When people contemplate small town life in the 1950s, there’s a nostalgic tendency to think that folks back then knew all their neighbors and that social life revolved around those people – a mental picture reinforced by movies set in that era. So you might be...
The 29th annual Great Lakes Powwow Guide is circulating and it’s impressive. I scored a free copy at the Duchesnay Store. Not sure if they have any more, but it’s published by the Anishinabek Nation, which has its head office on Highway 17 West, just a few...
It was a busy week at the Hacienda in Corbeil as we pulled together a full package for the sixth episode of Small Town News & Views, lit a fire under a controversial issue in North Bay through the weekly BayToday column and juggled numerous aspects of the deadline...
All roads lead to rail and Back in the Bay Magazine steamed into the Winter Edition with a respectful nod to the area’s track foundations. On the front cover, the 701 marks the End of an Era as the Ontario Northland converted to diesel electric in 1957. The...