Please Note: The following story has been taken from John Wiens’ book: Along The Way with the permission of the author. Some of the names have been changed. TRUHT HOEN The Penner family had a pet turkey; they called “Truht Hoen” (meaning gobbler). Truht Hoen was a giant bird and ruled the Penner yard. One […]
"Stories Now" Archive
The posts below include stories told by people living in Essex and Kent Counties at the present.
Lost In The Wilderness
This is another story from the collection Along the Way by John Wiens. More stories from Along the Way: Two Mothers Lost in the Wilderness Building a Log Structure Shortest Church Service Ever LOST IN ALGONQUIN (John Wiens) About fifty kilometres south of North Bay on Highway #11 is the small town of South River, […]
Shortest Church Service
Possibly the Shortest Church Service Ever A short Reesor story as told to me, John Wiens, by Henry Klassen More stories from Along the Way by John Wiens: Two Mothers Lost in the Wilderness Building a Log Structure Shortest Church Service Ever Gerhard Wiebe lived close to the McGowan church and it was his responsibility […]
