Week" event he had attended in his home town of Orillia. The event continues today as Rotaryfest, and remains a major fundraising event for Rotarians. Local history As one of his efforts to promote the Sault and celebrate local history, Curran, together with members of the Sault Ste. Marie Historical Society, organized The New Ontario Soldier's Reunion and Discovery Week held in August, 1923. Local industrialist Francis Hector Clergue was invited to return to the Sault to participate in a ceremony, laying a cornerstone at the cenotaph outside the Court House on Queen Street. The event commemorated Sault Ste. Marie's contribution to World War I by welcoming over 1,000 soldiers from the District of Algoma. The city's heritage was commemorated in the unveiling of two cairns, two war memorials and eleven plaques. Part of the Discovery Week festivities, and later part of the Wolf Week program, was the staging of the play Hiawatha. Written by L.O. Armstrong, it was first performed in Desbarats for the entertainment of Longfellow's daughters in 1900., The "dignity of chieftainship in an Ojibway tribe" was given to Curran in 1923. His Indian name "Geeche-me-zhe-nah-we", means The Great Messenger. References Further reading Barill, R.D. (2015) Algoma Steel and Sault Ste. Marie: a history. (2nd. ed.). Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.:United Steelworkers of America Local Salaried Union 2724. Curran, James W. (1938). A Norseman Died in Ontario 900 Years Ago. Toronto, ON: The Empire Club of Canada Addresses. Curran, James W. (1939). Here was Vinland: the Great Lakes Region of America. Sault Ste. Marie, ON: The Sault Daily Star. Curran, James W. (1940). Wolves don't bite. Sault Ste. Marie, ON: The Sault Daily Star. 1865 births 1920 deaths Canadian newspaper editors Canadian male journalists Canadian newspaper publishers (people) Businesspeople from Ontario People from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada)