My name is Hugh Winters and I’m from Montreal. I have a connection to a water body called Lac des Iles, which is about an hour north of Montreal. I’ve got a million stories. I guess the first story was when they found me at the bottom of the lake at the age two. They said I was just sitting there happily.
That’s my story. And I still go there today. It’s a family cottage, we’ve been there for four generations; so very connected.
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As of 2024, the Great Lakes Guide will be transitioning to Biinaagami.org. Biinaagami is a multimedia, change-provoking initiative rooted in Indigenous knowledge aiming to uplift voices and to connect people with their watershed.
