NOW here is an interesting movie I made from Charlies clips…they are of Lockeport in the 1930′s,40′s & 60′s.
The first part of the video is a car/truck collision on the Sable River bridge…now there are 2 footage’s here one of the collision and one of them cleaning up after…I was told that there were actually 2 mishaps with that bridge one with a collision and one just of the bridge collapsing on its own…so I put both together not knowing if they are two separate events or not. Then we go inside Balish’s store…with Alec,Debbie Stephens and the girls who worked there…then Tomi Ungerer place over to the third beach…Charlie and grandson Paul standing by their car by the big beach…..shots of the point down to West Head…Lockeport Government Wharf…Lockeport Parade…small clip of Balish’s Store burning down… Next is the Old Ball field by Tah Stewarts with men getting ready for war and I think groups of scouts exercising …..then 1966 picture of the Jello tree that is still here today….then the Oxbow cabins( “Pine Tree Cabins “I think then) being built by Charlie along with the Drive-in he built..he sold all of it is the early 60′s to the Strange family.. if you have comments about who is who or mistakes I may have made please leave me a comment (I love getting comments)…or if you have any info on some of the movies I have posted , I would love to hear of any stories you may have or who some of the people in the movies may be…Cheers and Enjoy…I Love Lockeport!
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Julie, this made my day! At about 4:00 in the clip, my grandmother, Bernice Meisner, can be seen trying to hide behind a big kettle, laughing all the while. I thought that I just might see her in one of these videos, as she worked at Balish’s store for a few years. I remember going there as a kid; we lived upstairs for a time after I was first born! Thanks so much for this wonderful blog site! I love when the Internet is put to such good use!! ~Shelley