Early Vessels on Lake Superior
What does Stannard Rock Lighthouse, Isle Royale, and St. Ignace Lighthouse (Canada’s first lighthouse on Lake Superior, which was lit on July 1, 1867, the...
Elle Andra-Warner
Camping Adventures: Part Two
Wilderness Camping Where Polar Bears Roam I admit it—I’m the kind of camper who likes four-solid walls around me. But I’ve enjoyed the non-traditional tent-camping...
Canada’s Famous Dionne Quints
So, what did the launch in 1943 of five new coastal freighters at the Walter Butler Shipyards in Superior, Wisc. have to do with Canada’s...
The sinking of James Whalen tug: Down but not gone
THUNDER BAY—The tug James Whalen—Thunder Bay’s first icebreaker—was built in 1905 by Bertram Engine Works in Toronto for owner Canadian Towing & Wrecking Company, Port Arthur...
Urban Explorers in the Wild
With the high cost of fuel these days on both sides of the border and the lingering shadow of covid, some are rethinking taking long...
The International Friendship Gardens of Thunder Bay
Visiting Thunder Bay’s International Friendship Gardens, created by the Soroptimist Club of Fort William-Port Arthur (now Soroptimist International of Thunder Bay), is like taking a...
History in a Cup of Tea
Did you know that tea is the world’s second most popular beverage after water, followed by coffee, orange juice and beer? Tea is also the...
Trailblazing Women: The First Female Mayors
Trailblazing women. That’s an appropriate term for women who break trail into previously male-dominated fields. Here’s a snapshot look at some trailblazing first female mayors...