Friday, 9 August 2019

Destination Nipigon Explained...expanded content


DESTINATION NIPIGON
From the New Horizons  grant for Seniors Project: Nipigon Narrations their voice in History
A Nipigon Historical Museum Project: Video Tour of Nipigon
Created and Produced by Dee McCullay of Thunderstryker Films
Uploaded as a Full Version to his YouTube Channel, it runs one hour and 14 minutes.
This Fall the Museum hopes to get its own Channel on YouTube and we will be able to put the 38 Sections up as stand-alone segments, as we will be limited to 15minute max time slots.
Destination Nipigon:
Introduction to the Nipigon
History in Print and Photography
The Fur Trade at Nepigon 1858
1871 Names in the Nepigon
Rebellion and Railway
McKirdy’s to Museum
McKirdy/Vivonne House 1887
The Churches 1888
The Cemeteries and Elliott’s Funeral Home
The Taylor House to the Normandie
First School and downhill 1898
Revillon to Rexall
Salo’s Pool Room 1900
The International Hotel
Old Jail and Doctor’s Office
Skandia House
The Delaronde/Dampier House 1910
The Nipigon Inn
First Post Office
The Ovilio 1920’s
Everett’s Store to the Plaza Theatre
Classicut and Nipigon General Store
Bowling in Bellin’s
The Mudflats to the Little Mill
Third Street Chinese Restaurant
Across the Tracks 1920’s
Nipigon Service Garage
Consumer’s Co-Op 1926
Ski Factory to Home
Nipigon River Bridge
Nipigon Café
Motors to Mac’s
Nipigon Memorial Hospital 1948
Ranta’s Boarding House
The Cenotaph
Conclusion

Tuesday, 6 August 2019

Destination Nipigon, video tour of Nipigon past and present

2 days ago - Destination - Nipigon: This authoritative and concise video series from Dee McCullay / Thunderstryker Films and the Nipigon Historical ...

This is Nipigon Historical Museum's video tour of Nipigon.
It is one hour and 14 minutes long...in 38 segments of our history.
You get to see Nipigon from the air, from the water and from the land.
 What we looked like and what you see today.
In just two days we have had 1,277 views.
Well worth your time.
Made possible by a New Horizons for seniors grant.
Nipigon Narrations their voice in history.

Thursday, 14 February 2019

VIKING STUFF

From Edgar Lavoie:
On this FB site, Friends of the Beardmore Viking Artifacts, is link to research suggesting Vinland was St. Lawrence River. If that is possible, Vikings may have reached Lake Superior from the east, utilizing the Ottawa Valley. Exciting possibility! You and other history buffs may be interested:

https://lavalhallalujah.wordpress.com/ > Illustrating the 'discovery' of The Norse in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario – since 18.02.13
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Illustrating the 'discovery' of The Norse in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario - since 18.02.13

Friday, 8 February 2019

Nipigon Brook Trout Fish of Legend VIDEO

" Nipigon Brook Trout-The Fish of Legend". It is now posted on YouTube. The link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBiB-0MzAPk
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This video tracks the long history of the famous Nipigon River and its prized Brook Trout. The colourful history of the Nipigon River is captured by using 10...