Cook's Bay Lake Simcoe, Mid 1800's
Written on a plaque beside the mural: "The Lake played an important role in the development of communities along its shoreline.
Left side of mural
... There were few suitable roads for shipping and receiving of goods to early pioneers so large sailboats and steam barges stopped at communities when they raised their flags at the shoreline.
Right side of mural
...Lumber was a main stay of the commerce as the virgin forest along the shore line were cut down and shipped overseas to Britain to be used in the busy ship building industry. Slowly with the development of better roads and the coming of the RAILROAD, the shipping industry died and a new ERA began."
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50 comments:
Always nice to see someone still remembers the history of the area.
I love it when art is used to help tell a story.
The artistic style is remarkable, and really draws one back in time.
I love these murals.
Oh they are beautiful images of the mural it just makes you think of all the work that went into making this country. Hug B
I am always interested to learn more of what life must have been like, back in those days...
a truly talented painter or painters for this mural. as i looked at the first one i tried to make it big enough to see the man on the wagon and thought i wish i could see that better, then you showed him. so glad you did.
Wonderful art work with history; interesting for me to read♡♡♡
Sending you Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*
Such an interesting mural and I enjoyed the bit of history as well.
Darla
Beautiful mural and really depicts life there in the 1800's!
When I saw Keswick I thought you were talking about the one in the Lake District here. Nice murals, the Keswick here would have nothing like that
Wow..these are beautiful murals to see!
Fascinating images on the wall. Industry seems so much more charming when small and in its early stages.
So talented whomever painted these ... loved the added history lesson too! xo
These are all great! I'd say the lake did play THE important role in the development of communities along its shoreline!
My grandmother lived in Cook, Minnesota. Probably not related to Cook's Bay, though. :)
I'm studying for my "authorized photographer" license and should get it soon. I hope you do the same. I mean, really, you just can't continue without an "authorized" license!
Loved the murals! Wonderful!
really nice mural!
Cool mural EG! Little snippets of history like that are so interesting!
Love the mural work.
I love seeing murals in different towns that show some history of the area. I've never been to Keswick, ON but have been to Keswick England. :) And guess where I live?? :)
Beautiful murals. I love old mills.
I like the murals and an interesting history.
I never knew or heard before about these things ( "Cook's Bay Lake Simcoe, Mid 1800's"; so interesting murals / helping to rediscover history worldwide...
also about "Milkweed pod" post - details about nature... ). Thanks for sharing those infos!
Great mural, lots of historical insight!
the murals are so wonderful.
I always like a good historical mural and this is a nice one, EG!
The old River history is so interesting (same here South of you).... beautiful mural and very interesting.
The style of these murals is wonderful! Love the bright colors and how they tell the history in pictures. Great find!
The style of these murals is wonderful! Love the bright colors and how they tell the history in pictures. Great find!
These are pretty scenes and also historical. Very nice.
What a wonderful, interesting, and historical post for the day, EG!! Another one -- I should have said, as yours always are!! Thanks as always, too, for sharing them with us!! Love the pictures!! Have a great week!!
They are lovely! And it's nice to be reminded of days gone by!
Lovely historical place and photos for OWT ~ xxx
artmusedog and carol ^_^
The mural took me by suprise when it said "Keswick" as the other Keswick is not far from here in the English Lakes. Both are picturesque and historical places though.
Great photos and a very interesting piece of history. I like the way it is commemorated with murals.
Looks like a very pretty community! The murals are wonderful. I wonder what it would have been like to live in those days!! Enjoy your week!
It's too bad there are not more historians among us. Perhaps we would have a better understanding of our past which in turn would allow us to make better decisions about our future. Times don't seem to allow for that, but I so enjoyed this short, but very telling piece by you. Thank you so much ...
Andrea @ From The Sol
Fun mural to view! Reminds me of a Charles Wysocki painting.
I like the way the man stand on the timber logs.
What a great mural, and some interesting information too.
That's a nice one!
I love seeing this kind of thing, what a find!
Good slice of history. I like such sights.
What lovely murals!
Hi Eg This is a wonderful mural. The painter/s were wonderful to remind people of the history of the area. hanks for sharing.
Great mural artwork, thanks for sharing :)
So beautifully painted EG, the artist really knows how to use colours.
Can't help myself enjoying this post...the tidbits of the history along with murals that are as colorful as the past!!
I love knowing the history of any given area I am interested in and that piques my interest to know more. Sad about taking away all the trees though. Same thing here.
Excellent post. MB
history murals are a wonderful practice.
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