Bond Lake power station ~ circa 1899

Toronto Archives Photo

Built on Yonge Street, on the west side of Bond Lake, approximately 123 years ago, the 1,000 hp. Bond Lake Power Station provided power to the Yonge Street rail line but also provided surplus power to some nearby communities such as King City.   Remnants of the facility can still be seen today, as pictured below.

Photo by Barry Wallace

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Laskay Hall moved to Kinghorn 5 years ago

Photos by Barry Wallace

Laskay Hall was built on the 6th Concession of King (Weston Rd.) in 1859, by the Sons of Temperance and became the home of the Laskay Women's Institute in 1910.  It was moved five years ago and is now a key part of the King Township Museum complex, on the King Road at the west end of King City.  The photo below shows Laskay Hall making the turn from Weston Road and heading to Kinghorn in 2018.   Below that is Laskay Hall, 159 years later, as it appears today in Kinghorn.

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Barry Wallace

Fall fantasy...

Photo by Barry Wallace

Fall is already over 2 months old

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Garter Snakes should now be in a warm place...

Photo by Barry Wallace

 Time to hibernate for Garter Snakes

Garter Snakes usually hibernate in October are now likely underground somewhere trying to stay warm.   They may be over-wintering alone or in a hibernaculum with more than a hundred, or more, other snakes and staying there until spring.  They will coil themselves into a ball, not eat anything and stay in a state of torpor throughout the winter.

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Barry Wallace 

Vandorf Sideroad - Wycliffe Gardens

 

Photo by Barry Wallace

South-east Aurora

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Over Aurora ... Nov. 10 morning sunrise

 

Photo by Barry Wallace

Dawn's greeting

                      

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'Heart In Home' ... Main Street Schomberg

 

                                                                                              Photo by Barry Wallace

    Not a real tree-shadow on a wall...

   ...but a painted tree-shadow on a wall.

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    Barry Wallace