In Flanders Fields, John McCrae The photo above was taken last year at the Nipissing Museum in the small town by that name south-west of North Bay, Ontario. It is a photocopy of the original manuscript for John McCrae’s famous, “In Flanders Fields”. The poem is known worldwide as a sign of remembrance. The original, […]
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Nipissing Museum (Old Methodist Church) © Michelle Basic Hendry As with many of the towns in this region, Nipissing sprung up due to lumbering and pinned it hopes for survival on a railway that never arrived. Nipissing Village is located on the South River which heads to Lake Nipissing and was the largest commercial center […]
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