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  • The Canal At Sault Ste Marie

    The South Shore Quarry's Contribution to Canadian History
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    This is the story of how a long abandoned limestone quarry on the south shore of Manitoulin Island played a small, but significant role in Canadian history. For over one hundred and twenty years the story of the quarry has lived on in the...


  • The Georgian Bay Ship Canal

    Canada's Abandoned National Dream
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    The Georgian Bay Ship Canal was a river and lake canalization scheme designed to create a commercial waterway along the route of the voyageurs. It was the dream of Canadian businessmen and entrepreneurs for centuries. Originally a trade route for...


  • One Man’s Odyssey

    Memoir of a Marine Engineer and Raconteur
    by

    Have you ever walked into a room and noticed off to the side a gaggle of spellbound listeners surrounding an apparent and compelling storyteller? You observe that inching ever closer the group suddenly erupts into an outburst of raucous laughter...


  • Life at Sea

    From Caravels to Cruise Ships
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    In Life at Sea, anthropologist Monique Layton draws on her experiences on modern cruise ships to examine the evolution of sailing from the Age of Exploration to the Age of Tourism. Using historical records and the reports of people who once went...


  • Life at Sea

    From Caravels to Cruise Ships
    by

    In Life at Sea, anthropologist Monique Layton draws on her experiences on modern cruise ships to examine the evolution of sailing from the Age of Exploration to the Age of Tourism. Using historical records and the reports of people who once went...