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Memory Lane

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These personal stories from community members in connection with Greater Sudbury's rich history are made possible through the continued support of Orendorff & Associates as part of our Community Leaders Program.

Memory Lane: Remembering Sudbury’s iconic Nickel Range Hotel

Memory Lane: Remembering Sudbury’s iconic Nickel Range Hotel

Tracing the last few months of life of a piece of Northern Ontario luxury once called ‘the best hotel between Winnipeg and Toronto’
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Memory Lane: Readers go back to the roller rink

Memory Lane: Readers go back to the roller rink

History writer Jason Marcon was flooded with memories about Sudbury’s vanished roller rink, Roller Country. It seems many readers spent more time than they probably should have circling the floor at the Notre Dame Avenue hotspot
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Memory Lane: Let’s head to the roller rink!

Memory Lane: Let’s head to the roller rink!

In this installment of Memory Lane, history writer Jason Marcon takes us back to Roller Country, when roller skating was king
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Memory Lane: ‘Is that Hell?’ Readers share memories of the slag pour

Memory Lane: ‘Is that Hell?’ Readers share memories of the slag pour

While no longer easily visible, the slag pour united generations of Sudburians around a very unique local experience
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Memory Lane: When the slag pour lit up Sudbury’s nights

Memory Lane: When the slag pour lit up Sudbury’s nights

For generations, the dumping of molten slag was a draw for locals and tourists alike. History writer Jason Marcon takes us back to the glory days of the pour in this week’s Memory Lane
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Memory Lane: ‘Nothing beats outdoor hockey’

Memory Lane: ‘Nothing beats outdoor hockey’

Sudbury.com readers share their memories of Greater Sudbury’s playground hockey league over the decaes
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Memory Lane: The unique story of Sudbury’s playground leagues

Memory Lane: The unique story of Sudbury’s playground leagues

For decades, Greater Sudbury’s playgrounds have competed for hockey supremacy, a tradition that stretches back to the early days of the community
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Memory Lane: Readers share their New Year’s traditions

Memory Lane: Readers share their New Year’s traditions

Whether it’s going ice fishing, turning the calendar backward or welcoming a tall, dark and handsome man into the house at midnight, traditions about in the Nickel City
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Memory Lane: Remembering Sudbury’s first New Years celebration

Memory Lane: Remembering Sudbury’s first New Years celebration

History writer Jason Marcon relates the story of the first New Years party at Sudbury Junction in 1883, and delves a little into how celebrating the changing of the calendar evolved as the years passed
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Memory Lane: Recalling Sudbury Christmases of years past

Memory Lane: Recalling Sudbury Christmases of years past

With Christmas just 12 days away, history writer Jason Marcon brings us readers’ memories of the holidays of their youth
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