Over 100 years have passed since Tom Thomson’s puzzling death. The renowned Canadian painter had only just started his journey as an artist when tragedy struck. 

It came as quite a surprise when the lifelong woodsman and lover of the Canadian wilderness was found floating face down in a lake he once loved to paint. Locals say it was murder or possibly suicide, while authorities want to believe it’s an accident. 

Let’s Mourn…

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