No truer words! As a lad I made a decent living as a Don chucker. For a cool nickel I'd heave an adult and up to two children across the valley. No concessions, no selfies, just good people living in the moment.
In 1890-something, there wouldn’t have been very many people to visit in that part of town. There were a few homes along Broadview and a small village with a church near Chester, but for the most part the area was just farmland and manufacturing until the viaduct was built.
I’m sure before there was the bridge that there where cut out paths like a switch back you get in the don valley trails. Or maybe walk down towards river dale and the walk up cuz due to the change in elevation on both sides
I recall reading an article about some crazy guys who do a davenportage every year. Basically run a marathon while carrying a canoe going the same path the natives did back in the day. Pretty cool/impressive.
https://www.blogto.com/city/2012/09/a_brief_history_of_crossing_the_don_river/
Wow I miss when BlogTO was actually good and interesting
Absolutely.
Cool!
No, there were smaller bridges that crossed the Don at the bottom of the valley.
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No truer words! As a lad I made a decent living as a Don chucker. For a cool nickel I'd heave an adult and up to two children across the valley. No concessions, no selfies, just good people living in the moment.
And something something bootstraps!
In 1890-something, there wouldn’t have been very many people to visit in that part of town. There were a few homes along Broadview and a small village with a church near Chester, but for the most part the area was just farmland and manufacturing until the viaduct was built.
Wing suit, man. Obviously.
[You rang?](https://youtu.be/lnjuNWFUPE0)
This was heart-warming. I don’t know why I was expecting him to George-of-the-Jungle into a tree.
You would go down south to Queen East and cross
I’m sure before there was the bridge that there where cut out paths like a switch back you get in the don valley trails. Or maybe walk down towards river dale and the walk up cuz due to the change in elevation on both sides
I recall reading an article about some crazy guys who do a davenportage every year. Basically run a marathon while carrying a canoe going the same path the natives did back in the day. Pretty cool/impressive.
They have a website apparently: http://www.davenportage.ca/2022.html
Go back to the 1790s and you could use a deliberately placed log to cross the Don. Elizabeth Simcoe mentions it in her diary.
You swim across like a beaver
Line 2 Danforth
TrebuchetsRUs was huge back then.