{"id":1097,"date":"2017-08-09T14:23:46","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T18:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/activeseniorsdigest.ca\/wp_activeseniorsdigest\/?p=1097"},"modified":"2017-08-09T14:23:46","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T18:23:46","slug":"telling-tales-of-mystery-and-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/activeseniorsdigest.ca\/wp_activeseniorsdigest\/?p=1097","title":{"rendered":"Telling tales of mystery and adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/activeseniorsdigest.ca\/wp_activeseniorsdigest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/YesterCanada.-Scan-courtesy-of-Robert-S.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1099\" src=\"http:\/\/activeseniorsdigest.ca\/wp_activeseniorsdigest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/YesterCanada.-Scan-courtesy-of-Robert-S-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/activeseniorsdigest.ca\/wp_activeseniorsdigest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/YesterCanada.-Scan-courtesy-of-Robert-S-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/activeseniorsdigest.ca\/wp_activeseniorsdigest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/YesterCanada.-Scan-courtesy-of-Robert-S-662x1024.jpg 662w, https:\/\/activeseniorsdigest.ca\/wp_activeseniorsdigest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/YesterCanada.-Scan-courtesy-of-Robert-S.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a>Reviewed by Janet Sketchley<\/p>\n<p>Canadian author Elma Schemenauer has researched and brought to life 30 intriguing tales from Canada\u2019s past, in a selection as broad as our nation\u2019s geography. Stories feature First Nations peoples, visitors, and immigrants, in settings from British Columbia to Newfoundland, and range from as early as the 1200s to the 1900s.<\/p>\n<p>Vignettes, with accompanying photos, range from the light-hearted to the tragic, and from fact to myth. There is lost gold, murder, shipwreck, even a mysterious infant floating down a river to safety. Meet a hermit, a priest, a prime minister\u2019s wife, a bride imported from France. Read about courageous men and women, others bent on what their neighbours called fools\u2019 quests, and about legends, mysteries, and drama.<\/p>\n<p>Stories are told in an accessible and engaging tone, making YesterCanada an ideal book for adults and young adults alike. It would also be a good choice for reading aloud to older children, to cultivate an interest in the lesser-known details of Canadian history.<\/p>\n<p>YesterCanada is available in some stores and libraries. It can also be ordered online from Chapters Indigo, Amazon, or the publisher, Borealis Press of Ottawa. For more details, visit http:\/\/elmams.wix.com\/elma.<\/p>\n<p>Janet Sketchley is a Canadian author of romantic suspense novels including Without Proof<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reviewed by Janet Sketchley Canadian author Elma Schemenauer has researched and brought to life 30 intriguing tales from Canada\u2019s past, in a selection as broad [&hellip;] <span class=\"read-more-link\"><a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/activeseniorsdigest.ca\/wp_activeseniorsdigest\/?p=1097\">Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1098,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Telling tales of mystery and adventure - Active Senior&#039;s Digest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/activeseniorsdigest.ca\/wp_activeseniorsdigest\/?p=1097\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Telling tales of mystery and adventure - Active Senior&#039;s Digest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Reviewed by Janet Sketchley Canadian author Elma Schemenauer has researched and brought to life 30 intriguing tales from Canada\u2019s past, in a selection as broad [&hellip;] Read More\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/activeseniorsdigest.ca\/wp_activeseniorsdigest\/?p=1097\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Active Senior&#039;s Digest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-08-09T18:23:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/activeseniorsdigest.ca\/wp_activeseniorsdigest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/yestercanada_author.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"742\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"active\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/activeseniorsdigest.ca\/wp_activeseniorsdigest\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/activeseniorsdigest.ca\/wp_activeseniorsdigest\/\",\"name\":\"Active Senior&#039;s Digest\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\/\/activeseniorsdigest.ca\/wp_activeseniorsdigest\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/activeseniorsdigest.ca\/wp_activeseniorsdigest\/?p=1097#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/activeseniorsdigest.ca\/wp_activeseniorsdigest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/yestercanada_author.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/activeseniorsdigest.ca\/wp_activeseniorsdigest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/yestercanada_author.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":742,\"caption\":\"Elma (Martens) Schemenauer is the author of YesterCanada: Historical Tales of Mystery and Adventure. 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