The Ojibwa called the area Baawitigong, which roughly translates as place of the rapids, and was used as a central gathering spot during the region’s whitefish season on the St. Mary’s River which has rolling rapids and feeds the city that now stands there.
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GRAN’S CANADA HIGHWAY – EPISODE 5: THE SOO by Jaimie Vernon
Posted in Family, life, Opinion, Serialized Book with tags Algoma Railway, American, Angelina Napolitano, Canadian Motor Hotel, Etienne Brule, Highway 17, Knight's Inn, Lake Superior, Marathon, Montreal River, Ojibwa, RCAF, road trip, Sault Ste. Marie, Soo locks, Terry Fox, Thunder Bay, Trans-Canada Highway, Wawa, Wawa Goose, World War 2 on July 27, 2020 by segariniPeter introduces You to some of the Women of War
Posted in Opinion with tags ATA, British Air Force, British Aircraft, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Peter Montreuil, RAF, segarini, Toronto, Women of the ATA, World War 2 on February 22, 2018 by segarini
Since the invention of beer, anecdotal bar talk has been the bedrock of perception formulation for many people. This is why some of the personnel of a Royal Air Force squadron awaited the arrival of their first 3 De Havilland Mosquitos, to which type the unit was converting from less capable aircraft, with some trepidation. Based on conversations with others, they knew that the Mosquito, a two seat aircraft, was the “hottest ship” in the R.A.F., but that it could be a handful to fly.
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