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  • History, Nature

    What wildflowers are in Canadian provincial and territorial symbols?

    March 19, 2025March 20, 2025
    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 ...
  • History, Nature

    Grey Owl wanted to protect the forests and animals of Canada

    March 18, 2025March 20, 2025
    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 ...
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    West Montrose Covered Bridge, also Kissing Bridge is one of the oldest covered bridges in Canada

    August 10, 2024August 10, 2024
    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 ...
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    Ernest Thompson Seton and his appeals for peace. An anti-war speech pointing to the coming totalitarianism

    August 4, 2024August 6, 2024
    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. ...
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    Maple syrup. A short history of Canada’s national speciality

    February 21, 2024February 23, 2024
    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 ...
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    Seattle speech. A text about the domination of an ideology, about slavery, about freedom disappearing

    February 10, 2024April 25, 2024
    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 ...
  • History, Trails

    Unique Iroquoian village near Crawford Lake. Importatnt Archaeological Discover in Ontario

    September 20, 2023September 20, 2023
    This 15th century Iroquoian village (Crawford Lake) features three re-constructed longhouses and numerous artefact that bring light into the lives of the early settlers. From ...
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    Frozen Niagara Falls as in the Ice Age 18,000 years ago

    January 15, 2023December 16, 2023
    Frozen Niagara Falls – I did see this… even more awesome when you see all the trees covered with ice. The Niagara River, and the ...
  • History, Trails

    The Algonquin Logging Museum. Take a step back in time

    September 27, 2022September 29, 2022
    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 ...
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    Over 120 years old Post Office Museum, Manitoulin Island

    July 21, 2022July 23, 2022
    “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 ...
  • History, Nature

    Comfort Maple, one of the oldest sugar maple trees in Canada

    July 19, 2022July 23, 2022
    This Maple remembers Columbus’ time with the first pioneers and trappers in Canada and is still alive. It is 24.5 metres (80 feet) tall with ...
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    Sainte-Marie among the Hurons. First European Community in Ontario

    May 15, 2022July 23, 2022
    Ontario’s first European Community, Sainte-Marie among the Hurons was the headquarters for the French Jesuit Mission to the Huron Wendat people. Short history. Sainte-Marie among ...
  • History, Trails

    First in North America. The Barber Mill Dynamo in Georgetown

    May 3, 2022May 23, 2022
    Did you know that the Barber Mill Dynamo, built in 1888, was the first electrical generating plant in North America? Its ruins are still standing ...
  • Culture, History

    The Mennonites community of St. Jacobs has an interesting history

    May 1, 2022May 28, 2022
    The community of St. Jacobs is located in southwest Ontario, just north of Waterloo in Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region. Mennonites are Christians who trace their ...
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    The School´s Museum, a very old school classroom from 1898

    May 1, 2022May 28, 2022
    The history of South Baymouth is of necessity bound up with the history of fishing along the south shore of Manitoulin. The original settlers moved ...
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    Oakville’s Community Museum at Erchless Estate

    May 1, 2022May 23, 2022
    The museum holds a diverse collection of objects reflecting the history of Oakville from its establishment to the present day including costumes and textiles, fine ...
  • Culture, History

    Lucy Maud Montgomery spent nine years of her life in Norval

    May 1, 2022May 23, 2022
    Lucy Maud Montgomery spent 9 years of her life in Norval together with her husband – the reverend at the local church. She was very ...
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    Killarney was Shebawenahning, here is a safe canoe channel

    May 1, 2022May 28, 2022
    The village of Killarney can be found at the end of the peninsula, about 10 km from Killarney Provincial Park. It is made up of ...
  • Culture, History

    Beautifully restored St. Elias The Prophet church

    April 8, 2022July 23, 2022
    Two years and 7 million dollars later St. Elias The Profit Church on Heritage Road is up and as beautiful as before. On April 5, ...
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    Brief history of Georgetown, Ontario

    April 7, 2022July 23, 2022
    In 1781 the British Government started purchasing land from the Mississauga Nation and in 1818, they bought what are now the townships of Esquesing and ...
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    How did Credit River in Ontario get its name?

    April 7, 2022May 28, 2022
    Have you ever thought about where did Credit River get its name? The name comes from the time when the Mississauga First Nations people that ...
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    Penetanguishene Centennial Museum. The history of one of Ontario’s oldest communities

    April 7, 2022June 1, 2022
    The history of one of Ontario’s oldest communities is proudly displayed at the Penetanguishene Centennial Museum & Archives. Visit the 1875 Lumber Office and General ...
  • History, Trails

    Beautiful Scotsdale Farm near Georgetown has a very interesting history

    April 6, 2022June 1, 2022
    Scotsdale Farm is one of the most beautiful spots in Halton Hills and favourite spot for photographers and filmmakers. 531 acres of rolling hills, woodlands ...
  • History

    Hudson Bay, trappers, animal killing, trade, self-destruction of society

    January 4, 2016July 23, 2022
    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 ...
  • History

    Wild Apples – The History of the Apple-Tree by Henry David Thoreau

    January 4, 2016July 23, 2022
    It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple-tree is connected with that of man. The geologist tells us that the order of the ...
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