{"product_id":"9781552775783","title":"XSecrets of Lake Simcoe: Fascinating stories from Ontario's past","description":"\u003cp\u003eA lively book illustrated with archival photos, \u003ci\u003eSecrets of Lake Simcoe\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable addition to local history collections and provides a refreshing way for anyone to view what some consider to be Canada's sixth Great Lake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of central Ontario, Lake Simcoe has played an important role in the province's history for hundreds of years. Today a popular destination for pleasure-seekers and cottagers, it helped open up the region to explorers and fur traders, settlers and entrepreneurs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lake has secrets aplenty and this book offers a selection of stories of dramatic episodes from the lake's past. There are shipwrecks, stately resorts, vanished industries, forgotten forts and even murder most foul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARIA DA SILVA has always had a passion for history and ghost stories.\u003cbr\u003eANDREW HIND is a freelance writer who lives in Bradford, Ontario. They are co-authors of several other titles in the Amazing Stories series, most recently Rebels Against Tories in Upper Canada 1837.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Lorimer \u0026 Company Ltd., Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145584394480,"sku":"9781552775783","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781552775783","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}