McGowan Falls and Dam Located in the small town of Durham in Grey County is Durham Conservation Area. We discovered this area when we were doing the Grey County Waterfalls Tour https://www.visitgrey.ca/trip-ideas/grey-county-waterfall-tour There is plenty of trails, places for kids to play…
Illumi – Current Event The following blog post celebrates illumi , a current event in Laval Quebec, that runs until April 17th. The Story of our trip to illumi I work at a factory that supplies another factory with parts. That factory has been having…
Visiting Frozen Waterfalls In The Winter When most tourist places are closed for the winter months, going to check out your favourite falls in the frozen time of year is something that is very much worth doing. Charlene and I discovered this new winter activity…
Felker’s Falls – Winter Waterfalls Hamilton, Ontario, is rightly known as the City of Waterfalls. Within the area of Hamilton is the largest collection of waterfalls in the world. Some of them are only after the spring thaw or after a rainfall, but then some…
Trillium Woods Provincial Park If you live in Ontario, it is clear why the trillium is the provincial flower; these abound everywhere in the spring. The key is timing. For spring flowers so much depends on the weather; was the winter long, or the spring…
Brook’s Falls A lot is going for Brook’s Falls. Located outside of Emsdale and only a few kilometres from the main highway, it is one falls that we have visited each and whenever we are in the area. A lot is going for Brook’s…
Adam and Eve Rocks As part of my planning of our trips, I never tell Charlene where we are going. She prefers it that way so that each location will be a surprise. But for this spot, this most romantic location in all of Ontario…
Split Rock Narrow Nature Reserve Split Rock Narrow Nature Reserve I knew someone who volunteered by helping maintain the Bruce Trail. His role was helping to maintain the trail system. He had just left Split Rock Narrows Nature Reserve after he removed a tree…
Bean Puzzle Tombstone Bean Puzzle Tombstone So many old and small cemeteries dot the countryside that when one sees these, it is so easy to simply ignore. Much like most cemeteries, Rushes Cemetery is non-descript and there is nothing to draw attention to itself when…
Bleasdell Boulder Conservation Area Bleasdell Boulder Conservation Area When we are about to go on a trip, I rarely, if ever, tell Charlene where we are going. I will tell her just enough to know what to pack and wear for the day. The reason…
