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Discovery Walks - The Shared Path
Photos by Alan L Brown - Posted August, 2011
Along the Humber River, from its mouth north to the Dundas Street bridge, you will find a Discovery Walk called The Shared Path. It's Toronto's first historical park and was made possible by the joint effort of Heritage Toronto, The City of Toronto, The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, The Canadian Heritage Rivers System and La Société d'Histoire de Toronto. The park consists of 13 Story Circles spread along both sides of the Humber, each containing 1, 2, 3 or 4 plaques. The languages on the plaques include English, French and Ojibway. Here are links to all the Story Circles.
1) Discover the Humber River's Ancient Past
2) Toronto Carrying Place
3) Railways Over the Humber
4) Roads over the Humber River
5) Boating on the Humber River
6-1) The Beginnings of French Toronto
6-2) The Rousseaux Family and Early Toronto
6-3) Jean-Baptiste Rousseaux 1758-1812
7) Humber River Marshes and Oak Savannah
8) Huron-Wendat Villages on the Humber River
9) Hurricane Hazel
10) The King's Mill
11) Teiaiagon and the Aboriginal Occupation of Baby Point
12) Dundas Street Crossing and Lambton Mills
13) Mississauga Settlements on the Humber River