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
Today, we are sharing an interview with Chris Nielsen of Team Nielsen Sleddogs.
He's the guy that you see around town on the dogsled!
Make sure to follow him on all his socials
TikTok - @chrisnielsen975
Facebook - Team Nielsen Sleddogs
Instagram - @nielsenfaces
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut
In this series, we will be looking at a series of interviews from the Jewish community.
Today we are looking at an interview with Wilf Cohen from 1993.
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', now rebranded as Lucy's Diner, story HERE...
In this second episode on the Dionne Quintuplets, we interviewed Brian Callahan.
He is a nephew of the quints and on the board of the Dionne Quintuplets Heritage Board.
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', now rebranded as Lucy's Diner, story HERE...
In this episode we will be talking about Morley Torgov and his book "A Good Place To Come From"
From now until the end of the month we have a new exhibit titled "Rooted: 125+ Years of Jewish History in Sault Ste. Marie".
The Grand Opening is Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 7pm.
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut
Welcome to season 5!
This episode is perfect for the start of this season as we are discussing the Dionne Quintuplets.
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', now rebranded as Lucy's Diner, story HERE
This is our last episode for 2025! Thank you for listening!
I share with you today a little book that was released for the centennial about the history of the Sault.
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', now rebranded as Lucy's Diner, story HERE...
Today we are looking at Guardians of Peace. A book all about the Sault Ste. Marie Police Force from Sheriff Richard Carney all the way to 1987.
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', now rebranded as Lucy's Diner, story HERE...
Have you ever wondered what was in the museum before the museum? Well, in this episode we look at all the occupants over the years.
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', now rebranded as Lucy's Diner, story HERE
A sickness has spread throughout the museum, and I have fallen victim. This is a shorter episode as my voice couldn't bring you more.
If you haven't already, make sure to check out this book as it takes you through the landmarks of the Sault both past and present. It is even insightful for locals!
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut
Today, I bring you a special interview with our board chair, Mike Delfry and Keith Cook.
Keith Cook celebrated 100 years on August 16, 2025. I joined Mike as we interviewed him about turning 100 and living in Bar River.
Keith has so much history to share!
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
In part 2, we look at the wreck, the investigations, the expeditions and the theories behind why she sank that fateful night 50 years ago.
To learn more, view these documentaries, click HERE
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. In part 1, we look at the history, the storm and the last voyage.
To learn more, view these documentaries, click 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', now rebranded as Lucy's Diner, story HERE...
Happy Halloween!!! 👻🎃🕸🦇👽
Today, we are looking at the Kinross Incident or Kinross UFO Incident of 1953. Join me as we explore this intriguing mystery.
This is the main source I used; it has so much information. Click 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', now rebranded as Lucy's Diner, st...
Happy Halloween!!! 👻🎃🕸🦇
In this episode we are looking at famous true crime author and former saultite Brian Vallee. His career started off at the Sault Star, then he went on to CBC's The Fifth Estate before writing his own books and becoming an advocate for the awareness of violence against women.
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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Music written, performed, and produced by Liam Morassut
Happy Halloween!!! 👻🎃🕸
In 1966, Gerald William McKnight was murdered by his neighbour, Ronald Eagleson. Join us as we take you through what happened and the trial. The articles I read are from our Sault Star archive files.
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', now rebranded as Lucy's Diner, story ...
Happy Halloween!!! 👻🎃
In April 1994, the Sault Star released a series titled Mysteries of the North! I chose three articles that share the theme of Canadian and American police working together.
Mysteries of the North - Fascinated at the number of unsolved crimes, missing persons reports and other mysteries in Algoma, Sault Star police reporter Elaine Della-Mattia scoured newspaper files and interviewed persons close to th...
Happy Halloween!!! It's once again the most wonderful time of the year!!!!!
I have 5 episodes for our Spookytober series! First off, we have the story of Fred Montgomery and the last hanging in the Sault.
Do you have any haunted stories of the old jail or other spots around the Sault? Consider submitting them to us for our archives on the Haunted History of the Sault. HERE.
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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This is a special of Reading History. For the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day, which takes place every September 30th, a few days after this episode airs, I want to bring you a story we have on the Shingwauk Home.
This article is by Mary Aldridge and the Ontario Genealogical Society from February 2010.
Today, I bring you a story that was published in 1926 in the Sault Daily Star about the missing Cowan kids.
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', now rebranded as Lucy's Diner, story HERE
Hosted by Nicole Curry, Museum Coordinator at the ...
Here is an article from the Sault Star published in 1949 by Catherine Curran about Mr. Clergue's mansion on Moffley Hill.
To learn more about Moffley Hill, visit the Sault Museum to see our display on the subdivision. On until October 18, 2025.
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', now rebranded as ...
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