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Europe 2025 Day 4

Day 4 of the St. Patrick Social Science trip the Northern Europe in March 2025. The video covers our day where we travelled through three countries-Netherlands, Belgium and France. After departing Amsterdam, we stopped at the Bergen op Zoom Canadian War Cemetery to remember the fallen of the Battle of the Scheldt. From there we proceeded to the historic centre of Antwerp for several hours before heading to Lille where we stopped for dinner and some free time.

 
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Posted by on May 8, 2025 in History, Travel

 

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Europe 2025 Day 3

Day 3 of the St. Patrick Social Science trip the Northern Europe in March 2025. The video covers our second day in the city with visits to Anne Frank House, Westerkerk, the Portuguese Synagogue, as well as locations along the way and a boat tour of the canals.

 
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Posted by on May 7, 2025 in History, Travel

 

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Europe 2025 Day 2

Day 2 of the St. Patrick Social Science trip the Northern Europe in March 2025. The video covers our flight from Toronto to Amsterdam and our day out and about in the city.

 
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Posted by on May 6, 2025 in History, Travel

 

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Europe 2025 Day 1

Day 1 of the St. Patrick Social Science trip the Northern Europe in March 2025. The video covers our departure from Thunder Bay and tour of Toronto during our long layover.

 
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Posted by on May 5, 2025 in History, Travel

 

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GTP/CN-Graham Subdivision MP 19.9-22.8 X

Video of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway-Lake Superior Division, Canadian Government Railways-Fort William Subdivision, Canadian National Railways-Fort William/Lake Superior/Graham/Crest Subdivision at Millar, ON. Features the grade as it parallels the Kaministiquia River and the CPKC Kaministiquia Subdivision with a 150-foot long, 50-foot deep washout with the remains of the wooden box culvert at the bottom of the creek bed.

Part 10 of 10.

Active, 1908-1925.

 
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Posted by on April 30, 2025 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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GTP/CN-Graham Subdivision MP 19.9-22.8 IX

Video of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway-Lake Superior Division, Canadian Government Railways-Fort William Subdivision, Canadian National Railways-Fort William/Lake Superior/Graham/Crest Subdivision at Millar, ON. Features the heavily grown in grade as it parallels the Kaministiquia River and the CPKC Kaministiquia Subdivision with cuttings and a 500-foot long, 60-foot deep washout.

Part 9 of 10.

Active, 1908-1925.

 
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Posted by on April 29, 2025 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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GTP/CN-Graham Subdivision MP 19.9-22.8 VIII

Video of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway-Lake Superior Division, Canadian Government Railways-Fort William Subdivision, Canadian National Railways-Fort William/Lake Superior/Graham/Crest Subdivision at Millar, ON. Features the heavily grown in grade as it parallels the Kaministiquia River and the CPKC Kaministiquia Subdivision with numerous cuttings and a special visitor.

Part 8 of 10.

Active, 1908-1925.

 
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Posted by on April 28, 2025 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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GTP/CN-Graham Subdivision MP 19.9-22.8 VII

Video of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway-Lake Superior Division, Canadian Government Railways-Fort William Subdivision, Canadian National Railways-Fort William/Lake Superior/Graham/Crest Subdivision at Millar, ON. Features the heavily grown in grade as it parallels the Kaministiquia River and the CPKC Kaministiquia Subdivision with cuttings, great views of the Kaministiquia Valley and the story of a tragic derailment in the area.

Part 7 of 10.

Active, 1908-1925.

 
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Posted by on April 27, 2025 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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GTP/CN-Graham Subdivision MP 19.9-22.8 VI

Video of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway-Lake Superior Division, Canadian Government Railways-Fort William Subdivision, Canadian National Railways-Fort William/Lake Superior/Graham/Crest Subdivision at Millar, ON. Features the heavily grown in grade as it parallels the Kaministiquia River and the CPKC Kaministiquia Subdivision with cuttings and several washouts, including one with a rare concrete culvert still in place.

Part 6 of 10.

Active, 1908-1925.

 
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Posted by on April 26, 2025 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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GTP/CN-Graham Subdivision MP 19.9-22.8 V

Video of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway-Lake Superior Division, Canadian Government Railways-Fort William Subdivision, Canadian National Railways-Fort William/Lake Superior/Graham/Crest Subdivision at Millar, ON. Features the grade west of Crest Station as it parallels the Kaministiquia River and the CPKC Kaministiquia Subdivision with cuttings, a rock cut, the first of several washouts and a special visitor.

Part 5 of 10.

Active, 1908-1925.

 
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Posted by on April 25, 2025 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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