Window on Our Past

Window on Our Past A Tale of Two Brick Plants October 12, 2023 This article was done in partnership with the Whitemouth Municiapal Museum and the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society. It appeared in the October 12, 2023… Read more: A Tale of Two Brick Plants

Window on Our Past The Railway’s Last Act June 28, 2023 This article was done in partnership with the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society. It appeared in the June 15, 2023 edition of the Lac du Bonnet Clipper.… Read more: Railway’s Last Act

Window on Our Past The Last Forty Years – Final of 4-part series December 1, 2022 Previous Articles Part One: The Timber FrontierPart Two: For Capital & Honest EnterprisePart Three: Pine Falls Pulp & Paper This article was done in… Read more: The Last Forty Years – Final of 4-part series

Window on Our Past Pine Falls Pulp and Paper – Third of 4-part series August 15, 2022 Previous Articles Part One: The Timber FrontierPart Two: For Capital & Honest Enterprise This article was done in partnership with the Winnipeg River… Read more: Pine Falls Pulp and Paper – Third of 4-part series

Window on Our Past For Capital and Honest Enterprise – Second of 4-part series July 28, 2022 Previous Article Part One: The Timber Frontier This article was done in partnership with the Whitemouth Municipal Museum and the Lac du Bonnet… Read more: For Capital and Honest Enterprise – Second of 4-part series

Window on Our Past The Timber Frontier – First of 4-part series June 2, 2022 This article was done in partnership with the Whitemouth Municipal Museum and the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society. It appeared in the June… Read more: The Timber Frontier – First of 4-part series

Window on Our Past Lakeview Turkeys Limited April 9, 2022 This article was done in partnership with the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society. It appeared in the April 7, 2022 edition of the Lac du Bonnet Clipper.  Turkeys… Read more: Lakeview Turkeys Limited

Window on Our Past The St-Georges Ferry February 28, 2022 This article was done with the assistance of the Winnipeg River Heritage Museum. It appeared in the February 24, 2022 edition of the Lac du Bonnet Clipper.  Ferries and barges… Read more: The St-Georges Ferry

Window on Our Past The End of an Era January 19, 2022 This article was done in partnership with the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society. It appeared in the January 13, 2022 edition of the Lac du Bonnet… Read more: The End of an Era

Window on Our Past Flying North – Final of a 3-part series October 13, 2021 Previous Articles Part One: Policing the FrontierPart Two: Bootleggers, Car Chases and Safecrackers This article was done in partnership with the Lac du Bonnet &… Read more: Flying North – Final of a 3-part Series

Window on Our Past Bootleggers, Car Chases and Safecrackers – Second of a 3-part series September 2, 2021 Previous Article Part One: Policing the Frontier This article was done in partnership with the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society.… Read more: Bootleggers, Car Chases and Safecrackers – Second of a 3-part series

Window on Our Past Policing the Frontier – First of a 3-part series July 8, 2021 This article was done in partnership with the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society. It appeared in the July 8, 2021 edition of… Read more: Policing the Frontier – First of a 3-part series

Window on Our Past Park Avenue School June 7, 2021 This article was done in partnership with the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society. It appeared in the June 3, 2021 edition of the Lac du Bonnet Clipper.  In… Read more: Park Avenue School

Window on Our Past In the Path of the Storm May 20, 2021 This article was done in partnership with the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society.It appeared in the December 23, 2021 edition of the Lac du Bonnet… Read more: In the Path of the Storm

Window on Our Past McArthur Falls Generating Station April 18, 2021 This article was done in partnership with the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society.It appeared in the May 6, 2021 edition of the Lac du Bonnet Clipper. In… Read more: McArthur Falls Generating Station

Window on Our Past The End of the Line March 5, 2021 This article was done in partnership with the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society. It appeared in the March 11, 2021 edition of the Lac du Bonnet… Read more: The End of the Line

Window on Our Past Bernic Lake: Discovery & Legacy January 20, 2021 This article was done in partnership with the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society. It appeared in the January 21, 2021 edition of the Lac du Bonnet… Read more: Bernic Lake: Discovery & Legacy

Window on Our Past In Review: Window on Our Past 2020 December 29, 2020 In November 2019, in collaboration with Terry and Marlene Tottle of the Lac Du Bonnet and District Historical Society, I planned topics for all twelve articles.… Read more: In Review: Window on Our Past 2020

Window on Our Past Ahead of the Times December 27, 2020 This article was done in partnership with the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society.It appeared in the February 18, 2021 edition of the Lac du Bonnet Clipper. In… Read more: Ahead of the Times

Window on Our Past Flying with the Canada Goose December 9, 2020 This article was done in partnership with the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society. It appeared in the December 10, 2020 edition of the Lac du Bonnet… Read more: Flying with the Canada Goose

Window on Our Past A Time to Remember November 12, 2020 This article was done in partnership with the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society. It appeared in the November 12, 2020 edition of the Lac du Bonnet Clipper.… Read more: A Time to Remember

Window on Our Past The RCAF in Lac du Bonnet September 24, 2020 This article was done in partnership with the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society. It appeared in the October 15, 2020 edition of the Lac du… Read more: The RCAF in Lac du Bonnet

Window on Our Past Electricity Caused Travellers’ Hotel Demise September 4, 2020 This article was done in partnership with the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society. It appeared in the August 27, 2020 edition of the Lac du Bonnet… Read more: Electricity Caused Travellers’ Hotel Demise

Window on Our Past Wings Limited July 17, 2020 This article was done in partnership with the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society. It appeared in the July 9, 2020 edition of the Lac du Bonnet Clipper. In July… Read more: Wings Limited

Window on Our Past A Local Enterprise for 86 Years June 16, 2020 This article was done in partnership with the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society. It appeared in the July 16, 2020 edition of the Lac du… Read more: A Local Enterprise for 86 Years

Window on Our Past The 1918 Spanish Flu June 11, 2020 This article was done in partnership with the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society. It appeared in the June 11, 2020 edition of the Lac du Bonnet Clipper.… Read more: The 1918 Spanish Flu

Window on Our Past The Traders April 27, 2020 This article was done in partnership with the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society. It appeared in the May 21, 2020 edition of the Lac du Bonnet Clipper. By the… Read more: The Traders

Window on Our Past A Rich and Plentiful Land April 10, 2020 This article was done in partnership with the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society. It appeared in the April 23, 2020 edition of the Lac du Bonnet… Read more: A Rich and Plentiful Land

Window on Our Past Devastating Blaze Unites Community February 24, 2020 This article was done in partnership with the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society. It appeared in the February 20, 2020 edition of the Lac du Bonnet Clipper.… Read more: Devastating Blaze Unites Community

Window on Our Past Long-standing Name of Unknown Origin January 6, 2020 This article was done in partnership with the Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society. It appeared in the January 9, 2020 edition of the Lac du Bonnet… Read more: Long-standing Name of Unknown Origin