Article content While I’ve been visiting Manitoulin Island, in all seasons, 30 years and counting, I can’t wait for the border to open and be back North. And, with these recent conversations, while I think I’m a sophisticated New Yorker who keeps learning and adores the best of Manitoulin, I realize how little I really know. The first point was made when talking and listening to lovely Christianna Jones in Manitowaning, one cheerful morning. She told me something so funny, I fell off my chair. Really. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser.