73,000 PAGEVIEWS by August 25, 2015

A very Big thank you to all the readers and viewers of the Nipigon Museum Blog Posts. That's a thousand views in just ten days! Business is booming!
Visitation is up at the Museum this summer too.
Watch for us on various Fishing TV shows throughout the winter coming up. Lots of action in July and it takes a while for the shows to be produced. The hundredth Anniversary of the catch of the "still" world record Brook Trout caught their imagination.
This week may see a film crew from England catching some of Ontario's history as it happened in Nipigon all those years ago.
I see where someone was trying to locate where Split Rock is on the Nipigon River, not sure if Google Earth would show it just above Cameron Falls dam site. I'll get a map up for you later.

PADDLE ON A HOT SUMMER'S DAY 2015

Paddle to the Sea Park, Nipigon Ontario 

August 18, 2015

Nipigon River before and After the Dams

The slide show that flips between old and current views of the Nipigon River was a big hit during the Brook Trout Festival weekend.  It will run the rest of the summer. The light blue in the map is the old river as it flowed before the dams were created. The darker blue is today's river.

Mills Fish

Mills fish mount moved under glass.
This was the winner of the Mary Pickford trophy in 1936.
Nipigon River catch.

Fin colour after 79 years of mount.

Beads used to imitate water drops.

We have now passed 70,000 PAGEVIEWS

A TREMENDOUS SURGE IN READING THE  NIPIGON MUSEUM BLOG IN JUST A FEW WEEKS!

Now that the 100th Anniversary celebrations are over I will have time to put up what our museum displays look like now.

The large wall map showing the Nipigon River  before and after the dams .
The flat screen TV shows a slide presentation of before and after photos.

Visiting us again was carver Denis Sinclair.

NIPIGON FISHING HALL OF FAME FIRST INDUCTION

Introduction Ceremony for Dr. Cook and Party commemorating the capture of the World Record Brook Trout Tuesday July 21, 2015

The Nipigon Fishing Hall of Fame is being established to recognize persons or organizations that have made significant and lasting contributions to the heritage of fishing in the Nipigon area.

One hundred years ago today, the world’s biggest brook trout was captured in the Nipigon River.  It continues to be the record today. It is the second longest angling record in existence. ( Answer your question? It’s a perch! )

The Nipigon River brook trout has played a huge role in shaping this community.  Nipigon was world famous for 70 years before the capture of the world’s biggest brook trout.

However it is the capture of the world’s largest brook trout that has kept Nipigon famous for the past 100 years.  The benefits to our community have been enormous and for that we are grateful.

We acknowledge this contribution today and honour the following angling party and guides who were part of this memorable event by making them the first inductees into the Nipigon Fishing Hall of Fame:

Anglers:

Dr. J. W. Cook

Rod Byrnes

Joe Fife

Robert Neeland

Guides:

Andrew Lexi (represented today by Norma)

Rafael BOudain

Joe Hardy ( represented today by Clara)

Sam King

Michel Bouchard (represented today by Terry)

John Ogama

Louis Musquash ( represented today by Leona )

Jim Shuse

Lawrence Martin ( represented today by Susan)

The first of many to come as the years pass.

69,000 PAGEVIEWS and the count goes on

Thank you to all our readers.

Thank you to those who translate into other languages.

Thank you for the links and support over the past years.

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I find some really weird things going on and I sometimes have a hard time locating my Blog searches.

The full address http://nipigonmuseumtheblog.blogspot.com  is still a true way of getting here.

All Posts should be on beige with birds flying.