Today is Canada Day, the yearly holiday to mark the anniversary of Canada becoming a country. This year, Canada celebrates 150 years. However, 150 years is only Canada’s official age, and does not take into account the centuries of trade and exploration before that, including the founding of the world’s oldest department store, the Hudson’s BayContinue reading “Oh Canada! Happy Birthday to you”
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Wednesday Wander – Pacific Northwest Totem Poles
These tall, beautifully carved objects are totem poles, part of the culture and artistry of the First Nations people, specifically those of the Pacific Northwest. The great forests that once covered the misty Pacific shores were home to vast red cedar trees, traditionally used to make the poles. Now only pockets of that forest remain,Continue reading “Wednesday Wander – Pacific Northwest Totem Poles”
Helen Glynn Jones 