New 2007 CD Gitche Gumee~Songs From the Lake is now availabe to purchase.
Don Charbonneau's 2006 released Cd Northern Highway can be ordered on our store page. You are listening to music samples from this album which features the violin of Don Reed a talented musician who has played with some great musicians including Dwight Yoakam (Streets of Bakersfield).
To listen to song samples from the "Songs of the Coastline" and "Wildwood" CDs click on album covers at the bottom of this pages
Links to Wawa and Lake Superior North
http://www.pancakebay.com/ Great place to buy hand made Canadian arts and crafts. You can read the story of Gerry and June Demers.
http://www.pbase.com/paullantz/moosonee This link will bring to the picture gallery of Paul Lantz. There you will find tons of pictures of Moosonnee and the James Bay coastline.This is a wonderful collection of photographs and truly celebrates the people living in this rugged area. I used a lot of images from this gallery on my "George from Moosonnee" video.
www.TheTurncoats.ca Alt country’s newest rockabilly champions of the spaghetti westerns underdogs have arrived! The energetic and enthusiastic quartet have recently finished recording their second full length album, ‘Teeth Like A Chainsaw‘, and are eager to get the music road tested.
Over the past two years the Turncoats have played a wide variety of festivals and venues including the Mainstage at the South Country Fair, Spectrum, and have been featured on CKXU in Lethbridge and on the A-Channel in Calgary. They have had the opportunity to share the stage with many of Alberta’s finest acts including Corb Lund and the Hurtin’ Albertans, John Wort Hannam, and Tim Williams.
This is great music with a Wawa Connection!
www.lakesuperiorpark.com This site contains excellent information on Lake Superior Park.
You will find well written articles on camping, hiking, paddling and fishing. Check out the Pukaskwa Park hiking story... View new Pictographs prints by Sault Ste. Marie artist Paula Trus.
View new Lake Superior Devil's Chair video on this site.
http://www.totomenailodge.com Don Charbonneau will be returning to Whitefish and Manitowick Lake for the summer season and will guide fishing parties.This is a beautiful area in Northern Ontario and has been a source of great inspiration for many of Don's songs. "The Luckiest Man Alive" on the Wildwood cd was written after a late return from a fishing trip. If you are interested in booking a trip with this guide, contact Susan at Totomenai Lodge.
http://wingshootingdestinations.com/
www.thenorthview.org This site comes highly recommended! It contains information about Algoma and Northern Ontario's history, geography, culture and recreation...excellent picture gallery.
http://terryfoxrun.org I like the "Marathon of Hope Story " on this site. When on this site just follow these links to read this story-click on Terry Fox and then Click on The Marathon of Hope story.
http://www.mtpl.on.ca/ Don't be fooled by it's size! The Wawa municipal library has an excellent selection of books,movies, magazines, audio books and more. The resourceful staff are always helpful and courteous. Internet service is available for a small fee. Don Charbonneau's CDs are available for purchase at the library.
Don Pugh
The next three links will bring you to the website of Don Pugh. Don lived in Wawa from 1972 to 1975 and was a teacher at Michipicoten Highschool. During his brief stay in Wawa he managed to write many wonderful articles about our area and history. I enjoyed the newspaper articles and recognize some of his former students in his photo gallery. 
http://donpugh.dyndns.org/home_page.htm Don Pugh is a former resident of Wawa. Don was a high school teacher from 1972 to 1975. He is a world traveller and you can read and view pictures of his travels on his website. (This story came from Reg Fitzpatrick)
http://donpugh.dyndns.org/ABOUT%20DON/wawa/NEWSPAPER/menu%20wawa%20articles.htm
A series of articles written by Don Pugh and published in the local Wawa paper.
~ interesting local pieces. ( 1972 to 1975)
http://donpugh.dyndns.org/ABOUT%20DON/wawa/MENU%20WAWA%20PHOTOS.HTM Don Pugh's photo gallery
includes student school trips and local and area photographs. ~ Have a look ... you might recognize someone you know !
www.wawa-news.com Local on line newspaper updated daily with pictures and new stories. A great little paper!
http://www.securenet.net/members/chastie/moosonee/Newmoos.html More nice pictures and stories written by people who lived and worked in Moosonee.
www.michiwawa.ca A little bit of our history in pictures - hosted by George Burns.
www.lakesuperiorpark.ca If you are travelling down Highway 17 take a few minutes to stop and visit the new visitor centre at Agawa Bay-you will be glad you did! The Friends of Lake Superior have a gift shop with a good selection of local and area arts and crafts available at this store.( Don's cds,art cards and Lake Superior candles are available in the gift store)
http://www.woodsend.travel.bc.ca/ The best kept secret on the West Coast-Terry Giddens
grew up here in Wawa and eventually made his way to British Columbia. He fell in love with the area around Bamfield...then started building his dream. I have been to Woods
End Landing and had a wonderful time - a beautiful area. The fishing was great and Terry is a fantastic host and excellent guide.
http://www.boldts.netWawa1.shtm/ This is a very interesting site with some good information on Wawa and area, Moosonee and other Northern Ontario destinations. This site is hosted by Hans Boldts and Sylvana Grisonich-Boldts. Their site mission is "sharing their travels and interest with others"-a worthwhile visit.
http://www.southmountain.ca/ Don Reed music Bio.
http://www.ssmarts.org This link will bring you to the Arts Council of Sault Ste. Marie and district. This non profit charitable organization is dedicated to the promotion and development of the arts in Sault Ste. Marie and District. Their monthly publication "Articulation" as information on area art events and artist's profiles.
Http://www.gitcheegoomee.com Drive around Wawa and you'll see the work of this local artist in all kinds of places!
http://algonquinpark.on.ca/ This link to beautiful Algonquin Park.Tom Thomson country.
www.thedarkqueen.com This is the website of local artist and writer Carol Sanders ~ her stories, art and books are available on this very interesting site ~ well worth a visit!
http://www.naturallysuperior.com/ Located at the mouth of the historical Michipicoten River on Lake Superior - this eco tourist business offers guided kayak excursions on Lake Superior and also have comfortable accommodations with an incredible view of Lake Superior.
Naturally Superior often host house concerts featuring touring artists such as Fred Eaglesmith.
