Tomlinson Lake Snowshoe Adventure
The first annual Tomlinson Lake Snowshoe to Freedom Event on March 8 made for a fun-filled, if chilly, outdoor adventure for everyone who attended. One hundred and fifty people of all ages braved the brisk wind to share in the day’s festivities. This is more than double the crowd...
Tomlinson Lake Snowshoe to Freedom
Stephanie Kelley Mark your calendar and get ready to participate in the first annual Tomlinson Lake Snowshoe to Freedom event on Saturday, March 8th. This promises to be a fun-filled day of history, learning, exercise and connection with the natural world at the final destination point of North America’s...
Snowshoe to Freedom
Stephanie Kelley If you missed the opportunity to join the Tomlinson Lake Hike to Freedom last fall, you can jump on board the Underground Railroad and participate in the Tomlinson Lake Snowshoe to Freedom celebration on March 8! Joe Gee has organized this signature event to honour our history...
Tomlinson Lake “Hike to Freedom” Fun & Inspirational!
The Tomlinson Lake Hike to Freedom was a terrific success….many people pulled together and donated their time and efforts to make sure a good and safe time was had by all…but special kudos must go to Joe Gee, who was the driving force behind this event. One of Joe’s...
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD & TOMLINSON LAKE CONNECTION
By Joe Gee Victoria County in New Brunswick was part of the route for the Underground Railroad that helped African Americans escape from slavery in the United States. Just to add to the story, those escaping slavery were hidden in a wagon loaded with straw and transported up the...
History of Carlingford
INTRODUCTION In early July 2013 a group of people, both patriots and ex-patriots, using facebook on the internet decided to get together and use this social media to write the “History of Carlingford”. We were hopeful that we could gather photos of our people, farms, natural resources, sports, education...
Underground railroad to new brunswick
Who knew that Tomlinson Lake, nestled amongst the pines outside of Carlingford, was the end of a dangerous journey for many slaves who had escaped on the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad helped thousands of escaped slaves find freedom in Canada. Many routes led through New York into Ontario,...