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Media Type : Newspaper Article
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Circa : 1999
Author Creator : Brian Baker
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Community : Innisfil
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Description : On June 19, 1999, 8:30 am, a big coach bus was waiting for the members of the Society at the Knock
Community Centre. The Transtario bus was complete with, reclining upholstered seats and a loud speaker system so that we all could hear the commentator. We left at 8:45 heading towards Collingwood, through the lush countryside. The weather was excellent, a bright sunny warm day. We arrived in Collingwood, the bus driver drove down Hurontario street which is the main street. The street was lined with lots of motorcycles, Saturday was the "Ride for Sight". Collingwood's downtown is considered one of Ontario's most beautiful, thanks mostly to the efforts of the local merchants. Between 1970-80 they upgraded the area including cobblestone sidewalks, crosswalks, trees and benches and the facades of the buildings. The bus continued around the corner and we disembarked at the Station, this is Collingwood's newest heritage building, opened September 1998. It is designed in the spirit of the 1873 rail station. We spent an hour viewing the artifacts that were used to build the ships in the harbour. We travelled on to just outside of Collingwood to Frank Fisher's farm, called "A Step Back in Time". He has obtained buildings that were ready to be torn down. There was a barn full of horse drawn carriages all labelled as to the manufacturer and who last owned the carriage.