law in 1919. From that point forward, the City of Windsor, Ontario was a major site for Rum-running—alcohol smuggling—and gang activity. The Canadian...

Rum-running, or bootlegging, is the illegal business of smuggling alcoholic beverages where such transportation is forbidden by law. The term rum-running...

1920s, alcohol prohibition was enforced in Michigan while alcohol was legal in Ontario. Rum-running in Windsor was a common practice then. On October 25...

Yukon and near Ontario". CTV News. Retrieved February 16, 2023. Cecco, Leyland (February 14, 2023). "Hunt for mysterious object shot down in remote Yukon...

whisky featured prominently in rum-running into the U.S. during Prohibition. Hiram Walker's distillery in Windsor, Ontario, directly across the Detroit...

this era are occasionally still found on the bottom of the river. Rum-running in Windsor and production of bootleg liquor became common practices. American...

born in 1897, was also known as "King Canada," and was a major figure in the liquor smuggling and bootlegging business around Windsor, Ontario during...

Walker decided to move his distillery across the Detroit River to Windsor, Ontario. From here, he was able to export his whisky and start to develop Walkerville...

makes Gooderham & Worts brand whiskies but does so at its plant in Windsor, Ontario. The production of the American bourbon whiskies formerly owned by...

"clubhouse" that became the centre of rum-running activity. The hotel offered electricity, fireplaces, and a large screened-in porch with views of the lake. The...

oldest remaining continuously run tavern in the Windsor-Detroit Border region and one of the oldest in Ontario. From its commencement it has served and...

home on Bay Street. Kerr was described by the some as "King of the Lake Ontario rum-runners" (smugglers who typically used boats). Kerr was operating within...

until 1933 Transfer II, in use until 1938 Detroit Manitowoc (built 1926) Windsor (1930) Ferry from Grosse Ile to Gordon, Ontario between 1873 and 1888 on...

might be by small boat from Windsor across the river to Detroit only helped the province's economy. Rum-running occurred in other provinces as well. The...

States, Lake Erie's northern shore is the Canadian province of Ontario, specifically the Ontario Peninsula, with the U.S. states of Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania...

paved its first street in 1920. Blenheim grew during the Prohibition as men were involved in illegal rum-running operations. In 1924, W.G. Thompson opened...

the fact that the Detroit River, after running more or less west along the banks of Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, then bends to flow largely south before...

headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. One of Canada's Big Five banks, it is the third-largest Canadian bank by deposits and market capitalization. In 2023, the...

Windsor, Ontario, distillery. John Philip (J.P.) Wiser was born in 1825 in New York, to Isaac J. Wiser and Mary Egert. In 1857, Wiser began running the...

based in Detroit, Michigan. The family mainly operates in Detroit and the Greater Detroit area, as well as in other locations including Windsor, Ontario; Toledo...

Following a wheat midge outbreak in Canada in the mid-19th century, farmers in Ontario began to convert to dairy farming in large numbers, and cheddar cheese...

beverages ("rum running") was widespread during the 1920s, when Prohibition was in effect nationally in the United States and parts of Canada. In more recent...

figure in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, in the early 20th century. She and her common-law husband, Italian-born Rocco Perri, established a business in bootlegging...

as a temporary wartime measure. Much of the rum-running during prohibition took place in Windsor, Ontario. The provinces later repealed their prohibition...

This list of museums in Ontario, Canada contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government...

particular breeds, running over obstacles, running over different distances, running on different track surfaces, and running in different gaits. In some races...

Closed camps See also References External links Camp Cherry Valley Closed in 2024 Greater Los Angeles Area Council Wikimedia Commons has media related...

Mohawk military and political leader, based in present-day New York and, later, Brantford, in what is today Ontario, who was closely associated with Great...

African descent on plantations in the West Indies. Products typically associated with Newfoundland such as molasses and rum (Screech), were produced by the...

172–188. doi:10.2307/2204556. JSTOR 2204556. Kelley, Sean M. (2018). "American Rum, African Consumers, and the Transatlantic Slave Trade". African Economic...