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Miserable. Gloomy. Freezing cold. In Canada, winter can be all these things. But in 1816, that’s how the summer unfolded — and it would take nearly seventy years before we would understand why.

Our poll reveals readers’ favourite covers from The Beaver and Canada’s History.

Open Book: In Brittany Luby's multiple-award-winning book Dammed: The Politics of Loss and Survival in Anishinaabe Territory, she writes that the Anishinabeg have “since time immemorial” lived and fished along the waterways of the Winnipeg River drainage basin that includes the lake and that extends into parts of Manitoba and Minnesota.

Was it a bang-up job or a bungle? A fresh look at the response to the 1885 North-West Rebellion.

We asked five historians to come up with who they thought was Canada’s greatest explorer. Some of their picks were expected, some were not.

Our 16^th annual advertising section offers a wide selection of books and gifts for Canadian history lovers.

A look at the Underground Railroad and anti-slavery movement in Canada.

Gaming counters would be used either to keep score or for bidding during card games. Early varieties have distinctly Chinese designs with fine cross-hatching patterns and are very thin and delicate.

War, pestilence, and fire were the constant enemies of the young Augustinian nurses. But they persevered. Today the Hôtel-Dieu de Quebec stands testimony to their faith and charity.