Renfrew South District WI: 90 Anniversary Bus Tour Program, 2003, page 1

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rl\mm.’-M\‘¢1Â¥N.HM m 44 mmrrr I: 2 J" swam-am ' \. . r ‘ xwm . «K . Welcome aboard for our 50th Anniversary hue trlp. We have to make you :0"? :cnuai‘ er I: - our Partner; South Dian-1:: m various wave- '5 we travel. \ ‘ may tell yuu thing‘s his1orical, industrial, old days “"Cr‘rmt 31115, hits cf 2:. + . V eLre of venous sane, conservation iteme, MILES E “ ‘ ' E . e y swat 715 far every area D. our msntute prngral- as far this Fazr Grams: was bought by the South Renfrew Agricultural Society in 1.573 for 5700. It :m‘ngrises 52 acres. first AgrLC'altux'a". Hall Ives built fur $3.700. that THE Admission to the heir ser (124 years see) was 25: per adult, lflulper chem. Lee: year a $3.0: pe!‘ adult. $1.00 per nhjld. [The rev-r. a! Renfrzw had its hEgil‘mlngs in the early 1500-5. Its ‘ $ettle-r wee Jueeph Brunette :azc â€" 123. By the 1650’s it was age sf abcut 40: 1:50 but had prevsuuely been called the 2nd Chafing c“ Francis Hinc‘xs who unce wse Prime Mmis- ter er Canaie for 10 weeks wee reegonerhle far its lnduslrlal bagifinings. :1 is 311‘. br- Semezhere . L‘n bcth $ides of tha Bunnechere Hinu‘ and it is interest‘ng that river's name appears on a. map made 1.1: 1774, as this News. anti 51512;}?6 24c years 559:] The 5115‘" s an nuts 5 etch er hlghway on which'ws sre rlding, {rem Renrrsw he Taugeas turn cf , 15 hum-nee the stone med well It 9: e begun Ln 1919 5115 eventually wEa built to Enuglas and ~.eh in in FF rc‘ce. The old swne :ences and stoheprlee m nude wagans, esrte, 51215115. and stonebcats, at an seseuns ‘ es every 3 miles alnng the way, to he 1e:er emshee‘ ewead :e a :e 1:: s: 1.5” {6"133‘55, E"ued£u:n, & 5"fine weth tar). per year end paid Lhe semere shout $5.03 per per hour for a 10 huur day fur labom‘ers: were of‘ Eff ri'flnr: w . miles 35¢ - 451 3‘ :33. goes tn Ealsam Hill W. I. Han. and an to Douglas. ng Hwy. 13? from here to Dacre. J‘f" watch fur Ferguslaa road ugh. That is part of 111: Fla. 5:20:15: r0: . We will tell you mare abcut the Cpeungn mad shortly. nut st a'zeu: Ferguszes. :c was a busy macs m esrw days. 3 ra'.1wa;r Eisteon an the MP Line called Gpanngo Statinn. was the and 2: is: me are we :rzve II: had Fergnslaa site of the Reid wuallen Mills begun in 1542 by Ephraim Raul fee Their original log house and the later large frame etnl standing. ni‘cupleti by the Mel-{ath family (Iain M clerkâ€" treasm er a! Renfrew). These Read. wasnen mills prnvjdad blankets fcr - h the troupe wha went to the R121 Rebelliun in 1886. heme bought re. g ey wual tram South Africa uy the hale, carded, spun. ayes ma wave :e blaming which were shipped by x .2 P m henrrsw end thence by i‘: 1 C.P.'i. to th? west {$500 pfll‘ carlufld] and supplied Over 5000 men ' Eel rs and I‘LWJJ. Palic: ) with blankets and material for ‘mifnms. Fergus ea also baa the Opeongn Hotel built at logs in 1860's by 7. :ar. flax-t): - 12 rooms ( 7 were hedl‘cums ) and leg stables. n was hunt in the farm a: a letter '1'. From here ta Danre we fallow closely the em Gyeungv Road. though it was a. wznamg gran. It was the first enlanizetmn reed in the Upyer Ottawa. e 135-1 it ran west Iran the mouth of the Eemschere to Great Opeangu Lshe in Algonquin Park, ruughly along #5)“ watershed or the Bumschere and Today we mu fallow the hdsmakn vaney to Comhemere and 1'6 was in facilitate mnvamnt Comencaa hsdsweshe. €219 Bomschere valley on the way hum. of supplies to the Learner camps but lots were later granted of 50 er 100 acres to settlers an condltion new they weula mm a eehm and nuitivat: 5 Certain acreage nuh'm 1 years. 'l'h: upeonso road was s eleshea man araund build-r: em aver cutawayâ€"13“. ewe-use. u“:- the (umber was gone it 55:1 ta the settlers to mutain the 1'an- I'm glad we are “5an Hwy :32 today! Nate an yaw up: .. Whelem Road leading to Calabagie heake - me of the finest ski alnpes m aeecem uncer‘m. Today we will also pass nasmeks ski areas. we will he crossing at va“iaus paints today the Mndawaaka river, thCJ: thh the Eameahere end the Opeange Trail 1mm our Ranfrew «the hedewssks hsgihs in EL‘uth llatrict tron Ampriar h: Cnmhemn‘e. hleoncuin Park. mus through Comer-mere tn Calnbngze and thence to Arngrrr‘r when: it runs ink! the Ottawa. C11 cu:- ruafi hnme this avenzng we W11- 591'.va the Eonnechere. Shamrock - cld lug heme an left now 3.1 least 135 years clfi. This There once were a area settlf‘d by firm Irlah â€" names 5 O'GDI‘EBII. stare, sawmill. anal A hotels { or stopping places 3. Denbzgh en rant: to henn-ew stopped. here ane mam on may in and me Tndgy we figure 45 minutes for the trip. We are appraaching DEL-re and 3 T Ema (can: on return trip. Here's one for nanesrvstiunista. things you can wan-h :ar - (1) Csmuac ski elapse an your left if ynu are watching at the ugh: moment (2) Constant Creek which runs rzght to

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