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Mysteries of Huronia: Mnjikaning fish weirs. (Tkaronto in Iroqouis)
In not to far off place called the narrows there is a place that people have been fishing for thousands of years. Along time ago in this...
Art Duval
Nov 25, 20203 min read
The Men of Penetang: Chapter 8: Those not infantry
Most of my writing on the Men of Penetang is about those who enlisted and were made into infantry, but some went to other specialties....
Art Duval
Nov 19, 202010 min read
The Men of Penetang Winter Looms: Chapter 7
So with Remembrance Day coming up I have decided to return to the First World War. I had put the Men of Penetang on hold until after this...
Art Duval
Nov 8, 20209 min read
Summer Break
So I have taken a few months off to catch up on my research, so I shall soon be putting out blogs again. With all the crazy stuff going...
Art Duval
Oct 2, 20202 min read
The Real history, in Brief of Ontario Metis
There seems to be a false narrative about anyone outside of Red River wanting to "steal" history because they call themselves metis. This...
Art Duval
Aug 11, 20203 min read
Drummond Islanders: The British Remove from Drummond Island
Those boarding the Wellington would have been familiar with her. She had made Drummond Island her port of call for at least a decade.
Art Duval
Jun 23, 20208 min read
Lanegan's Sugar Shack
This is called Lanegan's Sugar shack. Is Lanegan misspelling of Landrigan? Likely since there were Landrigan's. If it is... And this is...
Art Duval
May 25, 20201 min read
Living in Prehistoric Huronia Part 3 (Fire, Stone and Sand)
Part one: https://www.pipesmokeofthepast.com/post/part-1-life-in-prehistoric-times-in-huronia-village-life Part...
Art Duval
May 20, 202012 min read
Part 2-Life in Prehistoric Huronia (Life in living colour)
Part one available at:https://www.pipesmokeofthepast.com/post/part-1-life-in-prehistoric-times-in-huronia-village-life Part three...
Art Duval
May 10, 20206 min read
Part 1-Life in Prehistoric Times in Huronia (Village Life)
To understand what I am going to be telling you, you need to forget all you know. The Pre-contact native people of this continent...
Art Duval
May 3, 20208 min read
The Cures of 1863
This is a slightly different blog on the cures of the 19th century. Today we have a President who would have probably fallen for some of...
Art Duval
Apr 26, 20202 min read
Cruising Georgian Bay in 1886
With the closing of boat launches, it made me think of days of yore when sail-powered craft plied the waters of Georgian Bay. One such...
Art Duval
Apr 23, 20205 min read
Penetang, why are we all skewed up?
So another Quarantined blog. I just think doing positives is where it's at. This asks and answers and asks again some questions I have...
Art Duval
Apr 5, 20205 min read
All roads leading to Penetang(A Travelers Guide through Time)
I will probably go back and piece the different routes to Penetang, but this comes from research I have been doing. This is from my...
Art Duval
Mar 30, 20205 min read
Awenda Provincial Park
So I'm bored so I am going to write. I hope if your bored you will read. Here's a stroll through Awenda's history. Awenda Provincial Park...
Art Duval
Mar 23, 20205 min read
The Men of Penetang Chapter 6 (Summer 1917)
The story of the Men from Penetang through the summer of 1917.
Art Duval
Mar 14, 20209 min read
Drummond Islanders-Brisette (the Hypolite's)
There is no way that I can uncover all about a given subject, so I do the best I can. Working with Johanne Brissette I have attempted to...
Art Duval
Feb 25, 20206 min read
The Men of Penetang Chapter 5(Spring 1917)
As I write this I wonder if the deep cold of winter would be worse than the wet cold fall? As the winter turned to spring would the...
Art Duval
Jan 27, 20207 min read
Council Rock (Part 2 the Players)
So a return to Council Rock. The names on the rock, just who were they? In the late 18th century colonisation was taking on a more...
Art Duval
Jan 15, 20206 min read
Antoine Duval
Here's an interview by David Dupuis of Antoine Duval speaking of the times in the early part of the 20th century....
Art Duval
Nov 30, 20191 min read
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I have been researching the history of my area, Penetang, Lafontaine and Georgian Bay and find my self with too much on my mind. So I am blogging to free up some space and share the rich history of the area.
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