The Canadian One Room Schoolhouse Thread - Page 8

Rocer10 · 08-30-2011, 04:11 AM

Emmbeedee, we rode the same roads only we missed the turn off to Schutt and continued to Palmer Rapids and then Combermere before heading South. Don't know what the bikes were that we passed except to say they were DS ie. Dual Sport. Yup. we got knocked around by gusts every time we'd clear the tree line. If you ever venture over this way (Haliburton Highlands) on one of your ventures we have a bunkie we'd be glad to make available to you.

Emmbeedee · 08-30-2011, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Rocer10

Emmbeedee, we rode the same roads only we missed the turn off to Schutt and continued to Palmer Rapids and then Combermere before heading South. Don't know what the bikes were that we passed except to say they were DS ie. Dual Sport. Yup. we got knocked around by gusts every time we'd clear the tree line. If you ever venture over this way (Haliburton Highlands) on one of your ventures we have a bunkie we'd be glad to make available to you.

It wasn't the best of weather but we sure dodged a bullet that weekend.

Thanks for the bunk offer - may just take you up on that sometime.

Rocer10 · 09-01-2011, 09:26 AM

The white school house was the forerunner of the brick one, now a community centre just a few km's away in Lochlin, ON.

Sewerat · 09-03-2011, 09:45 AM

Just out for a ride

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I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=42.043223,-82.515061

Emmbeedee · 09-03-2011, 05:29 PM

The Bradshaw school, spotted today while out on a DS ride:

Emmbeedee · 09-05-2011, 06:15 PM

Some more schools we found today, mostly in Quebec.

Number 1:

On Sand Bay road, south of Shawville.

Number 2, in Stark's Corners.

Number 3 also in Stark's Corners.

This last one we found in Sand Point Ontario sure looks like a school, but we'll do a bit of research before declaring it one.

The side windows were boarded up.

It's right across the road from this Loyal Orange Lodge, and it doesn't look like it was a church, so the odds are good it could be a school.

Rocer10 · 09-09-2011, 02:15 AM

Not unlike the Bradshaw School this one is in Blairhampton (ON). I knew a previous owner and it was my understanding that it was a school but the upper windows are leaded clear glass which suggests it was a church. However, his wife had a stained glass studio so it could very well have been a school and the leaded glass added by her. Just to confuse the issue, as I rode away I noticed a bell on a roof top almost opposite this building but that building was twice the size and may have been a replacement for this one. I'll have to go back for the second picture and ask around to learn more.

Drilldogger · 09-17-2011, 05:02 PM

Lewisham school which is the only survivor in this ghost town. Late 1800's I believe. It's outside of Gravenhurst. Name: 100_3107.jpg
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Emmbeedee · 09-17-2011, 05:37 PM

Found another school house in Clarendon Station today.

Rocer10 · 09-28-2011, 06:25 PM

Cameron, ON

Emmbeedee · 10-02-2011, 05:30 PM

This one is in Zealand, Ontario. Can't really see it well, but you get the idea.

It belongs to the same guy who owns the one we posted in Clarendon Station.

Gold5th · 10-27-2011, 11:25 PM

I'll have to remember this thread for next year, my bike is in storage already for winter due to a tire issue... but we have a single room school house and a 4 room school house(huge comparitively) here in town and tons within short riding range.

C-Stain · 11-02-2011, 01:53 PM

Just thought I would add some from Nova Scotia. Most of the old schoolhouses have been converted to community halls, but I drive by this one on my way to my in-laws. I'll add as many more as I can as long as the weather holds.

Rocer10 · 11-14-2011, 04:34 PM

Gelert ON. This school has been transformed to:

a municipal shop / garage. And next door the replacement is now a community hall:

Delta_T · 11-15-2011, 12:04 PM

Here is a old school near Lyndhurst Ontario.

It's converted into Wendy's Country Market. They sell organic and local produce... the good stuff.
We actually buy a lot from them. Well worth a visit.

08-30-2011, 04:11 AM	#106
Rocer10 Adventurer Joined: Sep 2010 Location: The Highlands Oddometer: 90	One room school house Emmbeedee, we rode the same roads only we missed the turn off to Schutt and continued to Palmer Rapids and then Combermere before heading South. Don't know what the bikes were that we passed except to say they were DS ie. Dual Sport. Yup. we got knocked around by gusts every time we'd clear the tree line. If you ever venture over this way (Haliburton Highlands) on one of your ventures we have a bunkie we'd be glad to make available to you. __________________ In every nowhere town There are somewhere dreams (R. Sexsmith) _________________________ 09 KLX 250S - Yah baby!

09-01-2011, 09:26 AM	#108
Rocer10 Adventurer Joined: Sep 2010 Location: The Highlands Oddometer: 90	One room school house The white school house was the forerunner of the brick one, now a community centre just a few km's away in Lochlin, ON. __________________ In every nowhere town There are somewhere dreams (R. Sexsmith) _________________________ 09 KLX 250S - Yah baby!

09-03-2011, 09:45 AM	#109
Sewerat Cert. bike whore Joined: Jun 2010 Location: Brooksdale, ON Oddometer: 886	Just out for a ride --- I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=42.043223,-82.515061 Attached Images __________________ 2009 WR250R "Da Mini Bike" "That's our colour: mud!"

