Stories of Northern Life

In this series Reading History, I bring you various texts from the archives. This week I bring you an article from the Fall 1994 issue of Sault Channels, "The House of Refuge Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario" by Iris E. Elliot. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and produced by  Liam Morassut Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this series Reading History, I bring you various texts from the archives. In this episode, we have a press release from the International Joint Commission on the Pollution of the St Marys, St Clair and Detroit Rivers. Read the full summary report HERE . I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and produced by  Liam Morassut Listen to the local Ba...

In this series Reading History, I bring you various texts from the archives. In this episode, we have a press release for the unveiling of the "Plaque to Commemorate Canada's First Uranium Discovery". I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and produced by  Liam Morassut Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Po...

In this series Reading History, I bring you various texts from the archives. In this episode, we have "Postal Service Along Lake Huron's North Shore in the Early Days" by Max Rosenthal. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by  Liam Morassut Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and...

Put on your science hat and join me as we look at how our land was formed. We look at the Canadian Shield, glacial activity, the landscape, forests and the geology. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by  Liam Morassut Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by  J.L. Fizz...

Join me in this episode as we look back on the history of breweries in the Sault. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by  Liam Morassut Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by  J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry , Collection...

Today, we are discussing my favourite type of history, medical history! In this episode, I tell you all about the history of hospitals in the Sault. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by  Liam Morassut Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by  J.L. Fizzell Listen to her st...

Today, we are discussing the English-Only Resolution of 1990 that caused the French Language Crisis in Sault Ste. Marie. This resolution caused a huge rift in the community, and the city has been split from the Francophone community. This explains what happened and why our French community is hidden. We have tried to heal along the way, but old wounds are not easily healed. I hope this episode she...

As we just commemorated Remembrance Day, let us look at the military monuments we have erected across the city over the years in honour of our soldiers, especially the fallen. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by  Liam Morassut Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by  J.L. F...

As we approach Remembrance Day let us look back and see how this day came to be. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by  Liam Morassut Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by  J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry , Collections Management Assi...

Halloween is here! Join us for this 5 part series during the month of October when we look at true crime and scary stories. Welcome to the last episode in our Halloween 2024 series! Today I am bringing you some stories of hauntings in sites around the Sault. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by  Liam Morassut Listen to local Band...

Halloween is here! Join us for this 5 part series during the month of October when we look at true crime and scary stories. Welcome to the last true crime story in our series. This episode we are looking at the murder of Theresa DeCourcy that occurred in 1945 and wasn't solved until 1992! Listen to this episode to learn what took place an how the case was finally solved. ***WARNING*** This episode...

Halloween is here! Join us for this 5 part series during the month of October when we look at true crime and scary stories. Welcome to the second episode in this series. We are looking at the murder of Marjorie Barber by her husband Dalton Barber. This is a very intriguing case and I tried to summarize it as best I could for you. ***WARNING*** This episode contains discussions of true crime, murde...

Halloween is here! Join us for this 5 part series during the month of October when we look at true crime and scary stories. We start off with the famous case of Angelina Napolitano and the murder of her husband Pietro Napolitano. Angelina suffered through domestic abuse and it got to a point where she murdered her husband as she felt it was the only way to protect her family. This became a monumen...

The War of 1812! We had a lot of commemorations across Canada in 2012 for the bicentennial. Did you learn about the war then? Or what happened in the Sault during the War of 1812? Listen to the episode to learn more. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by  Liam Morassut Listen to local Band HOLLOW HEADS story  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry...

Last we discussed the fur trade here in the Sault. Now let's look at the Ermatinger Old Stone House as it played a big part in the fur trade in the Sault. Learn about Mr. Ermatinger and the amazing stone mansion he built. And discover all the other people who called that place home. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by  Liam Mora...

This week we bring you the stories of how the fur trade shaped our early village and the posts that they set up here. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by  Liam Morassut Listen to local Band HOLLOW HEADS story  ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by  J.L. Fizzell Listen to her story  ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Nicole Curry , Collec...

Join me today as I speak with Paul Hazlett former forest soils technician at the Great Lakes Forestry Centre. He worked on the Turkey Lakes Watershed Study starting in the 80s and eventually became the head of the project. Learn about the Turkey Lakes Watershed Study and hear fun anecdotes from Paul about the early years. Stay tuned for more about this exciting project. Learn more ⁠ here! ⁠ I hope...

Listen to the story of John Dedes, founder of Entomica Insectarium, biologist & insectarium supervisor at the Great Lakes Forestry Centre and thespian. Check out Entomica here! I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by  Liam Morassut Listen to local Band HOLLOW HEADS story  ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠ Poetry written and performed by  J.L. Fizzel...

I had the pleasure of speaking with Matthew James a local emerging artist. We talk about his music, inspiration, journey and life in the Sault. Check out his music here . Sign up to his newsletter here to find out where he is playing next. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produced by  Liam Morassut Listen to local Band HOLLOW HEADS story...

Welcome back to the Stories of Northern Life Podcast! Have you ever heard of Anna Jameson and her book Winter Studies and Summer Rambles in Canada ? Join me as I take you through her life and her time here in the Sault. She was the first European woman to shoot the rapids and she makes friends with many of the famous figures here in 1837. *Warning**** This episode contains words that may be trigge...

Welcome back to the Stories of Northern Life Podcast! I found this article from 1924 that talked about the first mention of the Sault. *Warning**** This episode contains words that may be triggering to some individuals. I read the text as it was written and some of the historic language is harmful. I hope you enjoy this episode! ________________________________ Music written, performed, and Produc...

Today the shoe is on the other foot and Mairi, the creator and former host of the Stories of Northern Life podcast is being interviewed by our new host, Nicole Curry and the Sault Ste. Marie Museum's Executive Director William Hollingshead. Check out Mairi's socials @mor.design_ or visit mormairi.com _____________________________ Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut Listen to lo...

Sue (she/they) share her story of growing up in the Sault. Sue is a wealth of knowledge on queer history in Sault Ste. Marie. From attending parties at Mother Goderre's, to hanging out in the various nightclubs, to helping start Sault Pride! We are honoured to share their story on our podcast. _____________________________ Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut Listen to local Ban...

Gaelyn (she/her) and her wife Kelly (she/her) share their stories with us. Gaelyn is the owner of ⁠Amore for your Pleasure⁠. She and her store are a pillar of the queer community in Sault Ste. Marie, providing a safe and welcoming space for everyone. _____________________________ Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut Listen to local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠ Hosted by Nico...