NEWS RELEASE
ANDREW HIND
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Bradford author and historian Andrew Hind returns with his latest book, Founded on Stone 3: Even More Tales of Early Parry Sound District.
The rural landscape of Parry Sound District offers countless captivating stories deeply rooted in history. Hind compiles two dozen stories, many of them lost gems from the region’s past, in the third volume of this series that began in 2021.
Topics range from ghost towns and historic buildings, ways of life now forgotten, enterprising settlers, uplifting tales of community and the deeds of notorious ne’er-do-wells.
Within the book’s pages we climb up creaking, weathered steps and enter the Rosseau General Store, which has been serving patrons for 150 years, making it perhaps the oldest continuously operating general store in Ontario. We enjoy carefree summers at Stanley House, a beloved resort operated by two generations of the Bissonnette family, but which now exists only in their collective memory and faded photographs. We uncover the mystery of how a church bell from Byng Inlet ended up in Bala. And we venture along the Nipissing Road. Known as a ‘ghost road’ today, its length dotted with faded farming hamlets, we learn how the Nipissing Road was once a highway of settlement and commerce.
Andrew Hind is a freelance writer who specializes in history, travel, and lifestyle. Over the course of his 20-year writing career he has written 36 books and contributed to numerous publications, including BradfordToday.
Founded on Stone 3: Even More Tales of Early Parry Sound District can be purchased from Amazon.ca.
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