In the 1840’s, Nicol Finlayson wrote of seeing the Indians fishing at Manitou Rapids and described the forest along the river: … the forest on both banks consists of birch and hard wood instead of the eternal pine forests, which have been hitherto passed through. The settlers had to accept […]
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Our Thanks The Development Team at the Fort Frances Times would like to thank the following people for their efforts: The staff at the Fort Frances Museum for their help in finding information and for the use of History of Fort Frances. Margaret Thompson, author of Rainy River. Our Town. […]
Between the Ripples...Stories of Chapple
More efficient than any of today’s communication method was the five rings of the telephone that meant every receiver in the community would be lifted. Five rings by the operator or by anyone in trouble signalled and emergency. One long ring meant someone was calling “Central” to connect them with […]
Between the Ripples...Stories of Chapple
Road Construction The Colonization Road, first called the River Road was the first road in Chapple. It was constructed to encourage “colonization” and followed the river bank through Barwick and Roseberry townships. Initially it was probably a path used by natives during the spring and fall when the river was […]
I am trying to understand what 100 years means. My sense of history and the understanding of the Fort Frances Times begins in the basement of the Times when it was located on Church Street. It is a memory of standing around a noisy folder, and helping my grandfather and […]
Fort Frances Times and Rainy Lake Herald
Uncork the champagne bottles–the Fort Frances Times turns 100 today! One is awestruck, looking back over the past century, by how much has been dutifully recorder on these very newspaper pages. It was the promise of gold that spawned a city, and this newspaper, so many years ago. But long […]
Rainy River Record
Traffic on the Rainy River is recorded as early as 1688 or 1699 by Jacques de Noyon, a native of Trois Rivieres. He made the journey with a party of Indians who promised he would find a river emptying into the Western Sea (Lake Winnipeg). Later, voyager traffic along the […]
Open House Featuring Old Copies Of The Paper Planned For Next Thursday The Rainy River Record Officially turns 75 August 29, 1994. However, this special edition has been produced in part to recognize our 75th anniversary as a publication. Many changes have taken place over the past 75 years, including […]
“Now know ye that having taken the premises into our Royal Consideration, We, by and with the advise of the Executive Council of Our Province of Ontario and in the exercise of the power vested in this behalf, by the said in part recited Act, or otherwise howsoever, Do, by […]
Confederation The Dance Fire Sports in Fort Frances Rainy River Record Anniversary Edition
History of Fort Frances
Newspapers Fort Frances has had a newspaper service for many years, the first being the Alberton Star, which was owned and operated by Mr. W.B. Little. This paper was first published every Tuesday and the annual subscription rate was $1.00. When the Dominion government changed in 1878 and work was […]
