Book details

  • Genre:history
  • Sub-genre:Canada / General
  • Language:English
  • Pages:70
  • eBook ISBN:9780994019646

Battle Island : Lake Superior

By Edgar Lavoie

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Overview

An excursion portrayed in living colour (in a colour e-reader). Battle Island is located off the Canadian North Shore of Lake Superior. Our auto trip from Thunder Bay took us to the marina at Rossport, Ontario. A Zodiac (inflatable boat) shuttled us through offshore islands to a dock and a woodland trail. We had time to explore local fauna, climb the lighthouse itself, located on a crag, and observe the surrounding infrastructure. We delighted in the magnificent views. The e-book also shares historical information and images.
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Description

An excursion portrayed in living colour (in a colour e-reader). Battle Island is located off the Canadian North Shore of Lake Superior. Our auto trip from Thunder Bay took us to the marina at Rossport, Ontario. A Zodiac (inflatable boat) shuttled us through offshore islands to a dock and a woodland trail. The trail featured interpretive signs and local flora and a fascinating derelict truck. The lighthouse itself, perched on a crag, was surrounded by concrete sidewalks and a helipad, wooden stairs, the lighthouse keeper's home, and some sheds. We could speak to on-site interpreters. Some participants walked the shore. We climbed the tower with a 360-degree view. The e-book includes numerous trip photos as well as historical information and images. We did not have time to examine the remnants of a steamship wreck from 1899.
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About The Author

Edgar J. Lavoie lives in Thunder Bay, Ontario, on Lake Superior. Until recently he lived in Greenstone, Ontario, in the boreal forest, where he retired after 35 years' teaching. He described his home as a big cabin on a big lake in the bush, all of which influence his writing. Between 1975 and 1984, he founded, edited, and published a little regional magazine, The Squatchberry Journal. Edgar has published numberless articles and columns in magazines and newspapers, and written two novels and several local history books. Recently he has turned his pen to flash fiction and poetry. In the '60s, Edgar wrote a slew of poems, and most remain unpublished. He feels he is returning to his literary roots.
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