The power of stories
Originally published in Lake of the Woods Area News, Volume 55, Number 1, Early Spring 2025 I remember, as if it was yesterday, when Verna Jagoe, then in her nineties, […]
History
Lake of the Woods landmarks
Originally published in Lake of the Woods Area News, Volume 54, Number 5, Winter 2024 This past July, I conducted an informal survey with a select group of 29 people
The Keewatin Bridge
Originally published in Lake of the Woods Area News, Volume 54, Number 4, Fall 2024 The Keewatin Bridges is one of the most picturesque landmarks on Lake of the Woods.
The Minaki Campers’ Special crash
Originally published in Lake of the Woods Area News, Volume 54, Number 3, Summer 2024 The summer of 1947 was drawing to a close and with it the camping season.
Tales of gold
Originally published in Lake of the Woods Area News, Volume 54, Number 2, Spring 2024 If ever there was a season and setting ripe for entertaining stories, surely it would
A winter road trip
In early February of 1932, my uncle Rolph Nelson, along with family friend Rev. Earl Hooper, set off from Kenora on a winter road trip—destination, Toronto. At the time, their