Haliburton County Ghost Town plus Battle of Mont Sorrel

This week, Kate talks abouthow boom and 'bust' led to the rise of communities in Haliburton County, and how times led to some of those becoming 'ghost towns'. This is the story of one of those - the hamlet of Gelert. Plus, WW1 in many ways gave rise to Canada becoming a country. Here's the story of the Battle of Mont Sorrel in June 1916, the first battle in WW1 that was independently planned and executed by Canadians.

Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on your devices. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact us at timewarp@canoefm.com