By George Mathewson for The Sarnia Journal A fish caught near the foot of Lake Huron on May 18, 1874 had the citizens of Sarnia agog. The creature was five feet long and sported a paddle-like snout that was nearly half as long as its body. The bizarre fish was preserved and [...]
by George Mathewson for The Sarnia Journal (2015) A century ago, when Sarnians wanted to escape the city’s oppressive summer heat and humidity, they didn’t flock to Canatara Park. A trip to “the beach” in 1915 typically meant heading to the sandy shoreline between Christina Street and Colborne Road, an [...]
by Paul Morden for the Sarnia Observer (2014) Joe Dagan believed Sarnia should be a city. As an alderman in the early 1900s, he urged town council to push for the growth needed to make that happen. As mayor, he led the celebrations in 1914 when the Duke of Connaught, [...]
