Taking care to wear white gloves so as to not harm the artifact, museum interpretive exhibit intern Emily Carr made a last-minute adjustment to this Hudson Bay Company coat on display as part of the new history of Fort Frances exhibit at the local museum. The permanent exhibit, which Carr […]
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Museum curator and local artist Pam Hawley gave Kelsey Langtry, left, and Samantha Hammond, right, tips on sketching loons Saturday as they watched a film that’s part of the “Cry of the Loon” exhibit at the Fort Frances Museum. That last day for that exhibit is Sept. 29. The October […]
Delbert Ross, right, tried for birdie on a short put on the ninth hole of the annual Frog Creek Open on Sunday morning but fell short. The “hackers” tournament, in which all participants must have a handicap of at least 15, draws many regulars who enjoy the easy-going atmosphere of […]
Les Caul drove his team of horses along Highway 613 North on Saturday as an old-fashioned “wagon train” got on its way. About 30 people piled into three wagons while others rode their horses from Harold and Karen Kellar’s residence to the Dance Hall. A dinner and social evening was […]
Mathew Nowak, foreground, had some “sopa ranchera” with his mom, Cathy Richards, and sister, Jenna Nowak, as well as other family members, on Saturday evening during a Mexican-themed dinner at St. John’s Anglican Church. The church saw a nearly full house for the special supper, which featured food like chili, […]
Josie McLeod, left, Joanne Bliss, and Arlene Georgeson were among the participants who walked, ran, and biked in the local Terry Fox Run yesterday afternoon. The group left the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau at 2 p.m., made their way to Pither’s Point, and then turned around and made it back […]
This interpretive panel is one of many that are part of the permanent exhibit detailing the history of Fort Frances on the upper floor of the renovated museum. Exhibit interpretive development intern Emily Carr, who spent the last 14 months working on the exhibit, has been putting the finishing touches […]
Voyageur Lions member Gaby Hanzuk and club president Bill Michl arranged some of the items that will be available to win at the annual “Drive-Thru Breakfast” next Thursday at Tim Hortons, including a $300 Boliva watch donated by Brockie’s.
Helen Andrusco checked out some of the items in a living room display at Green’s Countrywide this morning during its grand re-opening to showcase the store’s new look. A number of sales are being offered throughout the three-day extravaganza, as well as draw prizes, cookies, and coffee.
Muskie quarterback Blake Wepruk got set to throw a bomb upfield during the second half of the team’s WHSFL season-opener Friday afternoon against the visiting Sturgeon Heights Huskies. Wepruk would score the black-and-gold’s lone touchdown on a quarterback sneak in their 20-6 loss.
Amy Norris, two, chowed down on a delicious pancake breakfast cooked up by local Air Cadets and their parents as her dad, Brian, looked on Saturday morning at the Fort Frances Airport.
A memorial to Bryce Devoe, a local youth killed by lightning in late May, was unveiled Friday afternoon outside the Memorial Sports Centre during a ceremony attended by the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres hockey team, its owners, and Devoe’s family. A tree was planted there, with a plaque commemorating the […]
