Fall of 1991: A Visit to My Homeland
It was fall 1991 when I went back to somewhere I’d never been. That’s what it felt like in mid-October 30 years ago when I...
Elle Andra-Warner
A Sternwheeler and the National Hockey League
A sternwheeler is a steamboat powered by a steam engine that drives a single paddle wheel at the stern to propel the vessel through the...
Iconic Silver Islet General Store and Tea Room is re-opening
Good news for history buffs, boaters, paddlers, summer community and destination travellers; after being closed for six years, the famous 150-year-old Silver Islet General Store...
An urban boreal treasure to explore
Have you ever driven by an interesting public green space and thought to yourself, “I should stop and have a look at that someday?” I’ve...
Duluth Connection to Hollywood Walk of Fame
If you visit Hollywood and stroll along its famed Hollywood Walk of Fame honoring icons in the entertainment industry, you’ll find embedded in the sidewalks...
Camping on Historic Grounds: Nipigon Tramway
Decades ago in the 1960s, while working for Ontario Hydro (OH), three of us—all aged under 20—took up the suggestion from other hydro staff to...
Steep Rock Lake: Iron Ore Mining and More
Life magazine, in a Sept. 1945 article, called Steep Rock Lake a ‘wilderness’ lake, with its waters “lapping quietly against a shoreline, ribbed with rocks and...
The Dinosaur of the Great Lakes: The Lake Sturgeon
Did you know thousands of dried carcasses of lake sturgeon were once stacked like firewood and used as logs for fuel on steamships? The first...