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      Hazel died Oct. 16, 2001.

      Mrs. Baxter was buried in Carlyle Cemetery, Iron Bridge.

 Malcomson, Robert, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Jan 2001, 25-37     After applauding land successes at Detroit and Queenston, Strachan condemned the inability of the Provincial Marine to operate as an effective naval force, an opinion shared by Sir George Prevost and other key British officers. The opinion of at least one individual on the quarterdeck of the Provincial Marine was …

 Bogue, Margaret Beattie, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Jul 2001, 1-21     Neglected in the history of the Canadian-American experience on Great Lakes waters, the acerbic and at times violent interaction between American commercial fishers and defenders of Canadian fish resources deserves attention. As tenders of the nets competed for the rich harvests of the Inland Seas, friction, minor incidents, and bad …

 Mount, Graeme S., The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Jul 2001, 23-32     This article began as a piece of local history. Jeff Wallace, now a Sudbury lawyer, spent his childhood summers near Little Current on the Manitoulin Island. There he heard rumours of a presidential visit, of the people who supposedly accompanied President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (including, according to some accounts, Lucy …

     

     

     

     

     

 Lefebvre, Andrew, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Jul 2001, 33-40     Prohibition brought with it opportunities for many people to make easy money in the rum- running business. One ofthe largest problems with enforcing prohibition was that Ontario and the United States enacted similar, but distinct, acts governing the sale, consumption, and manufacture of intoxicating liquors. There are many descriptive names …

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 Norlyn Purych, The Sault Star, March 17, 2001     This article concerns the induction of the first country musician from the Blind River area into the Northern Ontario Country Music Hall of Fame. Some information about Earl Bell, Lucien Pilon and Richard Sayers, the nominees and voting was included.

 Rocco Frangione, The Sault Star, June 1, 2001, Section A, p. 11     Photo caption reads " The Fourth Annual Influential Women of Northern Ontario Award show was held recently in Sudbury. Winners included: Blind River's Lila Cyr, left, Influential Women Award; Louise Paquette, director general of FedNor, Special Recognition Award; and Tracey Vigards, fund-raising and event coordinator, North Bay, Influential Women Award."

 Rocco Frangione, The Sault Star, June 1, 2001, Section A, p. 11     A black and white photo of Laura Brown Breevelt posing with the sculpture accompanies the article. Ms. Breevelt was a former Elliot Lake resident.

 Norlyn Purych, The Sault Star, March 17, 2001     This article concerns the induction of the first country musician from the Blind River area into the Northern Ontario Country Music Hall of Fame. Some information about Earl Bell, Lucien Pilon and Richard Sayers, the nominees and voting was included.

      On hand for the ceremony were representatives from Thessalon, Plummer Additional and Huron Shores.

      Mrs. Cameron researched and authored a book giving a factual account of the history of the area that was published on May 9, 1993 called Pioneers in a Land of Promise, copies of which can be found in all local libraries.

 Rocco Frangione, The Sault Star, July 16, 2001     This article concerns a documentary about women who had been Miss Blind River,filmed by Ann-Marie Kerr, a former Miss Blind River. The article tells how the project developed as a part of Homecoming Celebrations and what future plans Ms. Kerr had for the film.