The Motorists' Shortcut: 100 Years of the Owen Sound Transportation Company

In The Motorists' Shortcut, author Richard Thomas draws from his huge personal collection of heritage photographs, audio records and video documents as well as contemporary memories and images to tell the story of one of Canada's significant companies, The Owen Sound Transportation Company. The story is rooted in the rock-solid narrative of the pioneer settlements around Georgian Bay. Thomas traces the story through to the present configuration of a modern and valuable corporation serving the tourist, agricultural and commercial foundations of the region.

Using stories handed down and first hand accounts of those who actually participated in some of the dramatic events that surround all maritime communities, Thomas makes a valuable contribution to the historical records of Georgian Bay.

- Scott Cameron
author,  The Frances Smith: Palace Steamer of the Upper Canada Great Lakes, 1867-1896