🏒🎂Happy 76th birthday to Bobby Orr! Orr was born on March 20, 1948 in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. Widely acknowledged as one of the greatest of all time, Orr used his ice skating speed, scoring, and play-making abilities to revolutionize the position of defenceman. He played in the NHL for 12 seasons, the first 10 with the Boston Bruins, followed by 2 with the Chicago Black Hawks. Orr remains the only defenceman to have won the league scoring title with 2 Art Ross Trophies. He holds the reco

Depot Harbour was once a thriving railway town and port on Parry Sound in Ontario, serving as a crucial terminus for the Canada Atlantic Railway in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Today, this abandoned ghost town features historic ruins including concrete foundations, a large roundhouse base, and remnants of what was once one of the world’s largest grain elevators. Explore the fascinating history of this remote Ontario ghost town and discover why this once-bustling community was completely aband

Francis Pegahmagabow was born in 1889 on the Parry Island Indian Reserve (now the Wasauksing First Nation), an Ojibwa community near Parry Sound, Ontario. He had a mix of patience and unerring aim that made him the deadliest sniper on either side in World War I, with 378 confirmed kills. He was also the most decorated Indigenous soldier in Canadian military history. See Francis in action in Episode 6 of Canada: The Story of Us, streaming free on CBC Gem 📺 #RemembranceDay | CBC Docs