Stories of Northern Life
Welcome to the Stories of Northern Life, a podcast brought to you by the Sault Ste Marie Museum sharing the heritage of Northern Ontario and the culturally rich stories in everyday life.
Episodes
Austin (he/him) shares his story of growing up in the Sault, his journey and experiences as a trans man and how he found a wonderful and supportive community in the Sault!
We are honoured to share his story on our podcast.
Listen to the other episodes in our Queer Project series HERE
Learn more about our Queer Project HERE!
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Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut
Rex (he/him) shares his story of growing up in England under Section 28 and then coming to the Sault. He has started his own business called Third Act Books and they host weekly Queer nights each Thursday at Café for Good.
We are honoured to share their story on our podcast.
Listen to the other episodes in our Queer Project series HERE
Learn more about our Queer Project HERE!
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Join me today as we look at the incredible life of Bob Goderre, affectionatly known as Mother Goderre. Bob was a vibrant spokesperson for the queer community in the Sault and along with their partner Jean-Guy LeBlanc they hosted parties and gave the community a safe place to gather.
Their story is also told in the 1999 documentary "I Know a Place" directed by Roy Mitchell.
We are honoured to share their story on o...
Amanda (She/they) is the current chair of Sault Pride, and she joins me to discuss their life growing up in the Sault to the work they are doing now.
We are honoured to share their story on our podcast.
Listen to the other episodes in our Queer Project series HERE
Learn more about our Queer Project HERE!
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Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut
Chris (They/he/she) joined me earlier this year to talk about their life growing up in the Sault and now coming back after being away in Toronto, and seeing how the city has changed, but in some ways stayed the same.
We are honoured to share their story on our podcast.
Listen to the other episodes in our Queer Project series HERE
Learn more about our Queer Project HERE!
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Want to learn more fun facts about the names of our streets and their histories?
This is the last episode in our series on the street names & history.
To learn more about our Queer Project click HERE
To listen to the Queer Project series click HERE
To learn more about our Neighbourhoods Project, click HERE
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Mor...
Ever wonder where the names of our streets came from or what streets existed before?
This episode will look at the streets from Q-W!
Stay tuned for the rest of the streets!
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut
Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS' story HERE
Ever wonder where the names of our streets came from or what streets existed before?
This episode will look at the streets from M-P!
Stay tuned for the rest of the streets!
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut
Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS' story HERE
Ever wonder where the names of our streets came from or what streets existed before?
This episode will look at the streets from G-L!
Stay tuned for the rest of the streets!
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut
Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS' story HERE
Ever wonder where the names of our streets came from or what streets existed before?
This episode will look at the streets from A-F.
Stay tuned for the rest of the streets!
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut
Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS' story HERE
If you haven't already, check out this book. It is definitely on the list of good books about the Sault.
Find it HERE at the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut
Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS' story HERE
Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Assistant at the ...
Today we will be looking at medicine used during war and how it has changed.
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut
Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS' story HERE
Hosted by Nicole Curry, Collections Assistant at the Sault Ste. Marie Museum
Email nicole@saultmuseum.ca
The Downtown Association was just dissolved by city council on Monday, April 7, 2025. The City will now be taking it in-house.
As the downtown is still reeling from this decision, I thought it important to talk about the history of the DTA and all its iterations.
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut
Here is part 2 of David Ellis's story. We begin where we left off. If you haven't already, make sure to listen to Part 1.
Click HERE for Part 1.
Listen to the episode on Perry Short HERE.
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut
Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS' story HERE
I am once again joined by David Ellis. This time, he shares his story of growing up in the Sault, studying to become an architect and discovering his love of cycling.
Join us in the next episode for Part 2!
Listen to the episode on Perry Short HERE.
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut
Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS' story ...
I had the honour of interviewing Megan Scott co-owner of Trimount Construction. Listen to her story of growing up in the Sault, starting her own company with her husband and her community work.
Learn more about Trimount HERE.
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut
Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story HERE
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I am joined by David Ellis, architect, he shares some of his stories and experiences working with the late D. Perry Short - who was a very talented and well-known architect, set designer, and founding member of LACAC.
Listen to the episode on LACAC HERE.
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut
Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story ...
In this episode, we look at the work of Dr. Alexander A. Sinclair Sr.
He had many medical accomplishments but he also helped to implement a lot of community projects like setting up the Algoma House of Refuge.
You can listen to that episode HERE.
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut
Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story HERE...
Here is another article for our Reading History series - Steelton by Patricia Turmaine Beckett.
We have begun a neighbourhoods project at the Sault Museum called Community Stories - Our Neighbourhoods, where we are collecting photos, documents, artifacts and memories from the different neighbourhoods in our city.
You can find more info HERE
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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What is LACAC? Join me as we learn about the local architectural conservation advisory committees that later became municipal heritage committees.
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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Music written, performed, and Produced by Liam Morassut
Listen to the local Band HOLLOW HEADS story HERE
Poetry written and performed by J.L. Fizzell
Listen to her story HERE...
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