QUESTION OF THE MONTH: December 2025
The designation of the lighthouse is different from all the other designations in Port Stanley. How is it different?
November 2025
It was the customs building for non-Canadian ships coming into port. Its construction is unique in that it is made totally of concrete and was built like a bridge. The building at Queen’s Quay Terminal in Toronto is the only other building in Canada that is the exact same style of construction.
October 2025
It was built by James Duffield in 1916.
September 2025
It was at Fruit Ridge Line and they store a caboose there now.
June 2025
The actual entrance was River Road which comes off George Street and used to go right through to the lake. It ran under the walkway on Fraser Heights.
May 2025
It was built in 1831, by Jesse Zavitz who built all the mills in the area including Union and Sparta.
April 2025
It was because Adrien Jolliet landed here in 1669, Galline in 1670, Brock camped here in August of 1812. All the information is on the cairn erected in front of the Kettle Creek Inn in 1923.
March 2025
February 2025
It is Jackson spelled backwards and was Art’s first metal fishing tug.
January 2025
The disaster was December 20th, 1937 where 13 were 30′ below water level when the coffer dam, they were working in, preparing it for cement to be poured the next day, collapsed. Eight men died and 5 survived.
November 2024
It was named for General Sir Arthur Currie ( 5 December – 30 November, 1933) who was the first Canadian Commander of the Canadian Corps when it was first formed during WW1. The street was built to replace Maple Street to Orchard Beach after the war.
October 2024
It was built in 1926 by the Government of Canada and was used as the customs house for non Canadian ships coming into port.
September 2024
John Bostwick’s son-in-law was James Chrysler and he established Jamestown on Catfish Creek south east of Sparta on what is now Jamestown Line.
June 2024
It was on Hillcrest and existed during the cholera epidemic.
May 2024
It was named for Lieutenant Governor Sir John Colborne, a friend of Colonel Talbot and very involved in the development of this area of Upper Canada. It was originally spelled Colborn.
April 2024
In the old town hall basement on Main Street. There were two originally.
