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Toronto Star features The Park
The Toronto Star features Presqu'ile Park. Please click here .....Full Story
July 23, 2010
ENSS Student adds splash of colour
ENSS Student Adds Splash of Colour to Presqu'ile Nature Centre Presqu'ile has been fortunate in having a number of fine co-op students from .....Full Story
July 12, 2010
More Art in The Park
The BRIGHTON ARTS COUNCIL is exhibiting works by local artists throughout the original lighthouse keeper's cottage at the Lighthouse Interpretive .....Full Story
July 2, 2010
Kids 'n Nature
Presqu'ile's New Marsh Boardwalk Facilitates School Group Tradition The Friends of Presqu'ile have made good with their promise to all .....Full Story
May 23, 2010
CanadaHelps
Making donations to The Friends of Presquile just got a lot easier. We are now using the CanadaHelps website which gives us a secure link for .....Full Story
May 11, 2010

References

Atkins, H. (2006) Presqu’ile in That’s Just the Way We Were: Brighton Memories. Brighton History Book Committee. p. 55 – 72.

O’Brien, B. (1992) Speedy Justice. The Osgoode Society. 167 pp.

Turner, L. (1992) A History of Presqu’ile. Friends of Presqu’ile Park. 84 pp.
 

Addition Information – Links and Downloads

GENERAL HISTORY

Discover Presqu’ile’s Past – 2004 Tabloidpdf download

 
SETTLEMENT HISTORY

The History Trail – Presqu’ile and Brighton’s 11 Historic signs – pdf downloads

 
THE LIGHTHOUSE
 
The Presqu'ile Lighthouse, Its History and Its Keepers by Myron McShane – pdf download (forthcoming)
 

THE SPEEDY

Hessen Soldiers – The life of Mr. John Stegman, passenger on the Speedy - http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/speedy.htm

 
Coming Events
Saturday Jul. 31 - 2010
10:00AM - History Weekend
Sunday Aug. 1 - 2010
10:00AM - History Weekend
Saturday Aug. 21 - 2010
- Folk Music Evening
Saturday Sep. 4 - 2010
8:00AM - Monarchs and Migrants Weekend
Sunday Sep. 5 - 2010
8:00AM - Monarchs and Migrants Weekend