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Local Heroes, Daring Rescue of the 709
Mar 11, 2010
1943 - USN submarine chaser SC 709 foundered off Louisbourg NS. Local fishermen effected a daring rescue under extremely adverse conditions. Stranded on a shoal & pounded by 12-foot seas, SC 709...
Life before the fortress - Community - Living - The Cape Breton Post
Mar 08, 2010
Life before the fortress - Community - Living - The Cape Breton Post Author Elaine Sawlor with a copy of her new book, Beyond the Fog, which explores the stories of the 81 families whose...
The French Ship
Mar 07, 2010
After The British Left, the villageof Louisbourg grew with Irish and Scottish immigrants. Houses were built on the ruins and even the foundations of the of the Fortress. There...
Fortress of Louisbourg Launches One-of-a-kind Tour | News Releases | Government of Nova Scotia
Mar 02, 2010
Fortress of Louisbourg Launches One-of-a-kind Tour | News Releases | Government of Nova Scotia
Ghost stories at Fortress Louisbourg - HALIFAX.CityGuide.ca
Mar 02, 2010
Ghost stories at Fortress Louisbourg - HALIFAX.CityGuide.ca
Raindancer Story
Feb 28, 2010
Jimmy Norman MacDonald (Big Jim) helped a friend sail a yacht to the Virgin Islands. He was on his way to the Airport to fly back to Nova Scotia when he saw a sign on a bulletin board.Wanted crewman...
Hockey Game
Feb 06, 2010
My father, Charlie worked for a ship chandler that supplied the pilot boat to put the pilots aboard any ship entering the...
Rule of the Road for Steamers
Feb 03, 2010
Rule of the Road for SteamersWhen all three Lights I see ahead ~I port my helm, and show my RedGreen to Green ~ or Red to Red~Perfect safety ~ Go ahead!If to Starboard Red appear,It is my duty to...
Our First Xmas Tree
Nov 02, 2006
by Celia LeDrewChristmas Eve 1929 the temperature was 7 below and the sky was cold and clear and there was lots of snow. It had snowed for three days and the snow crunched under your feet when you...
The Home On the Hill
Sep 26, 2006
The Home on the HillBy Charlie ShawWe live at the house by the side of the hill,A home away from home.A better place you couldn't findNo matter where you roam.For when the rain beats on the windowsOr...

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Jimmy Norman MacDonald (Big Jim) helped a friend sail a yacht to the Virgin Islands. He was on his way to the Airport to fly back to Nova Scotia when he saw a sign on a bulletin board.

Wanted crewman for sailboat to sail to Nova Scotia. See Captain Ron at Schooner Raindancer II. 


So Jim found Captain Ron and asked about trip. "Are you a sailor?" asked Captain Ron. "No"said Big Jim, "I am a songwriter". "We could use a songwriter," says Captain Ron and Jim was welcomed aboard. Big Jim had never written a song before but Nova Scotia was a long way off and he had a lot of time to work on it. You can hear the song here
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