Hi there!! Thanks for opening the Transportation treasure chest. Inside this chest you will find cool stuff about The Penetang-Midland Coach Lines, Scoots and other stuff about Midland, Ontario, Canada's past. Explore these pages and the other ones pertaining to Midland, learn new things and find clues to help me off this island, which is of the 30,000 Islands in the middle of Georgian Bay.

Here is a scoot in 1960. You can see the big airplane engine on the back. This design is a "pusher". Scoots were in use during the 1920's to 1970's and were a neces sity for many people who lived up the shore of Georgian Bay. Click on this photo for a greater understanding of the scoot and its contributions to Midland.

This was the common method of transportation during the late 1880's and the turn of the century. The big wheels were necessary because they made it easier on the horse and they didn't get stuck as often as the smaller wheels. Click on this photo to learn more about Midland's early transportation.

In 1867, Joseph Dubeau started the Penetang-Midland Coach Lines (PMCL) out of his livery stable. Since that time, the family owned business has expanded and is one of the area's classiest and respected enterprises. PMCL, the oldest coach line in North America, have gone through many of ups and downs; click on this photo for more information on its history.

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Good quality copies of J.W. Bald's photo can be obtained from the Huronia Museum c/o Bill Smith 1-705-526-2844 or through the National Archives of Canada, just refer to the archive number at the bottom of each picture.

Huronia Museum, Little Lake Park, P.O. Box 638, Midland, Ontario, Canada, L4R 4P4.

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