When Impersonating Becomes a Way of Life
It’s January, a new year and new beginnings. Now, what if one also took on a new name? Famous authors do it all the time...
Elle Andra-Warner
Modern-day historian-adventurers take to YouTube and social media
Some modern-day historian-adventurers are changing how history is documented and shared with the public. And three that are among the best are Thunder Bay’s David...
Self-taught artisan and the classic Christmas Danish star
At the Swedish Christmas dinner last year at the Prince Arthur Hotel, on each table there were beautiful white hand-crafted Danish stars in two sizes....
Christmas Carols: From Medieval to Modern-Day
Most of us know at least some of the words to Christmas carols but what’s the history behind the songs? When was the first carol...
Lighthouse Tales of Lake Superior
Most of us have read about ships that have floundered in the past during Lake Superior storms in November and December. Seldom however are there...
The Secret Construction of Flying Saucers
In the 1950s at the height of the Cold War, did the Canadian and U.S. governments really spend millions of dollars to develop and build...
Saving History by Restoring Artifacts
What does one do with a rusty derelict tugboat—once an important working warping tug hauling log booms on rivers and lakes—sitting in your yard? Thunder...
The luxury yacht that replaced the America
Ever wonder what happened to those famous luxurious steam yachts owned by the wealthy in what some call the “Gilded Age” before the First World...
