The Rainy River District offers numerous lakes, rivers and wilderness to create a sportsman’s paradise. Tourism has become a secondary industry in the area, with the development of facilities to serve the vacationer who arrives to experience North Western Ontario at its finest. Tourism in fact began before the turn […]
fftimes
For most people living in Alberton, and the Rainy River District in general, it would be difficult to imagine going through what their ancestors, the first settlers of the region, had to endure. Settlement here started in earnest in the late 1890’s, although several groups visited before then. Gunhilda Scott, […]
Alberton Centennial Times
If ever there was one man who set the example of how to live life to its fullest in the great white north, it was Captain Billy Wilson. Although he passed away several years ago, he is still fondly remembered by many area residents. Born in Pennsylvania, eight days after […]
Alberton Centennial Times
While the pioneers in Alberton faced many day to day hardships, actually getting to the region from Winnipeg and Toronto was more than half the fun. Picture thousands of miles of thick forests, marshes and bogs. No roads, no trains or airplanes that was their greatest obstacle. But there was […]
Fort Frances Times and Rainy Lake Herald
The Canadian National Railway station on Fourth Street West probably will be demolished unless a purchaser can be found during the next few months, the company confirmed Tuesday. David Dear, CN communications officer, said from Winnipeg the company of making a policy of not hanging on to such stations because […]
Fort Frances Times and Rainy Lake Herald
There may be some unforeseen problems when the new handi-action van goes into action in Fort Frances on Monday. But these may be insignificant compared to the hurdles overcome in the past four years by the Rainy River District Handicapped Action Group to obtain the van. In order to comply […]
Fort Frances Times and Rainy Lake Herald
The Ministry of Natural Resources, through its Fort Frances District Fisheries Management Pla, has determined that walleye and northern pike are being over-harvested on Rainy Lake. The over-harvesting problem is particularly acute for walleye on the North Arm where walleye stocks are also stressed by localized spawning habitat degradation, water […]
Rainy River. Our Town. Our Lives.
There must have been a school in Atwood Township in the early 90’s for in the fall of 1894, Mr. McQuaig, Public School Inspector for Algoma “including Rainy River”, issued a permit for Miss Edith Cathcart to teach “in Atwood No.8” until July 1, 1895. In 1901 the “old log […]
Fort Frances Times and Rainy Lake Herald
One of the first actions taken by the Town of Fort Frances subsequent to its incorporation, was establishment of a fire department. What follows is a history of that department. It’s a story of people who made it work and the equipment they used to achieve maximum efficiency. In 1903, […]
Fort Frances Times and Rainy Lake Herald
When J.A. Osborne could not find housing in the village of Koochiching, he moved across to Fort Frances and when he heard that the Canadian Northern Railway was to be was to be built through Fort Frances, he moved his newspaper, the Rainy Lake Herald and Koochiching Advertiser across the […]