09-03-2011, 05:29 PM	#110
Emmbeedee ^OP Procrastinators Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Near Ottawa, ON, Canada Oddometer: 5,813	The Bradshaw school, spotted today while out on a DS ride: __________________ Want to know more about the Garmin Montana? See the Wisdom and FAQ Thread. "Don't play a lute to a cow" (Old Chinese Idiom) "The motorcycle, being poorly designed for both flight and marine operation, sustained significant external and internal damage," police noted.

09-05-2011, 06:15 PM	#111
Emmbeedee ^OP Procrastinators Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Near Ottawa, ON, Canada Oddometer: 5,813	Some more schools we found today, mostly in Quebec. Number 1: On Sand Bay road, south of Shawville. Number 2, in Stark's Corners. Number 3 also in Stark's Corners. This last one we found in Sand Point Ontario sure looks like a school, but we'll do a bit of research before declaring it one. The side windows were boarded up. It's right across the road from this Loyal Orange Lodge, and it doesn't look like it was a church, so the odds are good it could be a school. __________________ Want to know more about the Garmin Montana? See the Wisdom and FAQ Thread. "Don't play a lute to a cow" (Old Chinese Idiom) "The motorcycle, being poorly designed for both flight and marine operation, sustained significant external and internal damage," police noted. Emmbeedee screwed with this post 09-05-2011 at 06:21 PM

09-09-2011, 02:15 AM	#112
Rocer10 Adventurer Joined: Sep 2010 Location: The Highlands Oddometer: 90	One Room School House Not unlike the Bradshaw School this one is in Blairhampton (ON). I knew a previous owner and it was my understanding that it was a school but the upper windows are leaded clear glass which suggests it was a church. However, his wife had a stained glass studio so it could very well have been a school and the leaded glass added by her. Just to confuse the issue, as I rode away I noticed a bell on a roof top almost opposite this building but that building was twice the size and may have been a replacement for this one. I'll have to go back for the second picture and ask around to learn more. __________________ In every nowhere town There are somewhere dreams (R. Sexsmith) _________________________ 09 KLX 250S - Yah baby!

09-17-2011, 05:02 PM	#113
Drilldogger Studly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2009 Location: between the Smoke & Muskoka Oddometer: 500	Lewisham school which is the only survivor in this ghost town. Late 1800's I believe. It's outside of Gravenhurst. __________________ Drillers' go deeper!

09-17-2011, 05:37 PM	#114
Emmbeedee ^OP Procrastinators Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Near Ottawa, ON, Canada Oddometer: 5,813	Found another school house in Clarendon Station today. __________________ Want to know more about the Garmin Montana? See the Wisdom and FAQ Thread. "Don't play a lute to a cow" (Old Chinese Idiom) "The motorcycle, being poorly designed for both flight and marine operation, sustained significant external and internal damage," police noted.

09-28-2011, 06:25 PM	#115
Rocer10 Adventurer Joined: Sep 2010 Location: The Highlands Oddometer: 90	Cameron, ON __________________ In every nowhere town There are somewhere dreams (R. Sexsmith) _________________________ 09 KLX 250S - Yah baby!

10-02-2011, 05:30 PM	#116
Emmbeedee ^OP Procrastinators Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Near Ottawa, ON, Canada Oddometer: 5,813	This one is in Zealand, Ontario. Can't really see it well, but you get the idea. It belongs to the same guy who owns the one we posted in Clarendon Station. __________________ Want to know more about the Garmin Montana? See the Wisdom and FAQ Thread. "Don't play a lute to a cow" (Old Chinese Idiom) "The motorcycle, being poorly designed for both flight and marine operation, sustained significant external and internal damage," police noted.

10-27-2011, 11:25 PM	#117
Gold5th Adventurer Joined: Mar 2011 Location: Athabasca, AB Oddometer: 65	I'll have to remember this thread for next year, my bike is in storage already for winter due to a tire issue... but we have a single room school house and a 4 room school house(huge comparitively) here in town and tons within short riding range.

11-02-2011, 01:53 PM	#118
C-Stain Unreasonable Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Middleton, NS CANADA Oddometer: 2,245	Just thought I would add some from Nova Scotia. Most of the old schoolhouses have been converted to community halls, but I drive by this one on my way to my in-laws. I'll add as many more as I can as long as the weather holds. __________________ TransLab a Go Go 2011 Nova Scotia Fresh Air Inspectors Investigate the Cabot Trail "Second star to the left and straight on till morning” ― James T. Kirk

11-14-2011, 04:34 PM	#119
Rocer10 Adventurer Joined: Sep 2010 Location: The Highlands Oddometer: 90	Gelert ON. This school has been transformed to: a municipal shop / garage. And next door the replacement is now a community hall: __________________ In every nowhere town There are somewhere dreams (R. Sexsmith) _________________________ 09 KLX 250S - Yah baby!

11-15-2011, 12:04 PM	#120
Delta_T Adventurer Joined: Oct 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Oddometer: 19	Here is a old school near Lyndhurst Ontario. It's converted into Wendy's Country Market. They sell organic and local produce... the good stuff. We actually buy a lot from them. Well worth a visit.

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