Sub-series consists of material related to the television program Adventures in Rainbow County. The series premiered on the CBC on September 20, 1970 and ran for 26 episodes. Starring Lois Maxwell, the program largely followed the adventures in Northern Ontario of her son Billy Williams (Stephen Cotter) and his Ojibway friend Pete Gawa (Buckley Petawabano). Filmed on-location in Whitefish Falls and on Birch Island, the series was produced by Manitou Productions in association with CBC and ABC Australia, with William Davidson as producer and Ralph C. Ellis as Executive Producer. The program filled a niche of “high-quality children’s programming” for domestic and international audiences.
Titles in the sub-series include: La Chute The Tower The Frank Williams File Skydiver The Kid from Spanish Harlem Panic in the Bush Long Tough Race The Town That Died Eye of the Needle Girl on a Tightrope The Return of Eli Rocque Roar of the Hornet Lac du Diable The Muskies Are Losing Their Teeth Milk Run Wall of Silence Where the Rice Grows The Birdwatchers The Boy Who Loved Animals Mystery at Whaleback Bay Night Caller Lake on Blue Mountain Stolen Tugboat The Hermit Pursuit Along the Aux Sables Dreamer's Rock
