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WasagaBeach in the early1960s.
This is downtownCollingwood in1956.TheChristmas lightswere part of the 100
th
year
anniversaryof the town.
BlueMountain’s firstmajor summer attractionwas theGreat SlideRide.Openedon July
14, 1977, thePorsche-designed sleds couldbe controlled and stopped if necessary; then-
PresidentGeorgeWeider himself called it a “thrillingbut relatively safe attraction” inhis
book
BlueMountain
.
