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      Each cottage has different details in the woodworking and painting. Most of the cottages were built by either Edward Bowslaugh or Daniel Marsh.

      This area was probably one of the first cleared for the early camp meetings. These pews surrounded an open-aired podium. In 1888, the Temple is built which replaces this auditorium.

      This photograph shows a street view of Grimsby Park. There are several groups of people posing for this photograph. Some of them appear to be spending their leisure time at this intersection. The background shows a row of cottages. In the centre of the photograph is a multi-sided bulletin board.

      While those summer visitors from far away could take train or boat to Grimsby Park, many people from the surrounding area would arrive by horse and buggy, sometimes just for a single afternoon or evening.

      This is the summer cottage of the Edward Bowslaugh Family. The cottage was named Cedar Dell. There are eight people on the porch and seventeen people sitting on the front steps and lawn of the cottage. There are two flags acting as curtains on the porch.

      While the board and batten siding of a cottage is visible in the background, these four men are in front of the striped tent seen often in Grimsby Park images. Cottages and tents often co-existed here, especially during the transition period starting after 1875.

      Note the middle cottage has a name placed on the second story porch railing. This was a common means of identifying cottages without addresses.

      This is a 16 page leaflet or pamphlet, advertising the 1885 programme for the Ontario Methodist Camp Ground Company. It contains accomodation listings, lecture listings and advertisements for other companies such as Bell Organ. It has 12 numbered pages.

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      Lake View Hotel offered a beautiful view of Victoria Terrace, which was both a gathering spot and the entry point for those visitors who travelled by boat. This postcard shows the tree-lined terrace as well as the lake view.

      This black and white photograph shows a young girl, Marjorie Mitchell Metcalfe, standing in front of the Park House Hotel which was located at Grimsby Park.

      You are arriving at Grimsby Park via a steamer. This photo essay walks you through the experience as it may have happened.

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      These are pieces that were involved in The Chautauqua Experience exhibit at Grimsby Public Art Gallery. It featured local and regional artists in all disciplines, with a specific focus on Chautauqua, Grimsby and its history. The exhibit ran from November 8th, 2013 – December 8th, 2013.

      Steamer "Turbinia" at Grimsby Beach, Ont....

      This sepia-toned postcard shows the pier at Grimsby Beach circa 1890s. The foreground depicts two men wearing black suits and two women wearing white dresses, all of whom are standing on the pier. The two women are holding canoe paddles. Posing in the sand, in front of them, are two …

      This black and white photograph shows the aftermath of the Lake View House hotel fire. The stone foundation is evident. People are gathered to look at the ruins. In the foreground, a young girl with a package under her arm stares into the camera.

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