One of my favourite school trips in elementary school was Point Pelee Park. In the younger grades a parent would guide the group but there was a lot of freedom at Point Pelee if you were in Grade 5 or older. The bus would stop at the Boardwalk and the kids would unload and scatter. …
My Dad moved to Windsor from Manitoba to work at the Foundry. Back in the 30’s, there weren’t many opportunities in the Prairies and if you wanted to raise raise a family, you had to go East. He got a room in a house on Drouillard back when people rented their spare rooms to single, …
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Who remembers the Drive In Theatre that was where Silver City is now? Movies back then were a social event. You’d drive in and go car to car just to chat with anyone you might know. There would be families with kids in the bed of the truck or sitting on the hood and eating …
March Break 2020 was really strange. We knew we were going to have extra time off which was awesome. My family went to our cottage and had a lot of fun. I wish we could have stayed there the whole time of Coronavirus because when we came back the whole world had fallen apart. I …
There was a time when a lot of area teenagers had their first job at Boblo Island. I remember a time when they came into the classroom at General Amherst looking for people. Usually you’d work at concessions or clean up. I was there until I got married and usually worked at The Bug or …
Did you have a favourite thing to do in Windsor/Essex before COVID? Was there an annual event you look forward to attending again? How has the pandemic changed the way you live your life. Let us know! Send us a message via acowindsoressex@gmail.com And, per usual, I’ll start. One of my favourite annual events is …
I remember the day the Holiday Inn burnt down. It was in the spring 1999 and you could see and smell the smoke for miles. It was a school day and instead of walking home, we walked toward the smoke. The burn in the nostrils said that walking down was probably a bad idea but …
I don’t remember ever in my life being as scared as I was that day in 70’s when a tornado hit Windsor. It was at night and normally we would have been headed to bed. My brother has said that we were sent home from school early that day because of the weather but I …
The Windsor Bulldogs were the best. I never missed a home game. Watching the likes of Jack Costello, Lou Bendo, and Joe Zorca on the ice was a thrill. People in the stands would scream for our team and at the other team and don’t you be the likes on London on the ice because …
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