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NO. 4, MARTIN HUNTER SERIES – East of Nipigon: Part 2 of 3
BEFORE THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY ̶ AND NOW During the summer months we had three mails a month, delivered by the Sarnia boat and we wrote our reply to our mail ready for the next trip ten days hense. In winter we had one mail a month delivered by dog team from Port Arthur.…
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NO. 4-3, MARTIN HUNTER SERIES sidebar 3 of 3 – Shipwreck Coast and the Comet
In 1876, Whitefish Bay and an 80-mile stretch of coastline to the west were well on the way to acquiring the sobriquet Shipwreck Coast. The steamer Comet became one of its victims. One of the directors of Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society recently commented, “There are 550 confirmed shipwrecks [in Lake Superior], and…
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DRAFT No. 1
EDITING DRAFT NO. 1 This is me fooling around, trying out new features in WordPress. Just ignore this post. END NOTES 03 The Hudson sank on September 16, 1901, off Eagle Harbor, MN. It was a steamer 288 feet long with a 41-foot beam, transporting a cargo of flax and wheat. This image is undated.…
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Protected: NO. 4-2, MARTIN HUNTER SERIES sidebar 2 of 3 – The Manitoba-Comet Collision
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NO. 4, MARTIN HUNTER SERIES – East of Nipigon: Part 1 of 3
BEFORE THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY ̶ AND NOW(1) Comparisons, I am aware, are considered odious, that is a general rule and like all other rules there are exceptions, and writing of conditions before the construction of our first transcontinental road and now is well worthy of comparison.(2) I left the Lake Superior country…
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Thunder Bay Harbour Cruise – Part 2 of 2
August 9, 2024 As we sailed toward the waterfront, I noted the prow swinging several degrees left and right, maybe due to the angle we were meeting the waves. Our guides, Joshua, captain, and Nikko, captain-in-training, were aiming to meet the breakwater at a steep angle. And, the lone freighter anchored in the bay came…
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Thunder Bay Harbour Cruise – Part 1 of 2
August 9, 2024 We picked a fine day to book with Sail Superior. At 11:00 a.m., we gathered at Pier 3 in the Marina, all seven of us. The first step was our group photo. Nikko and Joshua herded us onto the dock in front of the Frodo, a single-masted monohull, and a cameraman was…
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COURT STREET WALKING TOUR – Part 3 of 3
Thursday, August 8, 2024 On Algoma Street North, we walked south, crossing the bridge over McVicar Creek. We came to the HMCS Griffon property. I made a quick trip to the crest of the hill to snap the historic mansion. To learn more about this building, Google Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Griffon. The site gives…
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COURT STREET WALKING TOUR – Part 2 of 3
Thursday, August 8, 2024 Court Street North runs north and south, paralleling the shoreline of an ancient beach. I confess that I missed a lot of Kim’s, our guide’s, monologue, but I trust I am not forgetting the most important stuff. Gesturing westward, up the hill, Kim pointed out the old Court House, fronted by…
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COURT STREET WALKING TOUR – Part 1 of 3
Thursday, August 8, 2024 Five members of the Lavoie family met the tour leader at 11:00 a.m. at the old Canadian Northern Railway station. Kim Korioja works for Thunder Bay Historical Society. She handed each person an electronic earpiece to follow her monologue . Two others who signed up for this tour failed to show…
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