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Mark Cassidy -
If you knew sushi Tike Sang knows
sushi oh oh oil what a meal. As every
fan of sushi knows Bluewater doesn't
have a sushi restaurant. Well now we
do. Sang Chun owns Bayfield Sushi
which just opened in the Rayfield Diner
on I lighway 21 and Mill Road. Sang and
his wife Joy are from Korea where sushi
is hugely popular. Sang says sushi is a
delicious way to eat healthy. It's a good
source of heart healthy omega-3 fatty
acids thanks to the fish it's made with.
Sushi is also low in calories and vege-
tarian choices are available too. If sushi
isn't your cup of tea no worries. Chef
Michael the new chief rook at the Bay-
field Diner loves home -style food.
Meatloaf and plashed potatoes. Burgers
and ribs. Fish and chips. All your
favourites. Michael brings a wealth of
cooking experience to the table. Though
the menu is familiar you may notice
some subtle European or Asian influ-
ences in his dishes. After a series of
owners it is exciting to see Sang and his
team create a whole new dining experi-
ence to compliment Hayfield's amazing
variety of dining choices. Are you get-
ting hungry yet'!
allautical
Chips
Did you know haw these phrases
canoe to bei
Fly -by -Night:
A large sail used only for sailing
downwind and requiring rather little
attention.
Start Over with a Clean Slate:
A slate tablet was kept near the
helm on which the watch keeper
would record the speeds, distances,
headings and tacks during the watch.
If there were no problems during the
watch, the slate would be wiped clean
so that the new watch could start over
with a clean slate
SHINE
From the
countryside
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John Russell
Special to the Lakeshore Advance
On Saturday May 11th, the
Lamhton Heritage Museum
opened its 2013 feature exhibit,
"SHINE" Spotlight on Women of
Lamhton. As our guests and visi-
tors noted at the opening, it was
quite unique to have an exhibit
that was exclusive to women and
their stories. As an ageing artifact
of a museum employee, it gives
me great pride to be part of this
exhibit. It also counters that age
old museum adage, that it is
always his story and never her
story.
So often in history, the stories
Spotlight on women
of women have been forgotten or
marginalized. Many of us have
good memories of the hard work
done by our sisters, mothers and
grandmothers, our neighbours
and friends, our colleagues and
our leaders who broken through
the glass ceiling. Some without
even noticing or identified its
existence.
This exhibit explores how the
roles of women have changed
over time, as well as the signifi-
cant impacts of women's groups
on their communities. It is hard
for children to recognize some-
times, how recent most of the
major changes to the status of
women in our society have been.
'the past century saw a great leap
forward from the paternalistic
foundation of our founding
fathers to a new time in which our
daughters and granddaughters
know few or any harriers to their
aspirations.
My father left when 1 was eight
and so I was raised by a house-
hold of women. My career at the
Museum has continued that para-
digm of a close knit group of
women helping me. Naturally my
mantra goes like this, " Smart
women surround one and lovingly
tolerate any stupidity. " I have
been blessed by this influence
and the overriding theme of our
exhibit exemplifies this blessing.
Over the next couple of months,
I will be writing columns on
women. 'ihl' special women i will
be featuring are the nominated
Guiding Beacons from North
Lamhton . Of the seventy four
nominated County wide, twenty
plus are from our area. We believe
that their stories of strength, cour-
age and independence need to be
told to a larger audience and that
we (10 it regularly. 1 believe that
the words of their nominators will
help greatly in our readers getting
a balanced picture of why these
women deserve recognition.
If you get a chance this summer
,bring your sons and (daughters to
the 1 leritage Museum so that they
can experience the glue that binds
our families and communities.
While there, you can check out
the new interpretative sign in the
front garden. My garden is a his-
torical and topographical exhibit
of Lamhton County. The judges
from Communities in Bloom love,
you should too.
