Cobourg Museum Foundation: Cobourg Harbour - A Story of Small Town Ontario Cobourg Harbour Is Our Town
This mural is part of a larger one depicting aspects of the Town’s history. It is located in the “Golden Rail Pub” of Legion Village, a large retirement […]
The large sandy beach offers room for organized as well as more casual activities. Beach volleyball has become popular and tournaments often take place there. It is the […]
To the east of the beach are homes fortunate enough to have a waterfront though not a sandy beach. Busy summer weekends sometimes result in complaints about noise […]
This launch belonged to C.H.J. Snider, seated to the viewers left. Snider was the author of a long-running column (1935-1956) which appeared in the Toronto Evening Telegram under […]
In very public opposition to the proposed expansion of the Cobourg Marina, citizens took to the streets. An Advocacy Group’s petition was widely circulated. By the time the petition […]
The whole town turned out, May 25, 1944, to greet the newly built corvette, the HMCS Cobourg, as it visited its hometown en route to active war duty […]
This photograph, taken in 1856, is one of only three known to have been taken of the Rice Lake Bridge while it was still operational. It shows that […]
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (1796 – 1817) was the only child of George, Prince of Wales (later to become King George IV) and Caroline of Brunswick. Had she […]
Search and Rescue vessel Cape Mercy cruising on patrol in choppy waters of Lake Ontario off Cobourg.
Captain Slade, standing on the Cobourg dock in front of HMS Cape Mercy, briefs visitors on the role of the Canadian Coast Guard in search and rescue operations […]
This key was donated to the Cobourg Museum Foundation and was on display as part of the 2013 Transportation exhibit.
The development of this mine by industrialists from Pittsburgh brought renewed life to the railway and, consequently, the harbour. The railway ore cars were commissioned from James Crossen […]