The Village Store

Welcome to the Hawkestone’s Village Store. This will be a place for merchandise which raises money for the Hawkestone Community Hall will be made available. At this time we do not sell items directly through the site but there will be contact information for each item so that you will know how to get your merch.

Thanks for visiting and happy shopping.

Historical Hawkestone Postcards

For the 100th anniversary of the Hawkestone Hall, historic photos and postcards were collected, scanned, colourized and used to create or replicate postcards from the past.

The Village Gallery and Frame Shop (Dianne Martin) is selling these on behalf of the Hawkestone Community Hall. In all there are 20 which you can browse through here or at the shop.

They are $1.00 each, 6 for $5.00, or the full set of 20 for $15.00.

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Charlie Priddle’s Red and White Store

Postcard of water tower, train station and shed at Hawkestone station

Train Station, Water Tower, and Shed

The train station in Hawkestone was vital to the commerce of the area transporting people, mail, livestock, hay, fruit and vegetables, and other merchandise.

Postcard of the Hawkestone Train Station

Hawkestone Train Station Platform

In 1871 the trains arrived in Hawkestone. This transformed the village of Hawkestone, moving the business centre up to the current main street.

Mill Street from Lake Simcoe

Today you would see the Hawkestone Yacht Club from this view. In this image it may be the home which was part of the Crawford Mill property that is visible on the left.

The Metcalf Home

Although little remains of the stone wall, the house itself still stands as sentinel reminder of Hawkestone’s early days.

Mainstreet of Hawkestone looking up towards Ridge Road

In this image you can see the United Methodist church which has been transformed into a home. In the distance is the Metcalf house.

Postcard of S.S. Geneva steamship at Hawkestone dock

S.S. Geneva at the Hawkestone Dock

The steamships plied the many ports of Lake Simcoe. Along with being the primary mode of transportation in the area during that time, they were often luxuriously appointed.

1910 Hawkestone Regatta

St. Helens

St. Helen’s: this home was built at the original landing site of Hodges Landing. It still stands and tunnels which purportedly were used to smuggle in liquor during prohibition still exist.

Jordan Dam Mill Pond

Jordan Dam Mill Pond: Looking southeast towards over the pond, you can see the current Langstaff and Vandenberg homes

Jordan Dam

The Jordan Dam was built by Charles Priddle. In 1935 an earthquake compromised the dam and it was destroyed in the 1937 spring run-off.

The Williamson Dam

People standing on the Williamson Dam. Mr. Williamson, who also built the big house on the corner of Ridge and Line 11, was tragically swept off of the dam in a storm.

The Crawford Mill

The Crawford Mill – was moved to this location after the Williamson mill burned. It was a grist mill.