Was Fort Irwin a Fort? Plus, Canadian POW's and The Great Escape

09/01/2021 16 min
Was Fort Irwin a Fort? Plus, Canadian POW's and The Great Escape

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This week, Kate talks about Fort Irwin - a small community in Haliburton County and how it got it's name in the 1880's. Was it actually a Fort? Plus talks about the real Great Escape from Stalag Luft III in World War II and the significant Canadian involvement.
Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on your devices. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact us at [email protected]