Gordon Lightfoot - Christian Island

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  • Опубліковано 23 вер 2017
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    Christian Island is a large island in Georgian Bay close to the communities of Penetanguishene and Midland, Ontario. The island, with its neighbours Hope Island and Beckwith Island, is a 5,428.1 hectares (13,413.1 acres) Ojibwa reserve, known as Christian Island Indian Reserve No. 30. Together with the 7.5 hectares (18.5 acres) Christian Island Indian Reserve No. 30A located at Cedar Point, Ontario and the 3.1 hectares (7.7 acres) Chippewa Island Indian Reserve located in Twelve Mile Sound, 27.5 kilometres (17.1 mi) north of Christian Island, it forms the land base for the Beausoleil First Nation. Christian Islands' highest elevation is 209 metres (686 feet) above sea level.
    To the east of Christian Island is Giants Tomb Island, part of Awenda Provincial Park, and Beausoleil Island, part of UNESCO’s Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve (GBBR) and part of the Georgian Bay Islands National Park, consisting of 63 small islands in Georgian Bay, near Port Severn. UNESCO’s Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve covers an area of 347,000 hectares (860,000 acres) that stretches 200 kilometres (120 miles) along Georgian Bay's eastern coast from Port Severn to the French River, and is the world’s largest freshwater archipelago - known as The Thirty Thousand Islands.
    Together with other First Nations in the area, the Beausoleil have filed a land claim for lands situated between Matchedash Bay at Coldwater and the narrows at Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching.[citation needed] While the Chippewa Island reserve is shared among Beausoleil and two other First Nations, the two Christian Island reserves are not

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  • @hotttt28
    @hotttt28 Рік тому +8

    Thank you for seeing me through the rough seas and summer down wind sails .RIP my friend!

  • @sandyt4343
    @sandyt4343 Рік тому +9

    Rip Gordon 😢, your music was such a wonderful part of so many of our lives.

  • @ehardin54
    @ehardin54 Рік тому +16

    I had to hear the news of Gordon Lightfoot yesterday.😢His amazing music will live on for eternity. 🎶🕊️💕

    • @L0stEngineer
      @L0stEngineer Рік тому +1

      I came here for the same reason, friend.

    • @martinomahony8101
      @martinomahony8101 Рік тому +1

      One of the all-time greats; I think Bob Dylan was a big admirer.

  • @kathienordstrom4530
    @kathienordstrom4530 5 років тому +15

    I cannot find words to express the joy this song puts in my heart..so beautiful ..Mr. Lightfoots voice,the story, the humming, the soft accordian holding it all together..Oh man I love it!

  • @willmfrank
    @willmfrank 2 роки тому +18

    Gordon Lightfoot reminds us that sailing on Georgian Bay in the summer is A LOT different than sailing on Superior in November...!

    • @michaelwalter3399
      @michaelwalter3399 Рік тому +2

      The men who sailed the Edmund Fitzgerald into legend were real men with real balls; working sailors who earned their livelihoods on the water. These folks are weekend sailors, they probably earn their livelihoods behind a desk (no disrespect intended to either party)

  • @dmmchugh3714
    @dmmchugh3714 2 роки тому +17

    One of my favorite songs - and one of Lightfoot's finest.
    "When the summer ends we will rest again in the lee of Christian Island ".
    Beautiful imagery.

  • @virgilbeckley3756
    @virgilbeckley3756 2 роки тому +7

    so calming makes me feel the is hope for better days

  • @janinesenatore3870
    @janinesenatore3870 2 роки тому +8

    Thank you for this stunningly beautiful video that so perfectly fits Gordon's song.

  • @alankenworthy9722
    @alankenworthy9722 5 років тому +14

    Master of song, sailing along. This is for all solo sailors!

  • @fek2000
    @fek2000 Рік тому +3

    Excellent video to go with a great song!

  • @willshaw6405
    @willshaw6405 5 років тому +15

    Gordie nailed it, didn't he? It's the tempo that makes it the quintessential sailing song. And the squeeze box, of course.

  • @anisha9457
    @anisha9457 Рік тому +8

    R.I.P to a Canadian Icon. 😢

  • @jeremymasterson5818
    @jeremymasterson5818 11 місяців тому +2

    Such a beautiful boat to back up Lightfoot's ballad. The INTEGRITY is a Gentleman's Cutter designed and built by Stirling & Son of Plymouth, England and launched in 2012 . She sails in the northern latitudes of Great Britain. Well done Jan.

  • @willshaw6405
    @willshaw6405 5 років тому +9

    I hear this in my head everytime I pilot my 22 ft SouthCoast around our northern Michigan lake....other side of Lake Huron from Georgian Bay. Beautiful job.

  • @kennewicksheri
    @kennewicksheri 2 роки тому +4

    "In the lee"
    Most glorious ... most glorious !!

