Help us find the story.
We have real questions about the people, places, photographs and traditions of Kawartha Lakes. Records can take us part of the way, but sometimes the missing piece survives only in a family album, a kitchen drawer or someone’s memory.
Explore the questions below. If you recognize a person, remember a place, own something connected to the story or simply have a lead we should follow, we would be glad to hear from you.
You do not need to know the whole story. One name, photograph, memory or small detail may be the piece that helps bring it into view.
Generations of Lindsay residents have said that dye released by the local knitting mill coloured the Scugog River and gave Rainbow Bridge its name. We have found photographs of the bridge—but none showing the coloured water. Could one be hiding in a family album or box of slides?
We are identifying British Home Children who lived or worked in communities now within Kawartha Lakes. Family photographs, documents and memories may help restore names and experiences to the local record. We understand that these histories can be difficult; share only what feels right.
Official records tell us that this small Kawartha Lakes waterbody was once known as Lower Digby Lake—but not how it became Red Boat Lake. Was there really a red boat? We are looking for local memories, photographs, maps or stories that might explain the name.