Standing on the Grounds of History
The Mountain Portage trail at Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park is 1.25 km long on a hard-packed, easy-walking gravel trail. | ELLE ANDRA-WARNER People were making...
Elle Andra-Warner
The Red Chairs of Lake Superior
Red Chairs at the Battle Island Lighthouse. | PARKS CANADA Thunder Bay—The quest is on to find “Red Chairs” in Canada, including along Lake Superior’s...
Innovations from the Aboriginal Peoples
The Moccasin Game being played at a trading post in Onamia, Minnesota, sometime prior to 1950s. | POSTCARD COLLECTION Though the country of Canada came...
Alexander Henry is coming home to Thunder Bay
The Alexander Henry when it was moored down in Picton after the Marine Museum of Great Lakes in Kingston had to move from their property...
Trowbridge Island Lighthouse
It’s a 90-minute sail on Sail Superior’s 40-foot Frodo to get to Trowbridge Island, which is located about 15 miles northeast of Thunder Bay. |...
The History of Canada
Camp at McVicars Creek by William Armstrong (Thunder Bay, Ontario; Red River Expedition, July 1870). |TORONTO PUBLIC LIBRARY Back on July 1, 1867, the country started...
Speaking Canadian, eh?
Recently, an article “Look North for Real Canadian English” appeared in the National Post (one of Canada’s two national newspapers) quoting Toronto linguist Sali Tagliamonte...
The North Shore’s Mayan-inspired Resort
Aztec Hotel from its early days with “Illgen” letters on the Mayan column-like exterior and four 1920s Red Crown gas pumps in front. | DAVE...