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The Lake Erie & Detroit River Railway - Summer Resorts on Lake Erie, and Detroit and St. Clair Rivers Souvenir Booklet
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Vertical File Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1907
- Storage Location
- Box 242, File 3
- R11 S5 Sh4 B4
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Archives
- Part Of
- Elgin County Vertical File Collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Storage Room
- Archives Storage Rm. 110
- Storage Location
- Box 242, File 3
- R11 S5 Sh4 B4
- GMD
- textual records
- Date Range
- ca. 1907
- Physical Description
- 1 volume of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Copy of a souvenir booklet entitled "Summer Resorts on Lake Erie The Detroit and St. Clair Rivers". Produced and distributed by the Railway ca. 1907 as an enticement to tourists to use the railway to visit Port Stanley; Rond Eau; The Mettawas resort and Paradise Grove, Kingsville, Ontario; the St. Clair River; Detroit and the Detroit River, including Belle Isle. Booklet includes several photographs relating to Port Stanley including the Picnic Grounds on Fraser Heights; the Fraser House hotel (exterior and interior) and grounds; views of the beach and passenger trains at the beach terminal; the Hillcrest Inn hotel; Orchard Beach, looking east from Hillcrest; panoramic views of Port Stanley looking northeast from Fraser Heights and looking northwest from Hillcrest; views of sail boats off Port Stanley; photographs and information about the car ferry Shenango No. 1, operated by The Lake Erie & Detroit River Railway; photographs and information about the passenger steamer Urania, operated by The Lake Erie Navigation Company Limited; photograph of The Lake Erie & Detroit River Railway offices, depot and grounds at Walkerville, Ontario; and a map showing the routes of The Lake Erie & Detroit River Railway including car ferries operated by The Lake Erie & Detroit River Railway and The Lake Erie Navigation Company Limited.
- Name Access
- Port Stanley (Ont.)
- Lake Erie and Detroit River Railway Company
- Lake Erie Navigation Company Limited
- Fraser Heights (Port Stanley)
- Fraser House (Port Stanley)
- Subject Access
- Railways
- Hotels
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