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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 [...]

They were lean years, 1939 to 1945. The Second World War was raging in Europe and the East. Most of our resources were directed towards “winning the war.” Christmas came as usual and, though [...]

Eighty-five years ago our world was engulfed in the Second World War. I was three years old when the war started in 1939, and nine when it ended in 1945. My childhood life was always focused on [...]

In May, when you drive west on County Road 9, before you get to the Mad River bridge, you will pass a lot bursting with lilac blooms. When you see this grand sight, thank Granny Royal. These [...]

A change was taking place on Mill Street in Creemore in the mid-1970s. Four store fronts, which had seen better days, were torn down and a new building put up with two storefronts and two [...]