Summer Break – Active History

Active History Summer Hiatus

July 8, 2026 No Comments

Black-and-white archival photograph, taken from an elevated vantage point, of a crowded lakeside beach lined with wooden bathhouses and a large pavilion with a peaked roof. Dozens of people in early 20th-century swimwear and street clothes stand, sit, and walk along the sandy shore, with several wading or swimming near a diving platform and slide in the water on the right. Tall lampposts and leafy trees frame the scene.

It Won’t Be Long Now! A Scene at the Bathing Beach at Port Dalhousie, Ontario,” May 2, 1930, photo by Canadian National Railways, published by the Toronto Star (Toronto Star Archives, Toronto Public Library). ActiveHistory.ca is on a hiatus for our annual summer break, with a return to daily posts in mid-august. Thank you to all our contributors, guest writers,… Read more »