Cheltenham Badlands. Red landscape 400 million years old
This distinctive and seemingly dead landscape in Caledon (badlands) was formed at the bottom of an ancient sea more than 400 million years ago. The ...
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Georgetown’s Old Seed House Garden and Dominion Seed House
The Old Seed House Garden is a 1.8 acre civic garden honouring the legacy of the Dominion Seed House in Georgetown, Ontario. A haven for ... -
Limehouse trails, rock cracks at the site of the historic limestone kilns
The beautiful limestone kilns at the Limehouse Conservation Area make this trail very special. Less than 5 kilometres of trail might refrain some hikers from ... -
Terra Cotta. History begins in 1822 at a Credit river full of salmons
The first settlers to settle here were Joseph Kenny and John McCombs in 1822. In 1855 Henry Tucker bought 40 acres and built the first ... -
Famous paintings of Glen Williams by Alfred Joseph Casson, member of the Group of Seven
One of the greats of Canadian art is Alfred Joseph Casson. When he passed away in 1992 at the blessed age of 94, he left ... -
Georgetown Memorial Arena was built in 1922 and the famous hockey players of Halton Hills
Georgetown Memorial Arena is gone now but did you know that it was built in 1922 to replace to replace the natural skating rink – ... -
Historical Publications about Georgetown and Halton Hills
Glen Williams An Oasis in the Credit Valley, John Mark Benbow Rowe History of Glen Williams, Ontario from its founding to 2014. Over 80 B&W ... -
Boston Presbyterian Church. More than 200 years of history
It was 1781 when when the British Government started purchasing land from the Mississauga Nation. In 1819 the government began offering free land grants and ... -
Scotsdale Farm frozen landscape
Frozen in time and cold Canadian winter the Scotsdale Farm is glowing in the beauty of ice and snow. Enter from Trafalgar Road and begin ... -
2022 Head For The Hills – Georgetown’s Craft Beer Festival – photos
Head for the Hills is a day of craft beer & cider sampling, gourmet food, and live music in the beautiful countryside. Head For The ... -
Writer Lucy Maud Montgomery lived in Norval for 9 years and loved the place
Lucy Maud Montgomery spent 9 years of her life in Norval together with her husband – the reverend at the local church. (1926-1936) She was ... -
Churchill 414m. The highest peak of Halton Hills
Ontario is a plain, endless sky and endless plain, highlighted most notably by gullies, ravines and unassuming elevations, the most famous of which is the ... -
Rockwood limestone cliffs, caves and glacial potholes
Towering limestone cliffs, caves and glacial potholes, including one of the world’s largest, are a few of the natural wonders at Rockwood. You can view ... -
Silver Creek. Rocks, cliffs, pond, sunny forests, lookouts spots
Sliver Creek’s lookout spots offer spectacular views of the escarpment especially in the fall when all the leaves change colours. Silver Creek Conservation Area has ... -
Ghost of Jimmy still protects the Acton Town Hall
The Acton Town Hall is a two–storey Italianate building constructed in 1883. The Town Hall for the former Town of Acton was the centre of ... -
August 26, 2022 / Rock’n Roll’n Classics Car Show in Downtown Georgetown
Main Street in Downtown Georgetown. Over 180 classic cars from the 1920s to 1983 in a full on-street juried car show set to great music! ... -
2019 Head For The Hills – Georgetown’s Craft Beer Festival. Photos
Head For The Hills is for anyone who enjoys craft beer – from big brand beer drinkers to craft beer enthusiasts. Sample a wide selection ... -
St. Elias The Prophet church. Ukrainian architectural wooden jewel
Two years and 7 million dollars later St. Elias The Profit Church on Heritage Road is up and as beautiful as before. On April 5, ... -
Canada Day 2022. This time after 155 years.
After two years of political pandemonium, the famous Canada Day was held again in 2022. This time after 155 years. It was raining in Glen ... -
The Bruce Trails is marked for hikers. What the blue and white blazes marks mean.
