Postcard Memories

Image was published during golden era of postcards and sold by R.O. Smith, a downtown Orillia merchant

A series of fires proved disastrous for Walter Carter, who eventually sold off his saw, shingle and stave mills in Fesserton area

Mariposa Special has moved around the waterfront but still holds a place near and dear to people's hearts in Orillia

In our weekly trip down memory lane, we return to the early 1900s and the pioneering work of those behind the Orillia YMCA on Peter Street

In this week's Postcard Memories feature, you can travel back in time to an era of boat liveries and fishing guides

These tidy, housekeeping cabins were located on east side of Rama Road across from the entrance to Floral Park

This is one of many photo postcards published by Orillia photographer George A. Brown and captures a streetscape many will recognize

Artists, hired by publishing companies, often manipulated the images to provide a more attractive, uncluttered image

Back in 1911, the pavilions were built right on the sandy beach near the shoreline

Orillia Bowling Academy on Mississaga Street was so busy, two others opened for business