Ben Larson ~ Thicket Portage, Manitoba (photo: Zbitnew 1978)

 

INTRODUCTION___ABOUT THE DVD___PROJECT INFORMATION___CREDITS

FILM CREW___EQUIPMENT___PRODUCTION SCHEDULE___COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT

PRODUCTION STILLS 1___PRODUCTION STILLS 2

BRIEF HISTORY OF REGION___RESEARCH___INTERVIEW with Oscar Olsen

 

Research of 'Muskeg Special'

I traveled alone to northern Manitoba for one month in the winter of 1978
to gather research for the film project. Following is my itinerary and a list
of expenses incurred:

Transportation expenses:

November 19 ~ Winnipeg to Thompson by Grey Goose Bus Lines... $23.75
November 24 ~ Thompson to Gillam by Canadian National Railway... $11.00
November 29 ~ Gillam to Churchill by CNR... $15.00
November 30 ~ Churchill to Pikwitonei by CNR... $18.00
December 6 ~ Pikwitonei to Thompson by CNR... $3.00
December 8 ~ Thompson to Thicket Portage by CNR... $3.00
December 15 ~ Thicket Portage to Thompson by CNR... $3.00
December 19 ~ Thompson to Winnipeg by Grey Goose Bus Lines... $23.75
Taxi from Harbour to Hudson Bay store in Churchill... $3.00 *
Taxi from station to 67 Sauger Crescent in Thompson... $3.50
Sub total... $107.00

Food expenses:

Pikwitonei (Thornes General Store) ... $11.07
Thompson (Safeway) ... $3.53
Thicket Portage (Larsons & Clemons) ... $18.67
Meals on train.... $9.00
Meals on buses ... $5.00
Meal at Churchill hotel... $3.00
Sub total... $50.27

Additional and related expenses:

35mm photography film (plus X + tri X) ... $31.03
Audio cassette tape and colour film... $19.87
2x4s for darkroom ... $10.85
Plastic for darkroom... $6.13
Film processing (tri X ~ 36 exposure rolls)... $8.80
Battery for camera... $2.63
Log book and pens... $9.49
Stationary... $1.53
Maps... $5.50
Xerox... $4.00
Stamps and phone calls... $8.00
Rubber stamp... $3.64
Gloves and sox... $7.43
Subtotal... 118.90

Total: $276.17

*On a personal note ~ I walked out to the harbour from downtown
Churchill about a mile or more along a barren road over open tundra.
It was wicked cold with the wind chill blowing in across ice-covered
Hudson Bay. I froze my face so severely that I still have a small
patch of dead skin at the end of my nose to this day. I took a taxi back.