The Great Storm and Loss of Life and Love
Joe Wooden
St. Joseph & Area Historical
Society
This is the third of a series of
articles covering the Great Storni
which devastated the (;rent Lakes
area in 1913.The St. Joseph and
Area historical Society is provid-
ing these articles and iu Novem-
ber, the historical Society will he
offering n dinner theatre event at
ilessenlaud to co►rrntev►rorate the
(treat Storm,The ('u1e5e5 Of the
weather conditions have been
described in furious ways. This
report uses some recent work by
/acnes Clary of St. (;lair 11!, using
(IS weather serl'ice irifiirmation.
The storm of November, 1913
saw immense loss of life and loss
of ships and shoreline property.
In order to grasp the tragic events
we need to see this loss of life in
personal and individual terms.
So let's imagine that h is Thurs-
day, 13 November, 1913 and fur-
ther imagine a young woman 011
the train going from Sarnia to
'Medford. This young woman's
home is in St. Clair, Michigan.
She is quietly sitting on the train ,
crying no doubt, as she thinks
about her husband Howard
Mackly who had been second
mate on the "Charles S. Price".
She has heard nothing from hint
or about hien since Sunday,
November 9 and it is now proba-
bly'Ihursday.
The "Price" had sailed through
Detroit Sunday morning with a
load of coal. Howard had sent a
letter to his wife from Detroit;
perhaps she is reading it again 011
the train. She is thinking about
how Howard had pulled the
ship's whistle as she sailed by
their house in Si (:lair, Ile waved
to her and they watched each
other, she in their hack garden
and he on his ship until the ship
passed from sight. little (lid she
know then than she would never
see hint again.
It dict not take long for the train
to reach 'Medford. She and Mil-
ton Smith, a former crew i11t'111-
ber of the "Price" who also lived
in St. (:lair, left the train at the
'Medford station and went to the
'Medford furniture store which
was owned by a Mr. Woodhull
who was also an undertaker.
There was no funeral home in
'Medford at that time so bodies
had been placed 011 the floor of
the store and in 0 barn near the
store. 'There were it dozen or so
hollies which had washed up
along the shoreline near Port
Franks and Kettlepoint and
brought by wagon to 'Medford.
Imagine Mrs. Macklin walking
around the store and the barn
looking for her beloved I loward.
She found Herbert Jones, the
"Price's" steward, still in his white
apron. She and Milton Smith
found John Groundwater, the
chief engineer of the "Price, "
Ilowar(1 wasn't there and it is
probable that he was never
found. Mrs. Macklin went home
to St. (:lair but it was November
I 5th before it could be actually
confirmed where the Price went
down. 'Me "Charles S. Price" had
capsized about eight miles north-
east of the mouth of the St. (:lair
River. It was upside down and
could not be identified until
November 15 when a diver, Wil-
liam Baker from Detroit, was able
to descend along the "mystery
hull" and se'(' the name of the
ship. 'two days later it stalk after
"surviving eight days as the most
grotesque symbol of the storm,"
as James Glary writes.
The sad story of the "Price"
continued as victims of the
"Price" were washed ashore
together with sailors from the
"Regina.„ "lhe sailors were wear-
ing life jackets from each other's
ships; for example, John Ground-
water, mentioned as one of those
in 'Medford, was wearing a
"Regina” lifejacket. 'Iherr are sto-
ries of how the sailors from the
two ships were found entangled
in one another's arms. When the
"Price" was "beaten into the
trough of the sea'; she must have
rolled and eventually turned over.
The "Price" and tilt' "Regina"
must have been close to each
other at some point but they did
sink fifteen miles from each other.
!low they came together remains
a mystery. A "Regina" life boat
with seven crewman from the
"Price" and three from the
"Regina" came ashore near Port
Franks.
The "Charles S. Price" was it
bulk -carrier; it was 524 feet long,
54 fret in the beam and was
launched on May 14, 1911) in
Lorain, Ohio. She had a short
life. She went down with her Cap-
tain William A. Black and a crew
of twenty-seven.
"In terms of European settle-
ment and navigation on the Great
Lakes, the November 9 storm is
the blackest day in the history of
navigation on the (treat Lakes.
No other storm of such destruc-
tive character has ever b('('n
recorded in these inland waters,"
writes Fred Landon,
Joe Wooden is a local author
and historian.
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