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Port Arthur Ontario

  • Séance + Spiritualism in Port Arthur
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    Séance + Spiritualism in Port Arthur

    With spooky season in our midst, it’s time to dive into our past and perhaps … the occult, maybe a little Séance + Spiritualism in Port Arthur? In the years of 1914 and 1923,…

  • Eaton's at Christmas - Picture of old catalogues and vintage santa mug
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    Eaton’s at Christmas

    “Wonderful place, this Christmas Store … the Yuletide decorations are up inside and out, soft music floods the aisles and Santa reigns on his throne. Floor after floor is filled with beautiful Christmas gift…

  • The Craft Revival | Alex Inspired - the most wonderful time of the year!
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    The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

    It’s here. One of my most favourite events of the season… the Craft Revival. revival |rəˈvīvəl|nounan instance of something becoming popular, active, or important again: cross-country skiing is enjoying a revival. This isn’t your…

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    T.C.A., TBAY + Dominion Day Trout

    Canada Day is upon us! For many of us, this celebration equals camp, fireworks, raiding the LCBO (like it’s the apocalypse) and savouring the first long weekend of the summer. Prior to “Canada Day”,…

  • Misfortune at Maudslay Court | Alex Inspired
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    Misfortune at Maudslay Court

    In an innocent search for information regarding Port Arthur’s oldest apartment building, Maudslay Court, I stumbled on misfortune. As I mentioned, Maudslay Court is Port Arthur’s oldest apartment building – perfectly situated on Court Street,…

  • The Port Arthur Cenotaph | Alex Inspired
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    The Port Arthur Cenotaph

    Did you know… The Port Arthur Cenotaph , located in Waverly Park is all thanks to women? Yes women –  The Women’s Canadian Club of Port Arthur, to be precise. They not only advocated for…

  • Do you ever wonder about Home history in Port Arthur? Court Street's Civil War Connection
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    Court Street’s Civil War Connection

    1906– Port Arthur Nestled between Wolseley and Van Horn streets at the end of city limits, sits a stately home. It is comprised of three floors overlooking Lake Superior and the Sleeping Giant, it…