was inevitably associated with mining. Sleeping Giant Provincial Park has an excellent exhibit in its visitor centre, detailing the structure and history of the mine. There is speculation that much silver remains to be recovered at this location, but attempts to reopen the mine in 1919 and the 1970s (reprocessing mine tailings) were not successful. The Silver Islet Mine was also where "Vanners" were first used commercially to extract metal from low-grade ore. Known as the "Frue Vanner" as it was named for W. B. Frue, Superintendent of the Silver Islet Mine, who developed the system, it was first installed at the "Stamp Mill" beside "Frue's Brook" on the mainland. Modern versions of the Frue Vanner are still in use today. In popular culture Silver Islet, specifically the missing coal shipment in 1883, is the subject of the Tanglefoot song "One More Night". Silver Islet is featured as the hometown of Sarah, a waitress, in Jane Urquhart's novel The Underpainter. A miner's perspective is the subject of the song "Silver Islet" by Canadian band Poor Angus, on their "Gathering" album. Silver Islet is featured in the song "My Hometown" by Burnz n Hell. The song is a tribute to Thunder Bay uploaded to Youtube.com in 2008. Silver Islet and its history are mentioned in the novel "The Lightkeepers Daughters" by Jean E. Pendziwol. Bibliography Barr, Elinor, 1933-. Silver Islet : striking it rich in Lake Superior. Toronto : Natural Heritage/Natural History, c1988. Excavating for a mine : Silver Islet, 1868-2008 : 140th anniversary / edited by Bill MacDonald. Thunder Bay, Ont. : Porphyry Press, [2008]. Macfarlane, Thomas, 1834-1907. Silver Islet. Montreal : Dawson Bros., 1880. See also Sleeping Giant References External links Ontario Plaques - Silver Islet Photos of Silver Islet and the Sibley Peninsula. Ghost towns in Ontario Communities in Thunder Bay District Islands of Lake Superior in Ontario