Jessica Smith Let the gourd talk to you? That’s what local artist Heather Schmutzer has learned about working with her latest medium: the hard shelled, non-edible fruit variety of the pumpkin and squash family. “It’s like a 3-D canvas: you can weave, carve, drill, paint, stain and add embellishments. You can drill holes, and inlay

Thirty-one intrepid souls paddled, pedaled and pounded their way across the Atikokan landscape Saturday, in the third annual Triple P Triathlon. “Everybody had a great time – I saw lots of smiling faces,” said organizer Julie Slack. The event emphasizes participation, rather than competition. “It’s a ‘do what you can ethic’, and the participants

New focus on encouraging visitors Jessica Smith Facing financial hardship, the Friends of Quetico Park has been forced to change its focus and as such will not operate a gift shop at Dawson Trail this season. Instead, the organization is pursuing new avenues – and more Atikokan representation – to fulfill its mandate of park [...]