Talk:Michipicoten Provincial Park

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Did you know... that archaeologists found evidence at Michipicoten Provincial Park on the north shore of Canada's Lake Superior that indigenous people used the site since at least 1100 AD?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 01:44, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that archaeological evidence has been found at the Michipicoten Provincial Park along the north shore of Lake Superior in Ontario, Canada, that indigenous people used the site since at least 1100 AD? Source: Reference 8: "this particular area has been used by the Indigenous population for centuries with artifacts dating as far back as 1100 A.D."

Reviewed: John Henry Dunn

Created by P199 (talk). Self-nominated at 15:49, 10 September 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Interesting park, on fine sources, offline source accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. I am not happy with the hook. I believe if you want to pursue the fact, you need to say where on Earth that is because in Egypt or China, the dating would not be remarkable. Also I wonder if it really is here, where nothing much remains of that history. Your choice: reword or say something else. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:14, 13 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Good point. I added the location. For good measure, I added an alternative hook. Now it's your choice again. ;-) P 1 9 9 ✉ 17:58, 13 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: ... that the Michipicoten Post, now protected inside the Michipicoten Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada, was once the Hudson's Bay Company headquarters of its Superior Division but now nothing remains?

Thank you. Next time, please don't change a hook which has been discussed, but word an ALT, - easier to follow the conversation. Both hooks are too wordy for my taste. Would you agree for simpler versions:

ALT0a: ... that archaeologists found evidence at Michipicoten Provincial Park on the north shore of Canada's Lake Superior that indigenous people used the site since at least 1100 AD?

ALT1a: ... that the Michipicoten Post, now inside the Michipicoten Provincial Park in Ontario, was once a Hudson's Bay Company headquarter but nothing remains? (It can't be "protected" if nothing remains, right?) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:24, 13 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

LOL, right! Both alternative hooks above are more than acceptable to me. Thanks. -- P 1 9 9 ✉ 22:54, 13 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

thank you, ALT1a preferred. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Promoter's comment: I don't have a substantive reason for taking ALT0a, I just like it more.

ALT0a to T:DYK/P6