Windsor
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Windsor is located in this province.

Ontario

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A large semiaquatic broad-tailed rodent that is native to North America and northern Eurasia. It is noted for its habit of gnawing through tree trunks to fell the trees in order to feed on the bark and build dams.

Beaver

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A War that occurred between the United States and Great Britain/Canada during the early 1800s. 

The War of 1812

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Windsor is on the Canadian border with this US State. 

Michigan 

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A wild carnivorous mammal of the dog family, living and hunting in packs. It is native to both Eurasia and North America, but has been widely exterminated.

Wolf 

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The First Group of People to live in Canada. 

First Nations

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The Southern Ontario city given  the nickname of "The City of Roses". 

Windsor

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A hoofed grazing or browsing animal, with branched bony antlers that are shed annually and typically borne only by the male.

Deer

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A secret network of abolitionists (people who wanted to abolish slavery). The North Star guided the way. 

The Underground Railroad

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Windsor Ontario's Ontario Hockey League (OHL) team name. 

Windsor Spitfires

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A semiaquatic fish-eating mammal of the weasel family, with an elongated body, dense fur, and webbed feet.

Otter

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The Moto of the City of Windsor

The River and Land Sustains Us. 

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The name of the International Bridge that has connected Windsor to Detroit since 1929. 

Ambassador Bridge 

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A large semiaquatic rodent (Ondatra zibethicus) native to North America, having a dense brown coat and musk glands under a broad flat tail.

Muskrat 

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15,000-17,000 ago the region of Essex County was flatted by one of these. 

Glacier