Wayback Wednesday: The Great Race, Gravenhurst, early 1900s

By Doppler Online On January 11, 2023 Wayback Wednesday

From the Gravenhurst Archives:

The cold weather (and a lack of running shoes) didn’t stop these hearty athletes from competing in the Great Race in Gravenhurst in the early 1900s.

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