Duane Hicks Cathy DeGagne checked out an arrangement of vintage car parts made by Fine Line Art Gallery co-op member Ed Halvorsen to promote the Canadian Coasters’ 50th anniversary tour stopping in Fort Frances next week. The Scott Street “Show ‘n Shine” is slated for Wednesday, followed by a car […]
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Nicholas Donaldson Bryce MacDonald (front left), Jersey Rose, David Morrison, Trinity Richards, and Faith Richards, along with William Richards (back left), Kaleb Richards, Nolan MacDonald, and Dahlia Kaun, were the participants of this year’s Youth Enterprise Camp in Fort Frances. The budding entrepreneurs created their own businesses during the four-day […]
Submitted Pascal Bredin of Gatineau, Que. used Fort Frances as one of his stopovers this past week to rest during what is a planned 7,500-km trek by canoe from his hometown all the way to Inuvik, N.W.T. See story on A2.
Kiera Kowalski Via Lockman enjoyed painting a flower recycled from a used plastic water bottle last Thursday afternoon at the Community Living Open Air Studio at Hammond’s Nursery here. The next open air studio will be at Point Park this Thursday from 3-7 p.m., where participants will be making painted […]
Brittany Bowman David was the lucky winner of one of the bikes up for grabs at the rodeo whil Paige won the other one.
Kiera Kowalski Kate Parsons, the summer student at the Northwestern Health Unit here, helped Daisy Degagne aim her bean bag last Thursday morning at “Pop Up Play,” which was located at the Lillie Avenue Park. The initiative, which encourages activities and exercise in the community through fun and games, will […]
Joey Payeur The Dragon Tamers team from Kenora, a group of breast cancer survivors and supporters, was the centre of attention upon returning to shore after participating in the special flower ceremony that once again was a highlight of the sixth-annual International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday at […]
Duane Hicks Ben Guild, left, Jack Mosbeck, Tarran Enge, and Austin Mosbeck were among the boys who performed the doo-wop classic “Blue Moon” during a concert Friday evening at the Townshend Theatre to wrap up “Gleek Week 2017.” Meanwhile, below, Natalie Seguin, left, Avery Visser, and Isabelle Meeks were among […]
Nicholas Donaldson Crossroads School students in the “Project Sunset” program received a canoe lesson from instructor James Woods last Thursday at Seven Oaks here. Despite the windy afternoon, students learned about proper procedures, safety equipment, canoe terminology, and basic paddle strokes before getting out on the water and trying it […]
Duane Hicks It appears Fort Frances will have a new hotel in the future. A sign indicating a Microtel Inn & Suites, part of the Wyndham Hotel Group, will be built immediately to the east of the Super 8 was erected in recent weeks.
The OPSEU Otters had all their pistons firing in winning their opening heat of the day at the sixth-annual International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday at the Sorting Gap Marina.
File There has been no team that has matched the amazing success of Minnesota’s Jim Moynagh, left, and Joe Thrun at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. The dynamic duo has carted home five FFCBC titles–more than anybody else in tournament history–and will be a good bet to grab a […]
