Hudson Bay, trappers, animal killing, trade, self-destruction of society
In Berry Lopez‘s Arctic Dreams, it is reported that from 1769 to 1868, the Hudson Bay Company sold 4 million beaver pelts, a million foxes and a million lynxes, and ...
The Algonquin Logging Museum. Take a step back in time
Take a step back in time and learn about this very colourful aspect of Algonquin’s cultural history. The Algonquin Logging Museum brings to life the story of logging from the ...
Grey Owl wanted to protect the forests and animals of Canada
Grey Owl / Wa-sha-quon-asin (1888 – 1938) was the most famous Canadian Indian in the world in the 1930s. He wanted to protect the forests and animals of Canada. But ...
Over 120 years old Post Office Museum, Manitoulin Island
“The Postal Museum is located near the Old Mill Heritage Centre and is the former Spring Bay Pioneer Post Office, which was relocated to Kagawong on Manitoulin Island in October ...
What wildflowers are in Canadian provincial and territorial symbols?
The various Canadian provinces have native Canadian flora in their emblems. The provincial floral symbols account for the flora of an area. A total of 13 extraordinary plants. Nova Scotia ...
West Montrose Covered Bridge, also Kissing Bridge is one of the oldest covered bridges in Canada
Montrose Covered Bridge was built in 1880–1881 mostly of oak and white pine by John Bear. He had previously built barns, the total cost to the Township of Woolwich was ...
Ernest Thompson Seton and his appeals for peace. An anti-war speech pointing to the coming totalitarianism
This is a partial transcription from “Ernest Thompson Seton: A Scout Appeals for Peace,” broadcast on Radio Praha by the journalist David Vaughan in 2015. It is documentation of an ...
Maple syrup. A short history of Canada’s national speciality
Maple syrup is produced only in the northeastern part of North America. The species of maple primarily used to make maple syrup is the sugar maple (Acer saccharum). First Nation ...
Seattle speech. A text about the domination of an ideology, about slavery, about freedom disappearing
There are texts so timeless that they must be preserved for future generations to avoid the mistakes of our ancestors, based on the psychopathic behavior of many within the collective ...
Unique Iroquoian village near Crawford Lake. Importatnt Archaeological Discover in Ontario
The Crawford Lake Iroquoian village, which thrived around 600 years ago, was a vibrant community integral to the broader network of Indigenous settlements in Southern Ontario. The first prehistoric village ...