“The Santa Claus parade has been going on here since the forties. And I can remember when the Santa Claus parade went down the main street of Bracebridge.” – Gary Denniss

“When I first arrived here, the first winter here in Bracebridge, at the end of January, they called it Fire and Ice. I absolutely loved it. They took all the snow off the main street on the hill and they made a bobsled.” – Christine Peterkin

“A tourist place there that’s called Santa’s Village, a place I took my children when they were quite young. It’s still going on.” – Barbara Nanglr

“It’s amazing some of the secrets these buildings hold.” – Jennifer Specht, Bracebridge, ON

“The train arrived in Bracebridge, and it was full of soldiers returning from the war.” – Ken Veitch, Bracebridge, ON