Adventures in Rainbow Country was a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television in 1970 and 1971. Current CBC Television logo. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...

A half hour family drama, the show starred Lois Maxwell as Nancy Williams, a widow raising her two children, Billy (Stephen Cottier) and Hannah (Susan Conway) in rural Northern Ontario. Other characters included Billy's Ojibwa friend Pete Gawa (Buckley Petawabano) and bush pilot Dennis McGubgub (Wally Koster). Lois Maxwell (born February 14, 1927) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond franchise. ... Susan Conway Mitchell (b. ... Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario, Canada, which lies north of Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, the French River and Lake Nipissing. ... The Ojibwa, Aanishanabe or Chippewa (also Ojibwe, Ojibway, Chippeway, Anishinaabe, or Anishinabek) are the largest group of Native Americans/First Nations north of Mexico, including Métis. ... Buckley Petawabano is a Canadian actor and communications consultant. ...

The show was filmed near Espanola, in Birch Island and on Manitoulin Island in 1969. There were 26 episodes of the series. It has continued to air in repeats, both in Canada and internationally — in Canada, the show has most recently aired on Dejaview. The show was very popular and technically never cancelled, but no further episodes were produced. Espanola (2001 census population 5,449) is a town in Northern Ontario, Canada. ... Manitoulin Island Manitoulin Island is the worlds largest freshwater lake island, with an area of 2,766 square kilometres (1068 square miles). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

The Sudbury and Manitoulin Districts are to this day known as the Rainbow Country tourist region, as a result of this series. The Sudbury District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... The Manitoulin District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. ...

A cast, crew and fan reunion event is scheduled to take place in Whitefish Falls in August of 2006. Whitefish Falls is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Adventures in Rainbow Country fansite, with reunion event information