Philip Gosling, one of the four “founders” of the Bruce Trail, marked the first blaze in July 1962. The use of markers in the Bruce ... -
Scotsdale Farm, Bennetts and their legendary breeds
Scotsdale Farm is undoubtedly one of the most picturesque places in Halton Hills. These 531 acres of meadows, ancient wetlands, and rolling streams are a ... -
Scotsdale Farm, home of old-growth forest and Ontario’s oldest trees
Scottsdale Farm is situated north of Georgetown, on Trafalgar Road. This 531 acre heritage property is a popular hiking spot where you can see some ... -
Halton Hills and Canada’s 150th birthday in Glen Williams
On Canada’s 150th birthday Halton Hills became the most patriotic town. 57, 073 flags were flying on houses, porches, balconies, cars, flag posts and anywhere ... -
Georgetown’s Barber Mill Dynamo. The first long-distance transmission of hydro power in North America
Did you know that the Barber Mill Dynamo, built in 1888, was the first electrical generating plant in North America use for long distance transmission ... -
Georgetown Farmers’ Market is the highlight of community life
Since 1993, fresh, juicy fruits & berries and field-ripened tomatoes & veggies picked in the morning and served at your dinner table that night! Along ... -
The original name of the Credit river was as Missinnihe, the trusting creek
Have you ever thought about where did Credit River get its name? The name comes from the time when the Mississauga First Nations people that ... -
History of Georgetown begins in 1781
In 1781 the British Government started purchasing land from the Mississauga Nation and in 1818, they bought what are now the townships of Esquesing and ... -
Devastating ice storm in Georgetown, Ontario, 2013
Freezing rain begun to fall on Halton Hils on December 20, 2013. Over 30mm of ice covered the trees and hydro lines. Much of the ... -
War Memorials and Remembrance Parks in Halton Hills
War Memorial, Georgetown, Halton Hills The original memorial was erected in 1920, in memory of the local men who died in the Great War. It ... -
The 170th Georgetown Fall Fair 2016 is one of the biggest community
Georgetown Fall Fair is one of the biggest community events in Halton Hills. Yes, it’s a great fun and family event but also an opportunity ... -
Georgetown’s Old Armoury. Historic significance and cultural importance.
The Old Armoury is a wood frame post and beam structure of approximately 5,000 square feet which was built by the village of Georgetown in ... -
Exhibition of altered books at The Helson Gallery in Georgetown
When is a book not a book? When it’s been transformed into a one-of-a kind work of art! This fascinating artform dates to medieval times ... -
Dorothy Stone – woman who designed the Halton Hills Coat of Arms
Dorothy Stone’s life and death is a bit of a mystery. Some say she was eccentric, an “oddball” who lived in the house she built ... -
Snowbirds salute Halton Hills and Georgetown
Snowbirds salute Halton Hills and Georgetown. Canada’s Most Patriotic Town. August 31 2017. The Canadian Forces (CF) Snowbirds, 431 Air Demonstration Squadron are a Canadian ... -
Glen Williams. One of the most picturesque villages in Ontario
Glen Williams is one the most beautiful villages in Ontario. The Williams Mill is home to many visual artist and is a major draw to ... -
Autumn colours on the trails at Scotsdale Farm
Scotsdale Farm is one of the most beautiful spots in Halton Hills and favourite spot for photographers and filmmakers. 531 acres of rolling hills, woodlands ... -
100th Anniversary of WW1 at The Old Armoury in Georgetown
One hundred and forty eight years ago, under the threat of an attack on their homes and their freedom, the people of Georgetown joined together ... -
Hilltop Tree Care is the arborist of choice in Halton Hills
Hilltop Tree Care specializes in the maintenance and well being of your trees. The owner, Jason Morris, is a professional Arborist who has been in ... -
Hungry Hollow Trail in Georgetown
Hungry Hollow trail runs along the Silver Creek branch of the Credit River, nestled in a valley to the south of Georgetown. It is known ...