Lake Superior Evening at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery Lighthouses of the North – Preserving Our Heritage Thursday, 8th December 2011 Story + Photos By Amy Vervoort The third annual Lake Superior Evening celebrated the natural, historic, and cultural resources of our North Shore with a special focus on heritage lighthouses of the Great Lakes. Held at the Thunder Bay Art [...]
Raag-Rung Music Circle is presenting its 18th Annual Dinner-Concert on November 5 in the Italian Cultural Centre. Authentic East Indian cuisine will be prepared by master chefs from Winnipeg and entertainment will be provided by Peace Mission, a fusion group from Toronto consisting of sitar, tabla, guitar, bass and drums and an award winning folk (Bhangra) dance group, Sohne Gabroo [...]
Photo + Story by Chris Merkley Beginning around 9am on October 15th, people began to arrive at Waverley Park to represent the Thunder Bay chapter of the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement. The people filtered in and out through the day. The group, though never very large, showed to be a diverse cross section of the city in ages and backgrounds, demonstrating the [...]
There is much to be enjoyed at this year’s Festa Italiana: the usually hot, simmering sunny-sky weather; bags of freshly-made crostoli; homemade Italian sauces and pasta like gnocci, lasagna and ravioli; aroma of elephant ears; Jell-O-eating contests for the kids; and dancing to authentic live Italian music for the adults. Music floats from the grand stage mingling with live performances [...]
A selection of images from Walleye photographers Dave Koski and Chris Merkley.
Lake Superior Day Marina Park July 17 Twenty years ago, the governments of Canada and the United States, took a stand to protect and restore Lake Superior. They developed a plan with Ontario and the three states to sustainably manage the world’s largest body of freshwater. While many of us take the awesome beauty, infinite value, and immensity of the [...]
Photos and Story by Bill Gross Great food, great music and great people – does life get much better than this? The Rendezvous with Italy held at Fort William Historical Park was two days of smiles, dancing and eating. The event organizers proclaimed that the event was a showcase of Italian culture…they certainly didn’t disappoint. As with any good festival, [...]
Aradia has performed as a soloist through out the United States, Canada, Barbados, Egypt and Switzerland. She has danced at many of the top hotels, restaurants and clubs in Las Vegas, as well as performing for Celine Dion’s wedding at Caesar’s Palace, BlockBuster’s premiere opening for “The Mummy” at MGM, and Maxim Magazine’s party at the VMA’s in Las Vegas. [...]
This Saturday, join Hill City Comics for Free Comic Book Day – an annual promotional effort by the North American comic book industry to attract new readers to independent comic book stores. Joe Field, a comic book retailer in California brainstormed the event in his column in the August 2001 issue of Comics & Games Retailer magazine. A year later, Free Comic [...]
All the cultures of THunder Bay, offer their national food and entertainment for two full days. Special Permit beers to taste from other lands are available. Thousands of fishermen attend the event and it’s worth the fee that still hasn’t gone up in price. DAILY ENTRANCE Adults $5.00 Students/Seniors $3.00 Children 4-12 $1.00 Children 3 & under free FOOD BOOTH.jpg [...]
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