Episodes

  • Angels of Arbor Vitae
    Nov 1 2024

    A Halloween story that can be listened to the whole year through or for as many scary, romantic nights as you can handle, Angels of Arbor Vitae is no ordinary story. Part fiction, part local history, and certainly part unrequited romance, it's something you'll not soon forget.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Barry's Bay Over 100 Years Ago
    Sep 29 2024

    In celebration of the 130th Anniversary of the coming of the OA & PS Railway to Barry's Bay in 1894, Theresa Prince, a Stationkeeper, re-enacts a farm girl's stroll down the main street of Barry's Bay as she visits local merchants from well over one hundred years ago.

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    34 mins
  • The Station Agents of Barry's Bay
    Aug 25 2024

    Mark Woermke celebrates the 130th Anniversary of the Barry's Bay Train Station, built in 1894, by giving a talk, detailing the history of its station agents who once worked there. His presentation was followed by a general discussion with the audience, with many sharing their own intriguing stories.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Remembering the Wolves I
    Mar 31 2024

    In the autumn of 1967, Madawaska Valley District High School first opened its doors in Barry's Bay, and so too did the history of one of that school's most famous sports teams, the MVDHS Wolves. It was a Junior "B" hockey team that within four years won everything there was to win in eastern Ontario. This past February nearly three dozen of its members met again in Barry's Bay to rekindle those glory days.

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    46 mins
  • Remembering the Wolves II
    Mar 31 2024

    In the autumn of 1967 Madawaska Valley District High School first opened its doors in Barry's Bay, and so too did the history of one of that school's most famous sports teams, the MVDHS Wolves. It was a Junior "B" hockey team that within four years won everything there was to win in eastern Ontario. This past February nearly three dozen of its original members met again in Barry's Bay to rekindle those glory days.

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • St. Patrick's Day with Percy French
    Mar 10 2024

    William Percy French was born in County Roscommon in 1854 and grew up to become one of Ireland's most successful songwriters. At times wildly comedic and genuinely funny; at other times surprisingly warm and inspirational. The Opeongo Readers' Theatre were so taken by him, some of them break out into song in this novel celebration for St. Patrick's Day.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Famous Love Letters
    Feb 11 2024

    In honour of St. Valentine's Day, The Opeongo Readers' Theatre presents nineteen of the world's greatest love letters, famously written by men and women in the heat of passion. From the sublime to the ridiculous, it's a show destined to be better than anything you will ever see printed on a pink greeting card sold at the corner store.

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Martha & Stella's Kitchen Party
    Jan 28 2024

    Martha Linton and Stella Yeretch, two local musicians born and raised in the Upper Madawaska Valley, were recorded in the mid-20th Century, singing old folksongs in both English and their native Polish-Kashub. Martha passed away in 2009 and Stella in 1996, but those recordings demonstrate their stellar contributions to local culture.

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    35 mins