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Submitted Haven Labbe gripped part of a mountain in Saas-Grand while embarking on a mountain climbing adventure in the Swiss Alps. She is seen here scaling the mountain via ferrata climb of the Jegihorn, which has an elevation of 3,206 metres.

Sam Odrowski Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary to Br. #29 member Mary Holland received flowers and a 50-year pin from Legion membership chair Cindy Noble at the Honours and Awards Ceremony held there Saturday.

Sam Odrowski Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary to Br. #29 member Grace Angus shook hands with auxiliary president Alfreda Easton as she was recognized with a pin for her 60 years of service during an Honour and Awards Ceremony held Saturday at the Legion.

Jamie Mountain It wasn’t just the adults who were able to get in on all the fishing fun at the 20th-annual Rainy River Walleye Tournament. A kids’ mini-tournament was held early Saturday afternoon, in which the youngsters were able to fish off the docks at Hannam Park.

Duane Hicks Sheri De Gagne checked out an old textbook located on a desk in a portion of the exhibit where school-related artifacts are displayed. The current museum building initially was built as a schoolhouse in 1898 when the little school on Mowat Avenue no longer was adequate for the […]

Duane Hicks A Fort Frances Police Department chief uniform was on display at part of the new exhibit. The police station was situated in the current museum location from 1968 until 1976, when the new Civic Centre was built.

Haven Labbe carefully crossed a bridge during her climb of the Jegihorn in Saas-Grund during her trip to the Swiss Alps this summer. The climb she embarked on was part of the “very difficult” route and put her mountaineering skills to the test. She is clipped into the steel cables […]

Darryl Allan, who was assistant curator at the museum when it first opened its doors in 1978, shared some memories–including a few funny ones–and noted how far the museum has come over the past four decades.

Duane Hicks La Place Rendez-Vous owner Paul Noonan urged council Monday night to postpone imposing a municipal accommodation tax (MAT) until accommodation providers had more time to study the impact.

Duane Hicks Part of the new exhibit features photos of the museum building from over the decades. The aerial perspective allows viewers to see what other buildings in the vicinity have come and gone in all the years the 120-year-old local landmark has been standing.

Duane Hicks Museum curator Sherry George said the museum has served the community well over the past four decades and looking forward, the building, collection, staff, and volunteers are “very capable of leading us into the future.”