The May 24th weekend has marked the birthday of Queen Victoria since 1845 (technically it falls on the Monday between the 18th and 24th – this year the 22nd). Here in NL it is an occasion of much expectancy and some lore. However you chose to celebrate, enjoy and be safe.
Can you tell us a little about yourself? I grew up in Branch, which is a community about 90 minutes outside St John’s. I did a bunch of stuff at…
There’s a very ugly beach near my grandfather’s house on Prince Edward Island. It was never beautiful, but it looked better when I was a kid. There were long sandbars…
The suffragette-inspired celebration dates back to 1909, although marking it on this date came about in 1917. IWD is a national holiday in many countries, and has generally picked up…