The colourful characters, pioneer stories and Native legends that make up Ontario's fascinating past all come alive in HIDDEN ONTARIO.

terry Boyle unveils the eccentric and bizarre in these mini-histories of our towns and cities: the imposter who ran the Rockwood Asylum in Kingston; Ian Fleming's inspiration for James Bond;

 the man who advertised his wife's death before he poisoned her;the Prince of Wales' undignified crossing of Rice Lake in 1860; the tragic life of Chief Joseph Brant; the strange discovery of gold in Cobalt; Ontario's first bullfight...and why so many lumberjacks had to wear beards.

And there are so many more factual oddities about the Ontario you thought you knew.

Every town and city listed here has an amazing story and at least one eccentric character. Their stories, for the most part, have never been previously told