Filmed in 1969 Adventures in
Rainbow Country was a television series which centered around Nancy
Williams (Lois Maxwell), single mother raising her children, Hannah (Susan
Conway) and Billy (Stephen Cottier), in hunting and fishing lodge near a lake
in rural Northern Ontario. The lodge had been built by Nancy’s husband
Frank who disappeared two years earlier when his bush plane went down while he
was prospecting for gold.
Only 26 episodes were produced
in total but technically the show was never cancelled or axed and was very
popular in Canada where it aired on CBC Television in 1970 and 1971. Reruns
were later shown on the American children's cable channel Nickelodeon during
the early 1980s. It has continued to air in repeats, both in Canada and
internationally — in Canada, the show had been seen on DejaView, on Silver
Screen Classics, in Australia the series is screened on GEM.
Locations for the show
included Whitefish Falls, which is near Espanola, Ontario, Canada as well as
Birch Island and Manitoulin Island. To this day The Sudbury and Manitoulin
Districts are known as the Rainbow Country which are a tourist attraction as a
result of this series. And in August 11-14, 2006 A cast, crew and fan reunion
event took place in Whitefish Falls.
Guest Appearances
Actors who made appearances
on the show included Gordon Pinsent, Margot Kidder, Len Birman, Percy
Rodrigues, Duke Redbird, Jean-Louis Roux, Murray Westgate, Anthony Kramreither
and Eric Christmas.
Episode List
La Chute (September 20, 1970)
The Tower (September 27,
1970)
The Frank Williams' File
(October 4, 1970)
Skydiver (October 11, 1970)
The Boy from Spanish Harlem
(October 18, 1970)
Panic in the Bush (October
25, 1970)
Long Tough Race (November 1,
1970)
The Town That Died (November
8, 1970)
The Eye of the Needle
(November 15, 1970)
Girl on a Tightrope (November
22, 1970)
The Return of Eli Roqcue
(November 29, 1970)
Roar of the Hornet (December
6, 1970)
Lac du Diable (December 13,
1970)
The Muskies Are Losing Their
Teeth (December 20, 1970)
Milk Run (December 27, 1970)
A Wall of Silence (January 3,
1971)
Where the Rice Grows Wild
(January 10, 1971)
Bird Watchers (January 17,
1971)
The Boy Who Loved Animals
(January 24, 1971)
Mystery at Whaleback Bay
(January 31, 1971)
Night Caller (February 7,
1971)
Lake on Blue Mountain
(February 14, 1971)
Stolen Tugboat (March 7,
1971)
The Hermit (March 14, 1971)
Pursuit Along the Aux Sauble
(March 21, 1971)
Dreamer's Rock (March 28,
1971)
