Government Born in a Tavern

by Phil Egan George Durand arrived in Sarnia in 1833, driving a team of oxen with a wagon laden containing goods to provision “The Rapids’” first store. He was here before Captain Richard Vidal and the great influx of English and Scottish settlers. A report in 1834 reveals that this [...]

2019-03-22T09:07:11-04:00February 1st, 2016|Comments Off on Government Born in a Tavern

Point Edward’s Balmoral 105 Years Old

by the Sarnia Gazette (1970) When General Ulysses S. Grant stayed overnight in Point Edward [Editor’s Note: in 1865] he had a choice of six hotels…one of which was the Holder’s Hotel on Michigan Avenue…still going strong today as a popular oasis for village and other beer drinkers. Built in [...]

2015-08-21T14:14:26-04:00August 21st, 2015|Comments Off on Point Edward’s Balmoral 105 Years Old

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