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  1. How to keep busy on Manitoulin Island (so you can avoid the black flies…)

    Blog: Chickstravelflicks - 29 August 2010

    Tweet I cannot tell a lie. Manitoulin Island would have been more enjoyable if it wasn’t for those pesky black flies that found joy in biting chucks out of everyone. We were told (after the fact) that it’s advisable to swallow a vitamin E pill every day, for a couple of weeks, prior to your [...]

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  2. “You say Inuksuk. I say Inukshuk”

    Blog: Chickstravelflicks - 24 August 2010

    We found this Inukshuk on the Wikwemikong reserve on Manitoulin Island. And on the drive back home, we found the highways of Northern Ontario lined with thousands of tiny Inukshuks that people had erected. The word Inukshuk was made popular around the world on account of the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. Although these sturdy stone [...]

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  3. A post from the Indian who didn’t run fast enough!

    Blog: Chickstravelflicks - 22 August 2010

    In my opinion, political correctness has been taken to an entirely different level in Canada.

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  4. I’d go to Church more often if…

    Blog: Chickstravelflicks - 30 July 2010

    If you’re a newcomer to Chickstravelflicks and are wondering whether to continue reading after seeing the title of this post – please stay.  I assure you this is a travel blog! M. and I don’t really have a penchant for visiting churches while on holiday.

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  5. How many people and cars can you fit in the ‘big canoe’?

    Blog: Chickstravelflicks - 26 July 2010

    It takes a big boat, on a large body water and an ‘island’ that is 2,766 km² (1,068 square miles) in area, to make you realise that you have lived in Europe far too long. Everything in Canada is big and Manitoulin Island is no exception.

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