Cobourg Museum Foundation: Cobourg Harbour - A Story of Small Town Ontario Cobourg Harbour Is Our Town
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
1985: Continued interest and increasing membership, together with the long awaited improvements to the harbour and marina, allowed for the building of a new clubhouse. The centre of […]
“The schooner Jessie Drummond was totally wrecked by the storm on Lake Ontario. Her crew of 7 persons were rescued without loss of life by the life saving […]
In 1876 the Countess of Dufferin, a 92’ yacht, was built in Cobourg for a member of Toronto’s Royal Canadian Yacht Club to challenge for the “Queen’s Cup” […]
In place of the industrial landscape with oil tanks, coal piles and dirty industries, modern condo developments transformed the area. With its new parkland the harbour area took […]
Opposition to the marina expansion utilized several graphic displays to further the cause. The simplicity of this logo, suggesting danger to both our heritage and the wildlife, made […]
The Langevin Pier was built by the Federal Government to protect the Harbour. It was completed in 1876, but an extension undertaken in 1882-83 brought it to its […]
While the history of camping on Cobourg beach goes back to at least 1825, the origins of the current trailer park seem somewhat more vague, people reportedly having camped there […]