by Jean Turnbull Elford in Canada West’s Last Frontier (1982) Point Edward, Lambton’s largest incorporated village, placed where Lake Huron empties into the River St. Clair, made its way into recorded history earlier than any other part of Lambton. The first written account comes from the pen of Father Hennepin [...]
by David D. Plain Often people ask me, ‘What is the meaning of the word Aamjiwnaang?’ The answer is that it is an Anishnaabek descriptive noun. It describes a very specific area; the outlet of Lake Huron where it flows into the St. Clair River. Aamjiwnaang was used to denote [...]
By Phil Egan. Special to The Sarnia Journal (2015) At age six in 1953, I used to board a bus from my home on Maud Street in Point Edward to journey across town to Our Lady of Mercy School at Christina and Durand Streets. One day after school, daydreaming, I [...]
by Scott Stephenson for the Sarnia Observer (2003) A silver arch of steel standing out like a rainbow in the sky above the St. Clair River. That’s as fitting a description today as it was on Oct. 8, 1938 when the original Blue Water Bridge was officially opened to the [...]
