Ian Wilson's blog

Welcome to the blog of Ian Wilson, author of the award-winning books on 1950s Canadian steam railway operations.

The Secret of the Old Swing Bridge video trailer

I conceived The Secret of the Old Swing Bridge, a hybrid between the classic Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew mysteries, featuring a boy and a girl as lead characters...

May 23, 2023

The Secret of the Old Swing Bridge video trailer

I conceived The Secret of the Old Swing Bridge, a hybrid between the classic Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew mysteries, featuring a boy and a girl as lead characters...

May 23, 2023

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Topics

Adventure at Lunge Lodge
Angus Wolfe
baseball
calendars
Canadian Branchline
childhood
creative nonfiction
DVDs
fatherhood
fishing
fitness
King's Highways
modelling
motivation
news
novelty
politics
Port Credit
railway operations
Speed Graphics and Steam!
Steam at Allandale
Steam at Washago
Steam Echoes of Hamilton
Steam Encounters at Montreal
Steam Encounters in Ontario
Steam in Northern Ontario
Steam Memories of Lindsay
Steam Over Palmerston
Steam Through London
Steam to the Niagara Frontier
The King's Puzzle
The Secret of the Old Swing Bridge
To Stratford Under Steam
Vignettes
walks in the woods
writing
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