by North Shore Beacon | Mar 14, 2022 | Craig Cole, History
By Craig Cole Written history dealing with the early years of Port Stanley is sparse, but postcards have proved an invaluable record of what life used to be like in our then little village. Several of these illustrations show views of the London and Port Stanley...
by North Shore Beacon | Oct 20, 2021 | Craig Cole, History
Written history dealing with the early years of Port Stanley is sparse, but postcards have proved an invaluable record of what life used to be like in our then little village. This photograph is on page 16 of the Heritage Port Stanley book entitled, Port...
by North Shore Beacon | Aug 27, 2021 | Craig Cole, History
By Craig Cole Port Stanley’s first summer cottage was built in 1883 on Orchard Beach, according to an article by Hilda North in the London Free Press, on Saturday, February 23, 1963. Orchard Beach is of course the area to the east of the village, on the other...
by North Shore Beacon | Jul 7, 2021 | Features, History
Local artist Katey Berzins commemorates Port Stanley’s King George VI Lift Bridge with an amazing series of photographs for North Shore Beacon By Craig Cole Joe Konecny, the editor and publisher of NorthShoreBeacon.ca asked if I could write an article...