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Agnes Newton Keith, the author of two books, “Land Below The Wind,” and “Three Came Home,” was born in Oak Park, Illinois. She graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and later married a British Colonial Officer, Harry Keith.  Agnes and Harry lived in British North Borneo, where she wrote “Land Below The Wind.” The book was about the people, the British aristocracy and the native people of northern Borneo. She and her husband had one son, ...

Twenty per cent of Fieldless Farms’ team identifies as persons with disabilities thanks to support from PPRC.

Just down the road from Ottawa in Cornwall, a new kind of farm is working to ensure we have fresh leafy greens at any time of year … without having to truck them all in from south of the border. Fieldless Farms uses Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) to grow all of its produce indoors. The ideal climate can be had year around, despite our Canadian weather. The farm also uses renewable energy and automated systems to ensure the perfect growing and harvesting environments for its crops. Th...

Anna Knowles married a nearby farmer, Norman Engle, in Milan Township Oct. 6, 1859.  He had been born in Milan Township in 1835 in a log home.

Some billionaires change their luxury toy collection as often as possible, but the heir of the incredible chewing gum fortune held on to his American yacht

Unbridled Yacht The 58m Unbridled yacht was built in 2009 by Trinity. She features an exterior design by Trinity and an interior by Patrick Knowles. She cruises at 14 knots and reaches a top speed of 16.0 kn. She can sleep up to 16 guests taken care of by a crew of 14. Dimensions

Amarula Sun yacht was built in 2007 by Trinity. Measuring 50m with a volume of 466 GT, she cruises at 20 knots and sleeps up to 10 guests.

The 49.68-metre Feadship superyacht Blu 470 has been sold after 194 days on the market, with Andrew Bond of Fraser representing the buyer, and Tommaso Chiabra of Royal Yacht International, representing the seller. She had a last known asking price of €14,000,000. Previously named Broadwater, Blu 470 was built in 1990 but underwent a major rebuild at Feadship in 2008, which won Best Refit Award at the World Superyacht Awards in 2009. In 2014 she underwent a second major refurbishment, a...

The owner of Excellence worked with Winch Design to create a yacht with interiors inspired by the “Floridian East Cost Deco” style / ©Winch Media Winch Design was originally founded by Andrew Winch and his wife Jane in 1986, and at the time was known as Andrew Winch Designs. It was rebranded as Winch Designs in 2015 but has been one of the UK’s leading superyacht and private jet design studios for over thirty years. Winch Design’s yacht studio is now led by Jim Dixon and the team has ...

The 49.07-metre yacht  Ocean Club has been sold thanks to IYC broker Mark Elliott representing the seller and Andrew Cilla of Luke Brown Yachts for introducing the buyer. After just 100 days on the market, the deal concluded with a last known asking price of €13,130,729. Photo: Charl van Rooy / SuperYacht TimesBuilt in 2009, the 442 GT yacht features an exterior design by her builder, Trinity and an interior design by Patrick Knowles. Ocean Club underwent a complete refit in 2019 and has...