My heart was racing and we still had 10 more steps to do. The constant hopping in this Métis jigging festival was more of a workout than I had anticipated. The fiddler starts playing the traditional Red River Jig here at the John Arcand Fiddle Festival and jiggers do as many traditional steps as...
There were many closer accommodations to the Wikwemikong Cultural Festival Pow Wow (camping, motels, etc.) but I chose to stay in Little Current, ON, just under an hour’s drive to the pow wow site. It proved to be one of my better travel choices. Shaftesbury Inn Boutique Hotel on the northern side of Manitoulin...
I did eventually make it to Manitoulin Island in Ontario in time for the Wikwemikong Annual Cultural Festival Pow Wow. I was here to, not only learn everything I could about First Nations dance in this region, but to see the dancers in action. In it’s 49th year, the festival was hopping with a...
It was with a groggy mind that I arrived in Sudbury, Ontario from Moncton, NB. It was already a late flight but, after an hour delay, I didn’t make it into the Sudbury airport until about midnight (it was 1:00 am to me, still on New Brunswick time). Thankfully, the National Car Rental guy...
During my weeklong road trip through New Brunswick, I learned many things about the province. Here are a few of my favourite observations and things I liked: There was at least one Asian restaurant in each town I went to, from the smallest community to the cities. I learned what a baby barn is,...
I slowly opened my eyes to see the grand chandelier in the ceiling. My four-poster bed was lightly closed-in with sheer curtains. I waited for my lady-in-waiting to come in before remembering that it was the year 2009 and I was staying at the Maison Tait hotel in Shediac, NB. It was easy to...
Standing on top of a hill that the English, French and Acadian people stood atop while defending their land, I was giddy with excitement. Fort Beauséjour in Aulac, New Brunswick isn’t a recreation; the stone remains are the actual stones that have stood for over 250 years. Juliette took a small group of us...
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