Kent’s seaside resorts were at the forefront in the growth of the British seaside industry from the eighteenth century onwards. Shown is Ramsgate Harbour.
Christmas frostquake in Toronto
A rare but natural freezing event caused booming sounds in Canada.
Did you know that dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish?
Chapter IX of History of Perth County 1825-1902 by William Johnston, printed in 1903
Carisbrooke Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle located in the village of Carisbrooke, near Newport, Isle of Wight, England. Charles I was imprisoned at the castle for fourteen months before his execution in 1649.
St Marys has just one sign on Highway 7. There are five consecutive right-hand turns along Highway 7 that lead to St Marys. Instead of placing the sign at those turns, the sign has been placed where turning right leads you to Exeter and turning left to the Gore of Downie.
The erection of signs along provincial highways in Ontario is contracted out to Canadian Tourism Oriented Directional Signs (TODS), a subsidiary of Louisiana-based Lamar outdoor advertising corporation. The estimated the cost of updating the sign and TODS contract would be an initial $5,000, plus about $1,200 in annual maintenance.