A Gruesome Affair “Upstairs will be found the work of a mental and physical wreck, a maniac for the last two years, unknown to anyone but myself, I suspect. Paul Coté
The Blockhouse The Blockhouse was built after the raid on Gananoque and was contracted by Charles McDonald . . . a very interesting history. Paul Coté
Island Stories from the "Gananoque Reporter" in 1888 While doing some research in old issues of the Gananoque Reporter for 1888, I ran across a series titled ‘Gananoque’s Early Days’. Included in the articles several stories about various islands . . . Paul Coté
The Origins of Gananoque, Part Two “Gananoque has with justice been called the Birmingham of Eastern Ontario, the Gananoque River furnishing an almost unlimited waterpower . . . thus passing from one factory to another as motive power in setting in motion the wheels of industry. Paul Coté
The Origins of Gananoque, Part I How Gananoque got its name is a minefield and not for the faint of heart. Several authors have taken a crack at unravelling this quagmire and have only come up with maybes. Paul Coté
The Tumultuous Origins of the Gananoque Water Power Company This largely forgotten story began in the 1830s, but not in Gananoque, as one would expect. It began with Richard Coleman Sr. in what is now a quiet rural community called Lyn, Paul Coté
