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Black and white photograph of the Finnish Labour Temple. A sign hanging from the second-floor balcony reads Labour Temple Dance Hoito Restaurant. Another sign is on the left side of the Temple

Colour photograph of the Finnish Grand Festival Party Committee '98 Suurjuhlat Juhlakomitea. Caption: KUVA: Finn-Time TV

Black and white aerial photograph of Great Lakes Forest Products Ltd., Thunder Bay mill operations. This photograph shows Great Lakes Paper and the Kaministiquia River's path through Fort William. The CanCar plant and a trailer Park on Chippewa Road…

Black and white group photograph of bush camp loggers at a lumber camp in the 1930s. The camp was located 30 miles outside of Port Arthur, Ontario

Colour photograph of Hilkka Hautala and her Fish Shop sign. The shop was known by generations of locals and area visitors as the best place to buy fresh and Finnish-style smoked local fish. Today the shop is run by Hilkka's daughter, Liisa

Black and white group photograph of Oivi Antonen, Hilda Maki, Laila Luome, Ellen Enystros, Aino Kujala beside Finish Labour Temple

Black and white photograph of the Humpaa-Viekot orchestra on stage. The orchestra played Finnish dance music. It was founded in 1958, whose humppa music became very popular in the early 1960s. The band toured extensively until the mid-1980s.

Biographical article on Joe Wirkkunen written by Albert Nuttall, October 2007. The article details Joe Wirkkunen's life and his passion for hockey despite a bout of polio as a child. In 1951-52 he spent the winter teaching hockey techniques to the…

Black and white photograph of the Finnish monument in the International Friendship Gardens. Originated by the Soroptimist International of Thunder Bay as a Centennial project, the unique monuments represent many ethnic groups in the Thunder Bay area.…

Colour photograph of the Kestitupa Cafeteria, The "Kesti" provided home cooked meals on Bay Street. Restaurant sign reads: Suomalainen Itsepalelu Ravintola