| Gordon Lightfoot – Christian Island Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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(Wikipedia photo and Google Maps photos can be referenced to show the Georgian bay island. "Lee" is a nautical term and in this context refers to the side of the island that protects the boat from the wind. "The term "lee" derives from Old English "hleo". "Christian Island" (a.k.a. "Charity Island") Is in the Georgian Bay of the Great Lakes "With a protective arm of land that extends toward the mainland, Christian Island has long been known to offer excellent anchorage." "Going back in time, the indigenous peoples living there, according to historical references, had territorial disputes and during the struggle between the Iroquois and Hurons for control of the land and waterways surrounding the Great Lake back in 1639 eight French Jesuit missionaries were slain by the Iroquois and were later canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1930 and are now known as the Canadian Martyrs...") The song lyrics also use the term "Gales." "A gale is a very strong wind. There are conflicting definitions of how strong a wind must be to be considered a gale. The U.S. National Weather Service defines a gale as 34–47 knots (63–87 km/h, 17.5–24.2 m/s or 39–54 miles/hour) of sustained surface winds. ... Its full name is the Beaufort Wind Force Scale" ref: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Island other internet citations were used to generated this content, phone browser crashed and, resultingly, some links are not provided as would I like among them https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.marinewiki.org/&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwi_wp_46IDUAhVD8mMKHfiKCZUQFggNMAA&usg=AFQjCNEomXq-fzqepAsLAATOQ3EOZ0_Uag |
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