And here is the Wannaskan Almanac with Word-Wednesday for June 24, 2026, the twenty-fifth Wednesday of the year, the first Wednesday of summer, the fourth Wednesday of June, and the one-hundred seventy-fifth day of the year, with one-hundred ninety days remaining. Wannaska Phenology Update for June 24, 2026 Columbine Aquilegia canadensis — misudidjiibik, in Anishinaabe — now blooming throughout Wannaska, s a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae (buttercups). Beloved by hummingbirds, columbines sport colorful flowers with five sepals and five petals, where the petals generally feature nectar spurs which differ in length between species. The first-century AD Greek writer Dioscorides referred to columbine plants as Isopyrum, a name that is now applied to another genus, Isopyrum. In the 12th century, the abbess and polymath Hildegard of Bingen referred to the plants as agleya – from which the genus's name in German, Akelei , derives. The first use of aqu...
It is that time again. That special day when facts are thrown to the wind and my brain sinks to the depths of my bowels. Here you are with another edition of fractured history. 1305 French-Flemish peace treaty signed at Athis-sur-Orge. The French entourage showed up with a box of condoms after mis-translating as "at this sure orgy". Their faces were indeed sacred blue. 1713 The French residents of Acadia are given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia, Canada. Nova Scotians were outraged at the possiblity of having to live without French Toast. Nova Scotia...known for a lack of French Toast but a lot of Sidney Crosby 1724 Russia and Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople. If it had happened in October, the ringers of the signing would have been constant in opal. A constant in opal ring 1757 Battle of Plassey: British East India Company led by Robert Clive defeats the army of the Nawab of Bengal, wining co...