Oh to be golfing again...
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Northwestern Ontario
Sports Hall of Fame
Where Legends Live
Welcome to 2021! In celebration of a new year and new beginnings, we are introducing a blog to our Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame website. We have entitled it Where Legends Live to coincide with the column our long-time Executive Director, Diane Imrie, has written in the Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal since 2011 entitled Where Legends Live On.
We are using this space to re-post some earlier columns, as well as, publish updated and new articles that recount some great moments and people from the pages of our region’s rich and proud sports history.
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Diane Imrie
- Apr 29
- 4 min
Baskets at the Bay
A lot of mention has been made of the fact that many of the players that took to the courts for the NCAA Division 1 Men’s and Women’s...
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Diane Imrie
- Apr 1
- 2 min
Auto Racing and the Northwest
There was a time when people would flock to our local fairgrounds, not for the rides, but for the races. With the Twin Cities Motor...
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Diane Imrie
- Mar 18
- 3 min
Rich Regional Rowing History
It is fitting that the Kenora Rowing Club was the official site for 2017 Canada Summer Games rowing events as it holds the distinction of...
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Diane Imrie
- Mar 4
- 5 min
A Proud Brier History
Well if the 2021 Scotties is any example, it would appear that the great curling bubble experiment is working quite well as Canadians got...
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Diane Imrie
- Feb 25
- 3 min
They came bearing nicknames
Do you ever wonder how a team comes up with their name? In this day of social media and online voting often it is the result of a contest...
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Diane Imrie
- Feb 17
- 2 min
Keenan a pioneer in freestyle skiing
Bill Keenan was one of those kids that excelled in whatever sport he took part in and the higher and faster he could go, the happier he...
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Diane Imrie
- Feb 8
- 3 min
Remembering a figure skating legend
I have been very fortunate to have been involved with the Skate Canada Hall of Fame since its inception back in 1990 and since that time,...
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Diane Imrie
- Jan 16
- 5 min
Toronto Maple Leafs & The Stanley Cup
Well, the 2021 NHL season has begun, which means that it is time for me to get out my trusted Leafs jersey and start cheering. A couple...
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Diane Imrie
- Jan 5
- 5 min
Junior Hockey Supremacy
As I pen this article the country is abuzz with excitement as we prepare to cheer on Team Canada at the IIHF 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey...
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