About the blog:

Really, this is just a place for all of the musings of the quirks and frustrations and pleasantries of middle-of-nowhere small town life.

About Fort Frances:

Fort Frances, ON is a small town in northwestern Ontario (yes, past Sudbury, past North Bay, past Sault Ste. Marie) that sits right on the Minnesota border. It is powered by one industry at a time, which is no way to live, but we somehow manage to make due. Two very important highlights from the wikipedia page that showcase the town’s attitude perhaps better than anything else:

On August 25, 2013, the town hosted the final pitstop in the Kraft Celebration Tour. They received the most votes out of all 20 communities.

On December 13, 2014, Tim Hortons filmed a commercial in Fort Frances. The commercial, which dubs Fort Frances “one of the coldest places in Canada”, was shot at the local Tim Horton’s. In the days leading up to the filming, yarn was seen covering trees, benches, etc. Workers had spent the night covering the interior of the restaurant with yarn and building a giant toque on the roof. For the day, the coffee was free.

About the author:

A twenty-something that grew up in Fort Frances and knows many of its subtleties and loves the town because of them–or in spite of them.