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Inside of lease to Rev. Dr. Sutherland in 1884.
25 August 1884

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Rather than sell lots, the Ontario Methodist Camp Ground Company issued 999 year leases which were renewable. Leasing was used to enforce strict rules and restrictions upon the camping community, which would not have been possible if the lots had been sold.

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1893 Ontario Methodist Camp Ground Company Lease.
1893

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First page of statutory lease between the Ontario Methodist Camp Ground Company and Martha A. Howell, wife of Alexander Howell of the City of St. Catharines. The lease is dated July 15, 1893.

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Grand Trunk Station at Grimsby Park.
1907
Grimsby Park, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

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Train station (covered platform) stop at Grimsby Beach
1895
Grimsby Park, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

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The original campground meeting place was updated with new conveniences. The train stopped at the covered platform now called "the station", a place where cottagers could sit and chat while waiting to see who would arrive.

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Original Wooden Entrance Gate to Grimsby Park
1900
Entrance to Grimsby Park, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

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Visitors entered through the wooden gates of Grimsby Park and walked down the area close to Grand Avenue into the campground, which was now enclosed by a large six foot high fence. Behind the row of poplar trees on the right were the bowling green, tennis courts and sports field and on the left, behind another row of trees, the picnic grounds. The picnic grounds included tables, seats, cooking stoves and boat swings.

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Park House Hotel.
1915
Grimsby Park, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

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The Park House Hotel was originally a restaurant constructed in 1875.

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Lakeview House Hotel, 1883.
1883
Grimsby Park, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

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Lake View House Hotel was the second hotel built at Grimsby Park and opened for the 1883 season.

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Park House Hotel with a group of people.
1889
Grimsby Park, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
John H. Ford