Shoppe has 5,033 visitors during a 34 day period up to August 23rd. Ranger cabin opened as a Museum Shoppe to raise funds for the new building Gardens and Tower under jurisdiction of the Museum Property leased (20 years) to the West Parry Sound District Museum Board Property acquired from Ministry of Natural Resources to be developed for recreational and tourism purposes (potential location for Bobby Orr Hall of Fame, District Museum, performance space and art gallery) New tower, the one that is standing today, opened to the public New communications tower built 100 yards from gardens and old tower dismantled Tower closed to public after being declared unsafe Ministry of Natural Resources refused on the basis that it would expose view of oil tanks and spoil the setting of the park and gardens Towers were rendered obsolete by the use of airplanes and radiosĬhamber of Comemrce requests the plantation be cut down from the edges of the hill so that people who couldn’t climb the tower could view Georgian Bay Tower network fire detection system abandoned by the Province of Ontario. The Most recent research was completed in the 1970s so if you have anything to add to the history of this period (and into the 1980s & 90s) please contact us to share photos and stories The tower changed hands several times in this era. Today - the Tower Hill Gardeners continue to work hard to ensure that Tower Hill remains a destination for all visitors to Parry Sound.ġ960’s to 2005 Changes in firefighting technology shifted the role of the tower taking it from essential equipment to tourist destination. The Ranger Cabin deteriorates to the point that Staff recommends its demolition.Ģ011 - the gardens and surrounding area are designated as heritage property by the Town of Parry SoundĢ012 - Anne Bossart collects a group of volunteers, the Tower Hill Gardeners, who begin restoring and developing the gardens at Tower Hill with the support of the Parry Sound & District Horticultural Society, Museum on Tower Hill and the Town of Parry SoundĢ013- Town Council earmarks $25,000 for the restoration of the Ranger Cabin and the “Cabin Crew” gets to workĢ016- Tower Hill Gardeners secure a $5,000 grant from TD Friends of the Environment Foundation for the creation of a Wildlife Habitat Native Plant GardenĢ017 - In 2017 the Tower Hill Gardeners have raised $6,811, and volunteers spent 526 hours in the garden.
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Learn more about how to become a member and support the garden.Ģ005-11- Tower Hill Park and Garden are maintained by Town Staff, keeping the grounds tidy, maintaining the pond and planting annual flowers each summer.
2005-Present The tower began a new life in 2011 with the property Designation and founding of the tower Hill Gardeners.
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