May is Museum Month
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Bruce County Museum – Chronicling Community Experience: COVID-19
Museums play an important part in preserving our history. In the spirit of documenting this moment in time, the Bruce County Museum & Cultural...
Port Elgin Rotary supports Hearts for Hospice with a major donation
Port Elgin Rotary Club has made a second $10,000 donation to Huron Shores Hospice as part of their $50,000 commitment, pledged over five years.
In...
Inspiration along the Woodland Trail in Southampton
Maybe we should rename the Woodland Trail (South Street to the 10th Concession) in Southampton, the 'Inspirational Trail' as some good compassionate person, or...
From fish and chips to cannabis in Southampton?
For many years, the popular 'Chips Ahoy' on Albert Street in Southampton has given residents and visitors mouth-watering fish and chips and Greek food...
Mother Nature and Lake Huron – relentless partners
High winds and a rolling Lake Huron caused waves to breach several walls and shoreline on Tuesday, April 21st. Along with snow flurries, it...
Add your voice to the Bruce County Museum’s future plans
While everyone is in isolation, the work of the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre (BCM&CC) continues in anticipation of the day when it...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “STAY AT HOME?”
Day after long weary day, we fight to keep the invisible wolf from our door. The battle takes place primarily on the front doorstep....
Once Upon a Time: Port Elgin’s Railway Station
As most residents of Bruce and Grey Counties remain home-bound in self-isolation, it might lift our spirits if we imagine taking a train ride...
We Shall Remember Them – William Henry Scott
William Henry Scott was born April 3, 1867 in Southampton and was the second oldest son of Dr. William Sumner Scott and Catherine Ann....
‘There at the Beginning’ – a look back: Part 2
Part 1 of 'There at the Beginning' was a compilation from a book authored by Doug Johnson of Southampton. A look back Part 2...
‘There at the Beginning’ – A look back: Part 1
Long before settlers arrived to the area, Southampton was an important fur trading area.
In 1818, Pierre Piche arrived at the mouth of the Saugeen...
The Poetry Corner – The House by the Side of the Road
The House by the Side of the Road
by Sam Walter Foss (1858-1911)
There are hermit
souls that live withdrawn
In the peace of their self-content;
There are souls,...
Will the little Range Light at Saugeen River mouth survive?
At the mouth of the Saugeen River, where it empties its waters into the Great Lake Huron, stands a little Range Light, where it...
