Everyday life for adolescence James
These coin-operated machines played 45 rpm records in diners.
What are jukeboxes?
This street has long been the heart of shopping and community life in town.
What is Main Street?
This important symbol, introduced in 1965, features a red maple leaf.
What is the Canadian Maple Leaf flag?
This common softwood is widely used in construction and beginner projects.
What is pine?
This Great Lake is the largest by surface area.
What is Lake Superior?
This hairstyle for women involved lots of hairspray and volume.
What is a beehive?
This nearby river runs through Mount Forest and was a common spot for kids to explore.
What is the Saugeen River?
This Canadian prime minister was in power for much of the 1960s and is known for modernizing Canada.
Who is Lester B. Pearson?
This woodworking joint, shaped like a fan, is often used in drawers.
What is a dovetail joint?
This type of fish is commonly found in the Great Lakes and popular with anglers.
What is Yellow Perch or Walleye?
This popular car style featured large decorative rear fins.
What are tailfins?
This fairgrounds event would have been a highlight of the year for families growing up.
What is the Mount Forest Fall Fair?
This world event hosted in Montreal in 1967 celebrated Canada’s 100th birthday.
What is Expo 67?
This technique involves removing material to create a groove or decorative edge.
What is routing?
This scenic natural wonder connects Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
What is Niagara Falls?
This show featured a lovable redhead and her bandleader husband.
What is I Love Lucy?
Mount Forest is also the site of a particular club of doctors who live and practice medicine outside a traditional urban area
What is the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada?
This Prime Minister introduced official bilingualism in Canada
Who is Pierre Eliott Trudeau?
This device holds wood firmly in place while you work on it.
What is a vise?
These two Great Lakes are connected by the Detroit River.
Lake Huron and Lake Erie?
This movie starring James Dean became a symbol of teenage angst.
What is Rebel Without a Cause?
Mount Forest, Ontario, nicknamed "Highland of Ontario" at an elevation of 1,407 feet, was originally named this before 1853
What is Maitland Hills?
Designed and built in Malton, Ontario, this was the world’s most advanced jet interceptor before its controversial cancellation by the federal government.
What is the Avro Arrow?
This complex joint allows two pieces to interlock at right angles without visible fasteners, often used in Japanese woodworking.
What is a finger joint (or a traditional Japanese joinery joint)?
This major waterway, completed in 1959, connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
What is the St. Lawrence Seaway?