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That time police praised kooks for polite behaviour

That time police praised kooks for polite behaviour

The Freedom Festival, held over a weekend in Heyden in 1970, divided the community and is the subject of this week's Remember This
The Girl in Red once stood on Queen beside the Orpheum

The Girl in Red once stood on Queen beside the Orpheum

This edition of Remember This looks back at the first restaurant to obtain a permit to sell alcohol
D.T. Walkom Public School started as Tarentorus SS No. 3

D.T. Walkom Public School started as Tarentorus SS No. 3

This edition of Remember This looks back on the school that started as a one-room schoolhouse and cost $2,825 to build
Dr. Charles Eaid: Physician and devoted volunteer

Dr. Charles Eaid: Physician and devoted volunteer

This edition of Remember This looks back on Medal of Merit recipient who was committed to the city's history and the wellbeing of its people
Do you remember Fort Wosguhaegun?

Do you remember Fort Wosguhaegun?

This week's edition of Remember This reminds us that disappointing attitudes of the time were on display at this expensive tourism attraction, which was rather short-lived
Calls for clemency: Part 2 of the Angelina Napolitano story

Calls for clemency: Part 2 of the Angelina Napolitano story

In this edition of Remember This, we hear how one man from Ohio even offered to die in the condemned woman's place
A woman condemned: Part 1 of the Angelina Napolitano story

A woman condemned: Part 1 of the Angelina Napolitano story

In this edition of Remember This, we look back on one of the most famous murder cases in Sault Ste. Marie history
Doreen Hume: From Sault Ste. Marie to performing for royalty

Doreen Hume: From Sault Ste. Marie to performing for royalty

This week, Remember This looks back on an accomplished vocalist who was born in the Sault and returned to her roots after a successful career
A famous burlesque star came to the Sault in 1947 and went mostly unrecognized

A famous burlesque star came to the Sault in 1947 and went mostly unrecognized

This edition of Remember This looks back on the time Gypsy Rose Lee came through town on her way to a fishing holiday (and all the press that followed)
Here's the story of the $4 bill and a Sault-based blunder

Here's the story of the $4 bill and a Sault-based blunder

This week, Remember This looks back at a now-defunct piece of currency