Part Three ~ Snowy Days on The Mountain

Part Three ~ Snowy Days on The Mountain

 For anyone that ventured out during the snow storm this week, it was easy to see why it was considered one of the biggest snowfalls in recent memory.  Although storms in Canada are commonplace, our modern snowplows got everyone back up and running within a...
Part Two ~ Winter on the Railway

Part Two ~ Winter on the Railway

With our first real blast of wintery weather coming up this weekend, it might be a good time to look back at what winters were like in Westport’s earlier days. Back in the days of the B & W Railway, the speediest route between two stops wasn’t always the train....
Part Two ~ Winter on the Railway

Part Two ~ Winter on the Railway

 With our first real blast of wintery weather coming up this weekend, it might be a good time to look back at what winters were like in Westport’s earlier days. Back in the days of the B & W Railway, the speediest route between two stops wasn’t always...
Part One ~ Beginnings

Part One ~ Beginnings

Westport, 1871 ~ from the Archives of The Rideau District Museum Above is one of the earliest-known photographs of Westport, circa 1871. With open fields in the distance and Fredenburgh’s Furniture Factory in the foreground, many of our current landmarks are absent in...
Part One ~ Beginnings

Part One ~ Beginnings

 Westport, 1871 ~ from the Archives of The Rideau District Museum Above is one of the earliest-known photographs of Westport, circa 1871.  With open fields in the distance and Fredenburgh’s Furniture Factory in the foreground, many...