Montgomery’s Inn and Village of Islington Murals I love history. I love how so much can change in such a short time and how things seem to stay the same. Visiting heritage buildings is the one top attraction that we must visit whenever we…
Roadside Attraction: Big Bruce Standing proudly in Bruce County is a large replica of a Hereford Steer. It represents the people and cattle of this area, and some consider this to be one of the best roadside attractions in Ontario. I had to see…
Sulphur Springs Conservation Area Sulphur Springs Conservation Area is a magical place to visit. The area is named after a spring that they say produces enough water to fill 27 bathtubs every minute. They fail to mention that it is named Sulphur Springs…
An Afternoon with My Parents Both my wife and I had the day off, and the weather was beautiful and brisk for this January day. I called up my parents and asked if they wanted to make a small road trip with us, a simple…
St Michael’s Roman Catholic Church St Michael’s Roman Catholic Church was our second stop with an afternoon with my parents . I took everyone here for two reasons: first, Charlene loves visiting ruins, and secondly, my father built churches for much of his career.…
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…
