It is “Bass Week” in Fort Frances. Driving past the Bayview Motel on Sunday evening, the trucks and SUVs were lined up with their boats tucked neatly in behind. The extension cords were running from the plug-ins on the wall to battery chargers on every boat to restore the drained […]
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You know how when you have a sore in your mouth and you can’t keep your tongue away from it, as if your brain needs to confirm something like, “Yup, it still hurts,” as if you are a sucker for punishment? Well, that is what I was feeling last week. […]
From the Stewardship Youth Rangers
Hello again from the Ministry of Natural Resources’ Stewardship Youth Ranger teams in Fort Frances! We started our second week with training to ensure we stay safe while working out in the field. We learned best practices to follow when encountering a black bear and adverse weather conditions. We reviewed […]
Well, I started off the week a bit stressed as I was heading to Sarnia and leaving a whole lot of work behind. Little did I know we would have enough rain that I likely could have stayed away for another week! Many of you might have seen the river […]
Since last week, I have been engrossed in the life and philosophy of Russian novelist and essayist Leo Tolstoy. The novelist, who lived from 1828-1910, came from a long line of nobility. He was the youngest son of a count and a princess. Although young Leo lived a privileged life, […]
The bass tournament season is in full swing across Sunset Country this weekend with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship taking place on Rainy Lake and the Bronzeback Classic going on at Lake of the Woods. The FFCBC is one of the highlights of the year for me—an event that […]
From local fairways to the tee boxes of Thunder Bay and the greens of the world’s most revered course at St. Andrews, Scotland, it’s been a full week for those who play and follow the grand old game. Start with the Kitchen Creek Golf Club’s Senior Men’s Open last Wednesday. […]
The Conservatives talk a good game on crime and punishment, but are they really as ‘tough on crime’ as they claim? The overwhelming evidence of late says no. This past week, while many Canadians are on vacation or otherwise not worried about what is happening in Ottawa, the Harper Conservatives’ […]
First of all, I wish I could say I invented the title of this column, but I did not. I opened the cover of the August edition of “O, The Oprah Magazine” and there it was in an “IKEA” ad. Sometimes my themes cook up that way, like instant potatoes, […]
The annual Devlin slo-pitch tournament takes place this weekend (July 16-19). Canteens will be open Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday. Come out and enjoy some good games and socializing. There will be a country jam this Friday July 17 at the Emo Legion. The Nevin Bonot Memorial Golf Tournament takes […]
If we only could have held onto last week’s weather for another week! It took a while to get back on the land last week but once we did the heat and breeze were just awesome for making hay. I actually thought we might get a couple of decent hours […]
When fishing, my friend, Phil Bangert, often reminds those in the boat with him that if you try fishing, it could catch on. He even goes so far as to tell you it could become habit forming to the point of being addictive. Phil introduced me to bass fishing and […]
