The authors explore the tragic history of communities whose stars have long since faded, and the people who once lived, loved, and laboured in them.

Explore the remnants of vanished villages across Ontario’s cottage country. Crumbling foundations lost in the forest, weathered buildings leaning wearily with

Despite the urban sprawl, industrialization and endless highway construction, Ontario possesses many hidden corners and lonely roads where the remains of earlie

How emigrants were lured to Ontario’s Muskoka in the 1870s in a vain attempt to farm the Canadian Shield. When the Free Grants and Homestead Act was first int

Terry Boyle unveils the eccentric and bizarre in these mini-histories of Ontario's towns and cities. The colourful characters, Native legends, and incredible ta