The Omars and Yooperlites of Northern Wilds
During your travels in Northern Wilds, have you come across a distinctive rock with an almost perfectly circular hole in it? Well, chances are you...
Elle Andra-Warner
Luxury condo living on Thunder Bay’s waterfront
Many of us have heard the phrase “home is where you hang your hat.” And if home is in one of the two buildings of...
Red Snow, Ice Discs and Ice Worms
White snow that turns red, really? A few months ago, while reading the non-fiction book Barrow’s Boys: The Original Extreme Adventurers by Fergus Fleming, I came across...
Special Olympics Canada comes to Thunder Bay
National media attention will be on sports in Thunder Bay from February 25-29, when more than 1,200 athletes, managers and mission staff from across Canada...
The First Female Lawyers: Legal Trailblazers
Back 150-100 years ago, becoming a lawyer and practicing law was closed to women pretty well around the world. But breaking barriers is something women...
The therapy dogs of St. John Ambulance
Did you know there are currently more than 50 therapy dog teams (one dog and its owner/handler) of the St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Program...
Early 20th Century Pathfinders
A hundred years ago, in the early 20th century, automobiles became widely accessible to the public. But where did they drive when most roads were...
The Story of “Merry” Christmas
So, why do we say the seasonal greeting “Merry Christmas” instead of “Happy” like we do for Happy Birthday, Happy Easter, Happy Mother’s Day, etc.?...
