
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day 2021

The Civic Holiday is celebrated on the first Monday of August and it is a public holiday in some provinces and territories, although it is not a statutory holiday. When not given a local name, it is often referred to as the “Civic Holiday”. The Toronto Caribbean Carnival, formerly known as Caribana, coincides with this…
June 21 is #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay. On this day, and everyday, all Canadians are asked to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and to explore the entirety of the history and experiences of Indigenous peoples in Canada. June is the fifth moon of the Anishinaabe…
Last week I received an inquiry asking about the Ridgetown, the Great Lakes freighter that serves today as the breakwater for the harbour at Port Credit. Back on a May episode of Ask A Historian, I answered a question asking about the Ridgetown, and while I initially directed the inquiry to the YouTube video from…
You will have to follow my train of thought here. I had the chance to spend part of the weekend in Bayfield, Ontario as part of a family tradition. While there, we spent one evening in Pioneer Park, high on the bluffs overlooking Lake Huron, watching the sunset. In the park is the salvaged remains…
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