Category Archives: MUSKEG TOURS 2012

Upcoming book on local mining history

A WRITER’S GOTTA DO WHAT A WRITER’S GOTTA DO

Posted on November 6, 2011 by EJ Lavoie

What possesses a couple of writers to venture into wave-swept waters in a tiny canoe in November? Well, why don’t you ask me?  That’s what I did yesterday, with my companion Clarence. Yesterday might have been the last day of … Continue reading →

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A WORLD COLLAPSES

Posted on March 25, 2011 by EJ Lavoie

Last August I wandered around town (Geraldton) snapping photos of streetscapes.  I’m planning to re-issue my history book, Muskeg Tours, with updated information and images.  I was surprised to learn this week that one of my subjects has collapsed.  When … Continue reading →

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BACKYARD ABYSS

Posted on October 14, 2010 by EJ Lavoie

I live in a region that is peppered with abandoned mine shafts.  The Little Long Lac Gold Camp celebrated its heyday in the late 1930s, giving birth to the new town of Geraldton.  Beardmore and Jellicoe also had their glory … Continue reading →

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