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Continuing with this theme of ships that are in the harbour for the winter, and following up with the icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent from last week, I decided to do a profile on the first Coast Guard ship I ever saw. When I still lived in Ontario, I remember watching the show “Mighty Ships” on Discovery Channel. … Continue reading
Hello all! Winter is just around the corner in St. John’s. It’s gotten much colder, though we haven’t had any snow yet (only a matter of time if the rest of the province is anything to go by). As everyone knows, with winter comes ice, and without this weeks ship a lot of communities would be sealed … Continue reading
When you think of Saskatchewan, what comes to mind? Flat, fields of wheat, blue sky, prairie… Probably not shipwreck. Today I’m going to tell you the story of one of the few wrecks in Saskatchewan, right in the South Saskatchewan River – the wreck if the SS City of Medicine Hat.
This week, as you all know, was Hallowe’en! In honour of what is, honestly, my favourite holiday, I decided to seek out a story that tied in marine history and an excellent ghost story. For help, I reached out to the ever-fantastic and helpful Dale Jarvis – folklorist, storyteller, and creator of the St. John’s Haunted … Continue reading
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