Port Credit BIA Historic Walking Tours: The Story of the Stonehookers
Schedule
Sat Sep 06 2025 at 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Port Credit Library | Mississauga, ON
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Join Historian Richard Collins on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. to learn more about The Story of the Stonehookers, Meet at the Farmers Market (at Port Credit library).Every town has its own unique story to tell. For Port Credit, that story is about the stonehookers. Their tall tales are not about shipwrecks, but of the teamwork and perseverance needed to make a living from the lake.
Details:
đź“… September 6, 2025
đź•› 11:00 a.m.
đź“Ť Meet at the Farmers Market (at Port Credit library)
Tour starts at 11:00 a.m. sharp and runs for 1.5 hours.
Tours are FREE and we encourage you to tip your tour guide!
Well-behaved leashed dogs are welcome on the tour!
2025 Schedule:
Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.: The Story of the Stonehookers
Every town has its own unique story to tell. For Port Credit, that story is about the stonehookers. Their tall tales are not about shipwrecks, but of the teamwork and perseverance needed to make a living from the lake.
Meet at the Port Credit Farmers Market (at Port Credit Library)
Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.: Growth and Change in Port Credit’s Industrial District
New homes and businesses are rising in Port Credit’s west end, where once steam bulldozers dug clay from the ground and steamships delivered oil from tropical islands.
Meet at Bone & Biscuit (175 Lakeshore W. - Unit 4)
This tour is sponsored by Bone & Biscuit – Port Credit’s source for healthy pet treats – so please bring your four-legged friends.
Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.: Change at the Centre of the Village
Skyscrapers rose here in the 1970s. A second phase of upward growth began 40 years later, but recent political decisions may have slowed that grown again.
Meet at the Port Credit Farmers Market (at Port Credit Library)
Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 11:00 p.m.: Credit Grove: Port Credit’s First Suburb
Journey back 100 years to explore the first generation country homes that still line the streets of Port Credit’s first suburban middle-class neighbourhood.
Meet at Forest Avenue Public School
Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.: Purchasing Port Credit
200 years ago, councillors of the Mississauga nation and the representatives of King George III forged a mutual agreement over ownership of what is now Mississauga.
Meet at the Port Credit Farmers Market (at Port Credit Library)
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Where is it happening?
Port Credit Library, 20 Lakeshore Rd. E.,Mississauga, Ontario, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
