Tales from the Mennonite Heritage Archives

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SUMMER REWIND: Trapped in Icy Waters

SUMMER REWIND: Trapped in Icy Waters3 aug15 min

Send us Fan Mail Today in the rewind episode, guest host Sara Dyck brings you the chilly tale about a group of Mennonites whose ship became trapped in icy Lake Superior in the spring of 1876. A journey that was meant to take five days turned into a 15 day ordeal. They ran out of food, and almost out of coal to power the steam ship. Their story is pieced together from letters and journals of the travelers who did - eventually - arrive at their southern Manitoba destination. Support the show Yo...