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REMEMBER THIS: Green Bush Hotel once run by 'pugilistically inclined family' (4 photos)

REMEMBER THIS: Green Bush Hotel once run by 'pugilistically inclined family' (4 photos)

Torn down to make way for a farmer's laneway, the Green Bush Hotel certainly had a memorable history
REMEMBER THIS: Miracle and tragedy on the lake: Part two (4 photos)

REMEMBER THIS: Miracle and tragedy on the lake: Part two (4 photos)

On July 10, 1924, a massive search was undertaken by Barrie residents, summer cottagers at Big Bay Point and anyone with a boat
REMEMBER THIS: Miracle and tragedy on the lake: Part one (4 photos)

REMEMBER THIS: Miracle and tragedy on the lake: Part one (4 photos)

This week's Remember This is the first instalment of a tragic accident and miraculous rescue from 1924
REMEMBER THIS: Looking back to the time of oculists, watchmakers (4 photos)

REMEMBER THIS: Looking back to the time of oculists, watchmakers (4 photos)

It may seem odd to combine the trade of watchmaker and jeweler with the profession of optician, but it made some sense in the late 1800s
REMEMBER THIS: Nobody misses polio (3 photos)

REMEMBER THIS: Nobody misses polio (3 photos)

In this week's Remember This, a look back at the days before a vaccine for polio was invented
REMEMBER THIS: Passion for horses, sailing led to tragic end for The Captain (3 photos)

REMEMBER THIS: Passion for horses, sailing led to tragic end for The Captain (3 photos)

Edwyn Brenton Andros could have put roots down anywhere but he fell in love with Barrie after arriving in Canada in the 1870s
REMEMBER THIS: Sanitary inspector had concerns over manure outside establishments

REMEMBER THIS: Sanitary inspector had concerns over manure outside establishments

Without the livery stables of old, and the horses and conveyances held within, nothing and nobody would be going anywhere
REMEMBER THIS: Looking back at the early days of wreckers (4 photos)

REMEMBER THIS: Looking back at the early days of wreckers (4 photos)

The towing industry has changed a lot from the days when only a small number of local garages even had a wrecker
REMEMBER THIS: The bold, bad, and beautiful of Barrie’s history (5 photos)

REMEMBER THIS: The bold, bad, and beautiful of Barrie’s history (5 photos)

To celebrate Remember This hitting a milestone of 200 articles, we look back at some of Mary Harris' favourite stories
REMEMBER THIS: 100 summers past (4 photos)

REMEMBER THIS: 100 summers past (4 photos)

Things certainly have changed much over the years, with speeding vehicles and humidity still among the common complaints