Réginal Charles Gagnon (Cayouche) was born in Moncton in 1949. He moved with his mother to the suburbs of Boston, when he was only 13 years old. At 18, from…
The Paris Crew
The “Paris Crew” of Saint John is known as Canada’s First World Champions. They won at the International Rowing Regatta in Paris in 1867 — only days after Confederation. These…
Swallowtail Lighthouse
Anyone who has ever traveled to Grand Manan has been welcomed to the island by the Swallowtail Lighthouse, which overlooks the entrance to North Head Harbour, but few today know…
Alden Nowlan
Born in Windsor, Nova Scotia, journalist, novelist, playwright, and—above all—poet, Alden A. Nowlan (25 January 1933 – 27 June 1983) was one of Canada’s leading literary figures. American poet Robert…