the long decline Long may you run. Wade Hemsworth's "The Black Fly Song", about a survey crew in northern Ontario in 1949, has a verse about a cook named "Blind River Joe". In the 1959 film, Anatomy of a Murder, the character Mary Pilant, played by Kathryn Grant, was born in Blind River, Ontario. The Blind River Beavers are mentioned in the 1986 film Youngblood, starring Rob Lowe and Patrick Swayze. Notable people Home town to former ice hockey player Tom Cassidy who played for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was drafted 22nd overall in the 1972 by the California Golden Seals. Home town to Claude Julien, a former head coach of the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. Birthplace of Bob Dupuis who represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics and played a game with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League. See also List of francophone communities in Ontario References External links Municipalities in Algoma District Populated places on Lake Huron in Canada Single-tier municipalities in Ontario Towns in Ontario