tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530446158253032323.post8271453226182834492..comments2023-04-04T01:44:32.321-07:00Comments on Maple Lake 365: If These Woods Could TalkKristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10591831843161401042noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530446158253032323.post-76901107297074019022012-04-08T12:31:42.035-07:002012-04-08T12:31:42.035-07:00Cathy - Swords is located about 3km south on Tally...Cathy - Swords is located about 3km south on Tally Ho/Swords road off of hwy 518. About 25 minutes outside of Parry Sound.Kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10591831843161401042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530446158253032323.post-7963935730616953972012-04-07T18:52:42.693-07:002012-04-07T18:52:42.693-07:00Love it!
Where exactly is Swords?Love it!<br />Where exactly is Swords?Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530446158253032323.post-70683615450753480672012-03-27T21:34:53.009-07:002012-03-27T21:34:53.009-07:00Very interesting start to the story of Swords. I ...Very interesting start to the story of Swords. I look forward to reading more.Steve Penrosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530446158253032323.post-51616413453064274892012-03-26T15:58:26.963-07:002012-03-26T15:58:26.963-07:00I knew this post would get your attention because ...I knew this post would get your attention because of the railway connection. I intend on exploring that further in future posts. The snowmobile trail (which the store proerty borders, or sits on) is actually the old railway.Kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10591831843161401042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3530446158253032323.post-20595547152082328852012-03-26T14:18:29.718-07:002012-03-26T14:18:29.718-07:00Interesting that the railway opened up this part o...Interesting that the railway opened up this part of the country. It was part of the Booth Railway network. Which was the Canadian Atlantic Railway, which became the Grand Trunk Railway, which became the Canadian National Railway.<br /><br />Booth himself was an interesting historical character, living to the age of 98 and at one time was the world's largest producer of lumber.<br /><br />Ghost towns are cool and I agree with your Grandfather that each have their own stories. Having worked on the Railway gangs in the north, we would often come across totally isolated ghost towns of various sizes. You could not help but to think back to what they would have looked like at their peak.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794877338676245811noreply@blogger.com