Category: Landscape

Ocean Wave, Oshawa-on-the-Lake

“It [Ocean Wave] could be dangerous. People would come to dance at the Barney’s Pavilion [Barnhart’s] and would often sit on the Ocean Wave. The girls would sit […]

View Looking West Toward Port Oshawa from Gifford Hill

Gifford Hill was once owned by Lyman Gifford, a former mayor of Oshawa.  This iconic green space is located east of the Oshawa Harbour.  It was the former […]

Looking West From the Second Marsh Towards the Port of Oshawa

View looking west from the Second Marsh towards the harbour. In the mid 1960s, the Oshawa Harbour Commission (OHC) identified the Marsh as a strategic site for a […]

Lake Ontario

Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is surrounded on the north, west, and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south and […]

HMCS Oshawa J330

The Algerine-class was a class of minesweepers of the Royal Navy and the Commonwealth. 110 ships of the class were launched between 1942 and 1944 and served in […]

Sharing the Yacht basin

Oshawa Railway, Summer Street Car

During the summer months Oshawa-on-the-Lake was a popular spot with locals. The Oshawa Railway ran a continuous service on weekends and holidays.

Linda and Doug Cory In Front of Danger Sign

Linda and Doug Cory in front of Danger Sign, that says “Danger End of Pavement Open Docks Ahead” This sign was located at the end of Lakeshore Road. […]

A Hive of Activity at Port Oshawa.

The Port of Oshawa welcomed 30,000 tiny new neighbours in 2021. The new honeybee colony, established on protected green space within the port, is managed by Aromath Beekeeping. […]

Beekeeping on Oshawa Harbour Lands

The Port of Oshawa welcomed 30,000 tiny new neighbours in 2021. The new honeybee colony, established on protected green space within the port, is managed by Aromath Beekeeping. […]