Magdalen Islands

Monday June 3, 2013

"Legends of Magdalen" documents Islands' shipwrecks

The shipwrecks of the Magdalen Islands tell the story of the archipelago. Jacquie spoke with Gregory Gallagher, executive producer of "Legends of Magdalen", along with Parafilms' Sharif Mirshak (director) and Noé Sardet (DP).  Old Harry resident Leonard Clark is profiled, along with Grande Entreé's Mario Cyr and others who have long looked for the hundreds of shipwrecks beneath the waters of Les Îles. "Legends of Magdalen" airs August 3rd on CBC TV. 

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Thursday March 7, 2013

Remembering Stompin' Tom Connors Entry Island Home

As Stompin' Tom Connors said, he knew Canada like the palm of his hand. His songs immortalized places that sometimes didn't even show up on the map, like that of Entry Island. Despite its winter population of less than 70 people, everyone there knows of Stompin' Tom and best, of his wife, Lena, who was born on Entry Island. News of his passing spread quickly throughout the small community late Wednesday evening. Lifelong resident Joyce Josey remembers the very day that Stompin' Tom and Lena got married, in 1973, and tells us what his songs mean to the people who still live there.

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• December 2013
  • Thu., 12 – Acadian folk group Vishten
     
• June 2013
  • Mon., 3 – "Legends of Magdalen" documents Islands' shipwrecks
     
• March 2013
  • Thu., 7 – Remembering Stompin' Tom Connors Entry Island Home
     
• January 2013
  • Tue., 22 – Shawinigan band East Road formed in the Mags
     
  • Fri., 4 – Winter knitting circle on the Magdalen Islands
     
  • Wed., 2 – Entry Island's hilltop cows
     
• November 2012
  • Fri., 9 – Magdalen Islands' pride for its veterans
     
• June 2012
  • Mon., 18 – The future of Entry Island School
     
• May 2012
  • Thu., 10 – Watching over St. Peter's-by-the-Sea
     
  • Wed., 9 – The shipwrecked past of the Magdalen Islands
     
  • Tue., 8 – Bringing tourism to the easternmost Magdalen Islands
     
  • Mon., 7 – Audio walking tour of Old Harry Head
     
  • Mon., 7 – Lobster season to begin in the Mags
     
• April 2012
  • Fri., 27 – BookFest on Breakaway
     
• March 2012
  • Fri., 30 – Rigging lobster traps and staying in school
     
  • Mon., 26 – The old days at sea with Spencer Chenell of Entry Island
     
  • Thu., 22 – Little Grosse Ile School on the big world map
     
  • Wed., 21 – Spreading the sands of Magdalens
     
  • Tue., 20 – Transforming coffee with the salt spray of the Magdalens
     
  • Mon., 19 – Lobstering on the Magdalens
     
• February 2012
  • Mon., 13 – Ice storm in the Mags wipes out power
     
• May 2011
  • Mon., 16 – Lobster identification