Indigenous Food of the Northeast

Indigenous Food of the Northeast

Lynne Cormier, Knowledge Keeper An Ojibwe creation myth has the Creator cleaning the world of warring peoples by a great flood. Soil was to be brought from the bottom to start again and a muskrat worked in cooperation with a turtle to have soil brought to the surface...
The Anchor Inn Hotel: From Prohibition to Present

The Anchor Inn Hotel: From Prohibition to Present

My first impression of the Anchor Inn Hotel, if I may reference a catch phrase from a well known eighty’s TV sitcom, is “A place where everybody knows my name.” It’s more of a feeling than a fact. After all, I’m just one of a few thousand faces that have visited...
The French River Trading Post – A Northern Ontario Legacy

The French River Trading Post – A Northern Ontario Legacy

When you’re cruising up to cottage country this summer be sure to make a stop at the French River Trading Post, one of Canada’s oldest and most famous gift shops. For almost 60 years, the French River Trading Post has been a must-visit destination where road tripping...
City Chic Coffee Houses

City Chic Coffee Houses

Yes, rest assured there’s some good brew in the Northeastern Ontario and in this BIG MUG coffee roundup, I sniff out and sip beyond the 100+ Timmies’ to find you coffee houses with fresh-roasted, fairly-traded drips of joy. I’ve hunted for roast masters who are...