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SUMMARY:PHS Speaker Series: The Lighthouses of Upper Canada and Canada West
LOCATION:Peterborough Lions Center
DESCRIPTION:In the era before the GPS, the lighthouses scattered along the shores of th
 e Great Lakes were the one reliable way of determining where a ship was at 
 night.  While the American lights were built and managed by the federal gov
 ernment, on the Canadian side these were the responsibility of the governme
 nt of Upper Canada and later the Bureau of Public Works of the united Provi
 nce of Canada.  In an era dominated by massive government spending on canal
 s, the lighthouses are often overlooked as a critical part of the safe tran
 sport of local products to distant markets.  A remarkable number of these p
 re-Confederation structures still survive.\nWalter Lewis is an award-winnin
 g maritime historian and frequent speaker, specializing in the history of G
 reat Lakes region.  A graduate of Queen's University and the University of 
 Toronto, he has served on the editorial boards of both Fresh Water and is t
 he executive editor of   The Northern Mariner. In 1990 he took up scuba div
 ing as part of the research for The River Palace, co-authored with Rick Nei
 lson of Kingston.  His website, MaritimeHistoryOfTheGreatLakes.ca (http://M
 aritimeHistoryOfTheGreatLakes.ca) is recognized as one of the richest resou
 rces for those doing research in the history of the Lakes. He has presented
  to a wide range of audiences, including the Peterborough Historical Societ
 y back in 2015.\nPHS Speaker Series to be held Tuesday May 20, 7:30 p.m. at
  the Peterborough Lions’ Centre on Burnham Street. Admission is free and so
  are the light refreshments.\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>In the era before the GPS, the lighthouses scattered along the shores of
  the Great Lakes were the one reliable way of determining where a ship was 
 at night.  While the American lights were built and managed by the federal 
 government, on the Canadian side these were the responsibility of the gover
 nment of Upper Canada and later the Bureau of Public Works of the united Pr
 ovince of Canada.  In an era dominated by massive government spending on ca
 nals, the lighthouses are often overlooked as a critical part of the safe t
 ransport of local products to distant markets.  A remarkable number of thes
 e pre-Confederation structures still survive.</p><p>Walter Lewis is an awar
 d-winning maritime historian and frequent speaker, specializing in the hist
 ory of Great Lakes region.  A graduate of Queen's University and the Univer
 sity of Toronto, he has served on the editorial boards of both Fresh Water 
 and is the executive editor of   The Northern Mariner. In 1990 he took up s
 cuba diving as part of the research for The River Palace, co-authored with 
 Rick Neilson of Kingston.  His website, <a href="http://MaritimeHistoryOfTh
 eGreatLakes.ca">MaritimeHistoryOfTheGreatLakes.ca</a> is recognized as one 
 of the richest resources for those doing research in the history of the Lak
 es. He has presented to a wide range of audiences, including the Peterborou
 gh Historical Society back in 2015.</p><p>PHS Speaker Series to be held Tue
 sday May 20, 7:30 p.m. at the Peterborough Lions’ Centre on Burnham Street.
  Admission is free and so are the light refreshments.</p>
CONTACT:Erin Panepinto
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