Читать книгу The Lake Erie Shore - Ron Brown - Страница 6

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

No book on local history or heritage could work without the hard work and participation of local heritage enthusiasts. In general, I want to acknowledge the libraries in Leamington and Fort Erie, and the Port Dover Harbour Museum for housing a wonderful store of local material, and for making it available for this book.

A number of individuals went out of their way to provide information and help with travel to this forgotten area. These include Robert Honor, owner of Honor’s Bed and Breakfast in Amherstburg, and coordinator of heritage walks in that historic town; Clark Hoskin, manager of Tourism and Economic Development for Norfolk County; John Cooper of the Lake Erie Management Unit in the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources office in London; Sandra Bradt, director of tourism for the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Windsor, Essex County, and Pelee Island; Karen Cummings, coordinator of Tourism, Development and Marketing for the County of Elgin; Stephen Francom, manager and curator of the Elgin County Archives; and Caralee Grummett of the Fort Erie Economic Development and Tourism Corporation in Fort Erie.

The many local histories and collections in our libraries make the region come alive and provide the small stories as well as the big picture. In this digital age, the Internet is now full of individual contributions to the lore of the local area. These books, articles, and websites are listed at the conclusion of the book. They are a true reflection of an enthusiasm for the heritage of the places of the Lake Erie. For all these individuals Lake Erie is not forgotten.