Manitoba Profile
Manitoba is a province located in central Canada, bordered by Saskatchewan, Ontario, Nunavut, and the United States. A map of Manitoba shows a province that stretches from the…
Meg Tilly
(Margaret Tilly)
actress
Born: 2/14/1960
Birthplace: Texada Island, British Columbia
Tilly first trained as a dancer and made a brief appearance as such in the film Fame (1980). She…
(Encyclopedia) Vicksburg campaign, in the American Civil War, the fighting (Nov., 1862–July, 1863) for control of the Mississippi River. The Union wanted such control in order to split the…
(Encyclopedia) Canadian Shield or Laurentian PlateauLaurentian Plateaulôrĕnˈchən [key], U-shaped region of ancient rock, the nucleus of North America, stretching N from the Great Lakes to the Arctic…
(Encyclopedia) iceboating, sport of sailing a specially prepared boat equipped with runners over ice. The first iceboats were probably sailed by the Dutch during the 18th cent., although the Finns…
(Encyclopedia) pruning, the horticultural practice of cutting away an unwanted, unnecessary, or undesirable plant part, used most often on trees, shrubs, hedges, and woody vines. Man uses pruning to…
Directors/Writers:Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan CummingFine Line Features; R; 115 minutesRelease:6/01Cast:Jennifer Jason Leigh, Alan Cumming, Parker Posey, Gwyneth Paltrow The Anniversary…
Nunavut Profile
Nunavut is Canada’s largest and northernmost territory, officially separated from the Northwest Territories in 1999. A map of Nunavut reveals a massive expanse of Arctic land and…
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