Sam Odrowski Many local youngsters showed their Canadian pride by riding Canada-themed bikes and sporting all-Canadian outfits during the annual Canada Day parade that ran late Sunday morning here. Despite the dreary weather, a good crowd still lined the route from the Sorting Gap Marina to the local Legion.
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Stephanie Hagenaars Above, five-year-old Hope McCormick (left), who was named this years’ mini-queen on Sunday afternoon, was crowned by last year’s queen, Brooklyn Beckett, during the pageant that took place at Point Park as part of the Canada Day celebrations. Her love of the colour pink and eating spaghetti, as […]
Stephanie Hagenaars The Fort Frances Museum celebrated “Mall Days” last Thursday by holding its first afternoon of tea and scones on the second floor. Carol Lyons, Ruth Brockie, Geraldine Spence, Carroll McFayden, Colleen Kennedy (visiting from Toronto), and Sandra Brunetta enjoyed a pleasant afternoon socializing while museum curator Sherry George […]
Sam Odrowski Local talent Dylan Ossachuk took the stage under the entertainment tent during Canada Day activities at Point Park on Sunday afternoon. The young musician is known locally, having won “Quest for the Best” in the past and also achieving great success in the annual Rainy River District Festival […]
Sam Odrowski Dana Bridgeman Cross and Blaire Cross shared big smiles as they crafted their birchbark baskets during a workshop last Wednesday at the Nanicost building here. More than 50 people crafted baskets under the direction of elders provided by the Seven Generations Education Institute. The event was put on […]
Stephanie Hagenaars There was lots to do in the kids’ corner during “Mall Days” festivities last Thursday at the Rainy Lake Square. Community Living Fort Frances and District set up booths with various arts and crafts activities, including button-making, games, and temporary tattoos. At top left, Maeve (left), Isabelle, and […]
Sam Odrowski A confetti cannon blasted out red-and-white pieces of confetti into the sky during the Canada Day parade that went along Front Street on Sunday morning. The float responsible for the festive blasts promoted the nighttime fireworks display and the sponsors who make it possible.
Sam Odrowski Amanda Dent brought her cotton candy-making machine to Point Park on Sunday afternoon for the Canada Day festivities there. Despite the rain, she was able to serve up some smiles to those hungry for the popular carnival-style treat.
Submitted Fishing on Lake St. Clair was kind of like being on the ocean but it is loaded with big smallmouth bass.
Jamie Mountain Hailey Beaudry of the Fort Frances Angels looked back to receive a throw from the outfield while a Couchiching player safely chugged into second base as the Lady Raiders erased a 4-0 first-inning deficit to improve to 7-5 on the season.
Local residents pulled with all their might in the “community pull” during the international tug-of-war staged by the Backus Community Center in International Falls on Saturday in conjunction with the seventh-annual International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival. But the event, making its return after a five-year absence, was marred when […]
Jamie Mountain The New Gold Nuggets blasted their way across the 300-metre course en route to top spot at the seventh-annual International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday at the Sorting Gap Marina. The squad’s combined heat time of 3:27 was one second better than that of the Canada […]
