
The Anishinaabe Legends
Learn about the The Crying Woman of Manitou Falls and the Little People of Doghead Mountain
By Josie Cormier
Ellen Van Laar lives on Lake Superior, 80 km north of Sault Ste. Marie. She runs a small retreat center called Arts and Adventure. She loves to guide and shuttle, telling stories about the area. As a painter, she displays many large works at the Algoma University, Conservatory of Music near Old Mill Square under the International Bridge. She is also a photographer, musician, and writer of discussion cards utilizing "Mitch the Dragon" as her main charcater. You can find these illustrated rhymes and family/group development cards at the Art Gallery of Algoma (Mich Meets the Animals, Mitch and 12 Archetypes).