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STILL UNPLUGGED
Folks, my home Internet connection is still down. Occasionally I borrow a connection when I go visiting. The above photo I shot today between Beardmore and Orient Bay (north of Nipigon). This week the leaves of this corner of the … Continue reading
Posted in GREENSTONE, THE BEARDMORE RELICS
Tagged 1999, Beardmore Fire, Wildgoose Lake
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CHASING HISTORY (Chapter 10 – Conclusion)
DO’S FOR SMALL COMMUNITY MUSEUMS 1. Do nurture your volunteers. They are priceless (i.e., irreplaceable AND unpaid). 2. Do some marketing of your treasures. Do it professionally (even if you can’t afford a professional. There’s always a volunteer who can … Continue reading
CHASING HISTORY (Chapter 9 of 10)
THE GREAT BOOK HUNT Some bookstores are book museums, with a twist . . . You can walk away with the artifacts. Many libraries are museums, and if you are handy, and quick, when the discards go on sale, you … Continue reading
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Tagged book sale, burning books, Du Chaillu, Eddie Dodd, Edgar Andrew Collard, George M. Grant, James Stevens, library discards, Mary J.L. Black Library, Montreal Yesterdays, Ocean to Ocean, Royal Ontario Museum, Sacred Legends of the Sandy Lake Cree, Ted Eliott, Viking relics
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NEEDED NOW – READERS WHO WILL WRITE
I have been on the road for a while, so my regular posts have fallen by the wayside. Now I’m back home, and have I got stuff to tell yuh! The post about Walmart in North Battleford was an … Continue reading
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Tagged adventures, Flin Flon, Hanson Lake Road, Manitoba, North Battleford, outlaws, review, reviewers, Saskatchewan, The Chronicle-Journal, Wal-mart, Walmart, Wild West, Winnipeg
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EXTREME HISTORICAL EVENTS
If a tree falls in the forest and there is no one there to hear it, does it make a sound? The answer is yes. If a tsunami sweeps across an inland lake in the boreal forest, and there is … Continue reading
Posted in NATURE, THE BEARDMORE RELICS
Tagged cobblestones, extreme weather, Greenstone, history, Lake Nipigon, local history, lost history, Pukaskaw, Pukaskaw pit, Royal Windsor Lodge, seiche, storm surge, tsunami, writing
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LAUNCH TIME – HUNGRY?
This afternoon I took a run down to Beardmore. I was setting up a book launch at the library for Wednesday evening, May 18th. I just had to take a run to Lake Nipigon. It’s only a quarter-hour from downtown … Continue reading
Posted in NATURE, THE BEARDMORE RELICS, WRITING
Tagged Beardmore, book launch, book signing, Greenstone, Lake Nipigon, Poplar Lodge Park
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NOVEL ANNOUNCEMENT
THE BEARDMORE RELICS An archaeologist sets out to turn the academic world on its ear. Kennet Forbes, teacher at Thunder Bay University, volunteers to find his missing colleague. He finds himself embroiled in violence, murder, and mystery. Forbes, former high-profile … Continue reading
Posted in NATURE, THE BEARDMORE RELICS, WRITING
Tagged Beardmore, crime, Greenstone, local author, murder, mystery, novel, suspense, Thunder Bay
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EYES AND NEEDLES
Writers are omnivorous. They’ll devour anything . . . if it serves their craft, their thirst for knowledge, or the particular story or poem or blog post they happen to be invested in. Case in point: Ken Follett’s first blockbuster novel, Eye … Continue reading
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Tagged Eye of the Needle, Ken Follett, novel, The Pillars of Earth, writing craft, writing tip
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