Alan Wade is giving a talk about his book on Saturday, March 30 at 2:00 pm at the Waverley Library in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Prehistoric Lakeheaders – The 90-Century Story of Pre-Contact Thunderbayans is available at Amazon.ca in both paperback and kindle and at Amazon.com This book is not a technical, scholarly treatise, but rather a… Continue reading Book Review: Prehistoric Lakeheaders – The 90-Century Story of Pre-Contact Thunderbayans by Alan Wade
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His Enthusiasm is Contagious
His Enthusiasm is Contagious In 1963 Joe Marohnic was teaching in Niagara Falls, Ontario when he and his wife Jennifer decided to get away from the pollution and bureaucracy in southern Ontario. After much searching they decided on a town on the edge of a wilderness park. Joe took advantage of the easy access to… Continue reading His Enthusiasm is Contagious
“They Came From All Around” by Harold Alanen
Harold Alanen’s roots run deep into the glacial till of the area south and west of Thunder Bay. His grandparents were part of the influx of Finnish immigrants that arrived here in the early 1900’s. Harold was born in Nolalu, went to school there and later taught at the same school. Harold graduated from Lakehead… Continue reading “They Came From All Around” by Harold Alanen
Life on the Invisible Line by John Bouchard
I met John on Saganaga Lake in the early 1980’s. He was a Conservation Officer who worked along the border – the invisible line – between Minnesota and Ontario. When visiting John and Eve I noticed the mural depicting life on Saganaga in the entryway to his office/home on the lake. John was also known… Continue reading Life on the Invisible Line by John Bouchard
From the Pacific to the Atlantic by Canoe
When I first heard that Mike Ranta was planning a solo canoe trip from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean I thought to myself that would be an incredible feat – but that it was impossible. I was proven wrong. This book, Mike and Spitzii’s Great Canadian Adventure 2014, tells how a man and… Continue reading From the Pacific to the Atlantic by Canoe