  • @errollleggo447
    @errollleggo447 Рік тому +4

    Always loved this song, and then I took a sailing course in Cegep and was immediately hooked. Just a Laser class, so just one main mast, about 10' long. They are sooooo fun.

  • @gardendor
    @gardendor 5 років тому +5

    I really enjoyed your presentation of one of my favorite GL songs. Living on Long Island inNY I had many opportunities to go sailing on different size boats, (from a Sunfish to a schooner), the most memorable being the week I volunteered to crew for the CLEARWATER organization. I had just discovered the music of Gordon Lightfoot and Christian Island ran through my head that whole week enhancing my experience (which I consider one of the best in my life). I have photos from that time and have often thought to make a video with Christian Island to post on UA-cam. The only other song that is as good is Christopher Cross's SAILING. Thank you so much for this post.

  • @cmendla
    @cmendla 3 роки тому +4

    Beautiful song and video of a classic sailboat.

  • @richdiana3663
    @richdiana3663 5 років тому +9

    One of his best. This ballad gives out such a sense of peace and solitude and I always wondered if it was a metaphor for a strong faith, something so necessary in these interesting times.

    • @allsnotlost1799
      @allsnotlost1799 3 роки тому +1

      I llike that thought , interesting take on it. I've always thought of him likening the ship to a woman, but something tells me alot of these tunes are meant to interpret in several ways.

  • @johnmarsden7799
    @johnmarsden7799 6 років тому +7

    There's something magic about the way a wooden sail boat moves through the water. Watching this video took me back to those great days on Biscayne Bay on my Kings Cruiser.

    • @janhammer39
      @janhammer39  6 років тому

      Thanks for checking in with us and for your comment.

  • @chriskourlos4407
    @chriskourlos4407 4 місяці тому +1

    Greatest artist of all time in the universe!

  • @mikeg7909
    @mikeg7909 11 місяців тому +2

    Yes Gordon Lightfoot was very much part of the Georgian Bay

  • @jurgenblick5491
    @jurgenblick5491 5 років тому +4

    Truly love this song

  • @roger9552
    @roger9552 6 років тому +8

    From 1970 to 1980 Gordon Lightfoot was at his peak,

  • @MrChrispy777
    @MrChrispy777 6 років тому +12

    Not many lyricists can aptly convey, as does Gordon, his relationship bond with an inanimate, floating vessel.

    • @janhammer39
      @janhammer39  6 років тому +3

      And he does so as if it were a word painting.

    • @willshaw6405
      @willshaw6405 5 років тому +1

      MrChrispy777
      You don't mean "inanimate." There's almost nothing as animated as a sailboat under sail!
      But you're right, of course...perfect unison of tune and lyric.

    • @pageribe2399
      @pageribe2399 Рік тому +2

      @@janhammer39
      And the words and perfectly matched tune seem to flow effortlessly.

  • @pinksparkle1965love
    @pinksparkle1965love 3 роки тому +3

    Amen ♡♡

  • @bradleyevans2637
    @bradleyevans2637 Рік тому +3

    Did Jan Hammer, the Czech keyboardist, post this? Two of my favorite artists: Jan Hammer and Gordon Lightfoot. Gordon, of course, was a bit more unplugged than Jan. Thanks, Jan! B :)

    • @janhammer39
      @janhammer39  Рік тому +2

      Same name, different guy. Thanks for tuning in.

  • @benjaminholmertz4827
    @benjaminholmertz4827 Рік тому +1

    RIP Gordon 🙏❤✝️

  • @Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu
    @Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu 5 років тому +3

    Isle Royale, this song is really about you.

    • @janhammer39
      @janhammer39  5 років тому +1

      Thanks for tuning in.

    • @michaelwalter3399
      @michaelwalter3399 3 роки тому +1

      @@janhammer39 This video was taken down for a while, glad to see it's back!

  • @stevenstickney5828
    @stevenstickney5828 6 років тому +3

    I like it...God Bless You

    • @janhammer39
      @janhammer39  6 років тому +1

      Thanks Steven for checking in with us.

  • @ColdPai
    @ColdPai 6 років тому +7

    Ha my home is a real place not just a song I live here I’m stuck here because ime an indian

    • @Imag1na710n
      @Imag1na710n 3 роки тому

      I wouldn't call that 'stuck'. :)

    • @glenysgraham1733
      @glenysgraham1733 Рік тому

      Then we passed by you a few years ago on our yacht.

  • @roderickassance8322
    @roderickassance8322 Рік тому +3

    Christian Island is my Home Chi Miigwetch Gord R i P

  • @patkeeler6645
    @patkeeler6645 Рік тому

    ❤canoeing

  • @mcpeanutful
    @mcpeanutful Рік тому

    I always assumed Christian Island had a giant cross in the middle of the island that could be seen from a boat.