Single-handed Yacht Race in 2002-2003, (one of ten international competitors and the only Canadian to finish the event), Derek Hatfield […]

Steamer William IV

The William IV was built in Gananoque and launched in 1832, just 19 months before the Cobourg. It ran between Prescott and Toronto until 1845. Like the Cobourg […]

Steamer Cobourg

Eric Heyl’s multi-volume “Early American Steamers” includes sketches and “life histories” of a vast number of vessels, including Canadian ones. To make for easy comparisons of size, vessels […]

Steamer Cobourg Enters Toronto Harbour

A watercolour by J.R.C. Smyth of this subject entitled “Entrance to Toronto, showing the steamer Cobourg passing the blockhouse at Gibralter Point” is described in Sotheby & Co. […]

The Gorilla Racing on Lake Ontario

The Gorilla of Cobourg fame was a four time winner of the Prince of Wales’ Cup between 1862 and 1872. R. W. Standley and a Capt. Gifford, both […]

Phil’s Ferry Trip Across The Lake

This story uses archival photos of Bowmanville, Cobourg, Rochester and the ferries to illustrate what is being described. Phil Ayling’s Story Text appears on screen: “Now well into […]

Boats In Cobourg Harbour 2008

The lake is very calm in this photograph and the absence of sails or sailors indicates that it might have been taken early in the day. The condominiums […]

The Coast Guard with Captain Slade

Hi. Welcome to the oldest life saving station in the Great Lakes. This is the site of the oldest station that was started in November, 1872. This was […]

A Plan for Cobourg Harbour 1988

This plan includes: a hotel, a project which was still being discussed 17 years later; the possibility of a major marina expansion into the west basin, a proposal which was […]

First Clubhouse Starts

Mayor Mac Lees, shown here with a shovel at the sod turning for the construction of the new clubhouse, had been active in supporting the activities of the […]