Discoveries made along the way

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Flowers, pine cones, small rocks – all were left on the top of the stone on which the historical plaque was mounted. Inspired by the tradition, I too placed a small stone on top of the monument as a remembrance of those who were imprisoned here.

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Why?

This simple question is the title of the roughhewn sculpture of an internee at the roadside marker remembering the treatment of Ukrainian immigrants during World War I. The few hand-picked wildflowers had been left as an offering in the hand of the sculpture.

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Though not a graveyard, this site earns the same reverence. Wreaths, flowers, stones and other small objects seem to be routinely left as gifts. In this image, a lone red plastic flower was left atop the bronze plaque that shared the history of the Castle Mountain Internment Camp in three languages – English, French, and Ukrainian.

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