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This mural decorates the lobby walls of the Rainbow Cinemas in Cobourg’s Northumberland Mall. It was painted by Fred Harrison for the opening of the cinemas in 2014 […]
This photograph conveys many aspects of the lake including its immensity, beauty and sometime threatening nature. The lighthouse reaches out from the land as a beacon of safety […]
Coal from the United States was chiefly used to power the railroads running east and west across Canada. A few older citizens still have memories of coal being […]
Tankers and other freighters carrying oil, coal and supplies for the Military Supply Depot were frequent visitors at Cobourg’s Harbour in the 1950s and 1960s. Older residents still […]
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 […]