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Banda today is a quiet little place with only two houses. As you approach it and pass through it, no signs proclaim its existence. But it is important enough to be marked on modern road maps. If [...]

Lavender on the Townline between Mulmur and Nottawasaga (now Clearview) is a very old settlement. Even before Creemore got its start, Lavender was a very busy village. This may seem puzzling. [...]

Headlines in the June 27 issue of The Creemore Echo read, Clearview says no to county restructuring and Locals awarded for lifetime of service. Fortunately for Echo readers, we know what is going [...]

In the early 1800s, settlement was slowly creeping northwards from Toronto. In 1825 the first farms were taken up along the southern boundaries of the township. Land was taken up rapidly in the [...]

The township of Mulmur is one of Creemore’s nearest neighbours. A drive of a few kilometres to the south will find you at the northern border of the township. The first crossroads south of [...]

The great April snowstorm of 1975. Is this an April Fool’s joke? No, it isn’t. April may be the month of April showers but it wasn’t in 1975. The April snowstorm of 1975 closed Creemore down for [...]

Last month we began the story of the first Presbyterians in Creemore and in the surrounding hills. This history was written by the Presbyterian minister in Creemore in 1913 and was published in [...]

History of Creemore Presbyterian Church The following was written by the Presbyterian minister in Creemore in 1913 and appeared in The Creemore Star, Dec. 18, 1913: The origin of Creemore [...]

Recently a friend and I were talking about how sad it is that Creemore children don’t have a nearby hill for tobogganing or skiing. The hills either have too many trees or too many houses. Gone [...]

Every decade or so Mother Nature throws a savage storm at us that we remember forever. On New Year’s Eve, the last evening of 1948, a snow storm blew into this area. Like many serious storms it [...]