On this episode, hosts Erica, Carla, and Mary-Lou do some island hopping along the Detroit River. Listen as we explore Peche Island, Belle Isle, and the infamous hum of Zug Island.
For further information, check out the resources used in this episode:
Peche Island:
⁠Best of the Times Magazine: Stories and Imagery from the Archives of the Times Magazine (a.k.a. The Walkersville Times), edited by Chris Edwards & Elaine Weeks (2006)⁠
⁠Tourism Windsor-Essex: Peche Island⁠ (www.visitwindsoressex.com/pla...)
⁠Windsor Public Library Famous Windsorites: Peche Island⁠ (www.windsorpubliclibrary.com/...)
Belle Isle:
⁠Lost Detroit by Cheri Y. Gay (2013)⁠
⁠A History Lover’s Guide to Detroit by Karin Risko
(2018)⁠
⁠Detroit Historical Society: Belle Isle Park⁠ (detroithistorical.org/learn/e...)
Zug Island:
⁠Zug Island Documentary⁠ (f3m.ca/en/film/zug-island/)
⁠Colin Novak on NPR⁠ (www.npr.org/2020/08/04/898853...)
⁠Windsor Public Library Famous Windsorites: Windsor Hum⁠ (www.windsorpubliclibrary.com/...)