In this bonus summer episode we take a break for the heat to remember winter and snow as we hear the harrowing (and hilarious) tale of a horse and sleigh, and a young girl and her bloomers.
Are you old enough to remember bloomers? Did you wear them? Did you like them? Should they make a comeback? (Not right now ... for winter weather of course.) We would love to hear what you think!
Episode Picture:
Horse-drawn sleighs line the streets outside of the Dominion Stable on Hurontario Street, c. 1890s. [Collingwood Museum Collection X970.961.1]
Research:
Miles, Anita; The Chicago of the North. Town of Collingwood, 2004. p.123.