Time Warp

This week, Kate talks about culture shock for newcomers to Haliburton County 100 years ago - like do I really want to milk that cow and is that big dog actually a bear? Plus, Paul talks about WW2 drama on the high seas when a Canadian naval ship - The Oakville - on convoy duty in the Caribbean encounters a German U-Boat. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis i...

This week, Kate talks about typical small post offices in Haliburton County circa 1930 using the West Guiford PO as an example. That branch operated out of the back of the post-masters residence, the business hours were flexible, and it went above and beyond expectations. Plus, Paul talks about the first daredevil to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel, and who also just happened to be a 63 year-old...

This week Kate talks about recollections of life in Haliburton County's turn of the century winter lumber camps. Plus, Paul talks about pirates in Atlantic Canada during the "golden age" of piracy - and why the Maritimes were a hot-bed of pirate activity. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays o...

This week, Kate talks about hunting in Haliburton County over the years and the impact on local lives and the economy. Discussion includes a description of an iconic picture taken on the platform of the local train station around the late 1800's. Plus, Paul talks about Canada's largest ever theft - the $18 million Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton High...

This week Kate talks about Haliburton County's contribution to the military in WW1, the effect that COVID-19 is having on this years' Remembrance Day ceremonies and how we need to remember differently this year as a result. Plus, Paul talks about a brief history of the evolution of women's roles in Canada's military, and how our thoughts should be with them and their sacrifices as well. Kate Butle...

This week, it's a Halloween Special. Kate talks about a couple of haunted buildings and paranormal investigations in Haliburton County - particularly in Minden and Haliburton Village. Plus Paul talks about Sir Henty Pellatt and ghostly sightings at his castle in Toronto - Casa Loma. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morni...

This week, Kate talks about Albert (Bert) Thompson Porter from Haliburton who was a County Court Clerk and a wounded WW1 Vet. He was popular in the communiuty and his legacy lived on into the 1930's and 1940's as the namesake for the Major A.T. (Bert) Porter Memorial Cup that was awarded to the winner of a hockey tournament held annually in Haliburton Village. Plus, Paul talks about the almost imp...

This week, Kate talks about early bridges in Minden and Haliburton (parts of Haliburton County) and how they helped bring the communities together in more ways than one. Plus, Paul talks about Archibald Stansfeld Belaney - an Englishman who emmigrated to Canada in 1906, disguised himself as a First Nations person known as Grey Owl and came to be known world-wide as a leading conservationist. Kate...

This week, Kate talks about the 1882 Reid House in Haliburton Village. The house was the first home for the Haliburton Highlands Museum. It was moved to the Glebe Park and can still be found there as part of the Museum grounds. Plus, Paul talks about the "Bride" ships that brought women to the British colonies on Canada's west coast in the 1860's. They were meant help to bring some balance to the...

This week Kate talks about early settlement in Minden, squatters, land grants and what pioneers needed to do to legitimately settle the land with focus on one example - Frances Kent. Minden is towards the southern part of Haliburton County. Plus Paul talks about the experiences of Canada's cycling soldiers in WW1 - our calvary on two wheels. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands...

This week Kate talks about dance halls in 1930/40's Haliburton County. In particular the Golden Slipper and the institution the Slipper became in the community. (Kate is apppealing for anyone with pictures/stories/anecdotes about the Golden Slipper to contact her). Plus, Paul talks about the fascinating story of Catharine Parr Traill throughout the 1800's. Catharine was a successful writer of chil...

This week, Kate talks about 1970's Festivals and the impact of the North American newsprint shortage on Haliburton County. Plus, Paul talks about the roots and long history of the Calgary Stampede. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays available live on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on your devices....

This week, Kate talks about the July 28, 1890 destructive fire on Minden's main street that led to the creation of their Volunteer Fire Department. Plus, Paul talks about Leslie McFarlane who was born in Haileybury, Ontario and during the depression became the secret ghostwriter of many of The Hardy Boys mystery novels. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is...

This week, Kate talks about the origins of the Dugan family and their early years in 1860's Haliburton County. Plus Paul talks about Joseph Tyrrell - the discoverer of the first major dinosaur fossil in Alberta....but who was not a paleontologist and accomplished so much more with his life. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburt...

This week Kate talks about the Gainforth family - personalities, hospitality and fun in 1860's Haliburton County. Plus Paul talks about the career of Canada's other Star Trek star - James Doohan....otherwise known as Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott or Scotty. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning show from 7 - 9 am Fr...

This week Kate talks about the naming of Stanhope in the 1800's. Today Stanhope is part of the Township of Algonquin Highlands within Haliburton County. Plus, Paul talks about Toronto's anti-Greek riot in 1918 that led to the community's businesses largely leaving the Yonge and Carlton Streets area and re-settling further east on.......the Danforth. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2...

This week Kate talks about building the IB&O (Irondale, Bancroft & Ottawa) Railway in Haliburton County and its 'quirky' start in the late 1800's and driving force Henry Howland. Irondale is part of Haliburton County today. Plus Paul talks about World War II's First Special Service Force or Devil's Brigade - the forerunner for elite units like today's Navy Seals. The Brigade was made up of...

This week Kate talks about early Haliburton County Schools, an 18 year old teacher - Lola Chaney - and some early students. Plus Paul talks about William Nielson Edward Hall - the first Black person, first Nova Scotian and third Canadian to receive a Victoria Cross medal for military valour. It was awarded for action in India during the 1857 Indian Rebellion. Haliburton County is in cottage countr...

This week Kate talks about Ebenezer Hunter who emigrated from Scotland and eventually settled on Eagle Lake in the 1890's. And built a somewhat imposing - for the times - 3 story home. Plus Paul talks about Henry Woodward and Mathew Evans - 2 gentlemen inventors from Toronto who patented an incandescent light bulb in 1874. They never received the credit they deserved. Their patent was bought by Th...

This week Kate talks about the Irwin's who were early cottagers (1920's) on Boshkung Lake in Haliburton County plus Paul talks about Colonel John By, the construction of the Rideau Canal in the late 1820's and the origins of Canada's capital city - Ottawa. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum and...

This week Kate and Paul talk about James Brown - an early settler (1870's) in Haliburton County plus a Canadian connection to John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum and Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show - Friday's from 7 - 9 a.m. on Canoe...

Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto and was first developed in the mid-1800's. This week Kate and Paul talk about the American colony on Moore Lake in the late 1800's plus the first Trans-Atlantic flight from Newfoundland to Ireland in 1919 - only 16 years after the Wright brother's first flight.

Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto and was first developed in the mid-1800's. This week Kate and Paul talk about early postcards from Haliburton County and how the Circus Riot in 1850's Toronto led to police reform.

This week, Kate talks about Lake Kashagawigamog and it's importance as early water transportation between Haliburton village and Minden. Paul talks about Georgina Pope who could be called Canada's Florence Nightingale. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum and Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Ha...

This week, Kate and Paul talk about the origins of a fruit market in Haliburton village that led to bigger things for the Dollo's......and the impact of the 1918 Spanish flu on sports - especially the NHL's Stanley Cup. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto Kate Butler is the Directorof the Haliburton Highlands Museum and Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Hal...