Travels With Stacey

There was a time last year when I worked in Alliston, Ontario.  Every day, I would drive down Hockley Road, and at this time of year, it is just stunning with the fall colours.   I would pass by this display at an intersection of…

I love these creative community events that anyone can participate in.  Amaranth Township is hosting their third annual Bale Trail, and we once again travelled it. One of the best parts is that it is so close to home and in a part of the…

I had been wanting to visit Cleveland for some time now, and we finally had the opportunity to have a weekend visit to this Ohio city on the shores of Lake Erie.  Although there is plenty more to do in Cleveland, we only scraped the…

Last year, my wife and I celebrated Christmas by visiting one of Michigan’s most Christmasy towns, Frankenmuth.  We saw a brochure for this town and had to see it for ourselves.  Of course, I added other stops since it was a lengthy drive for a…

We had done a trip to Seneca Falls on a long weekend.  This trip can be easily converted to a three-day journey to this area in New York during any time of the week or the year. I have created a map and an itinerary…

Niagara Flowers – Ontario     Niagara region in Ontario is the one place I have taken my wife more often. It is full of natural beauty and wonder. One of the best qualities is the sheer number of flowers: Spring tulips, summer roses, and…

I love mini-stops.  These are places where I put into our itinerary when we are travelling.  Generally, it is a quick stop to look at something, snap a picture, and away we go to the next destination.  But sometimes, a mini-stop turns into something bigger.…

I call a location like this a mini-stop. A mini-stop is something that is a quick stop, take a picture and off we go to the next spot. But unlike so many mini-stops, this one left me more confused than anything. It is a giant…

This is what I call a Mini-Stop: a place to stop, snap a pic and off you go on towards your next destination. Here is where I took a picture of my wife when we stopped on our way to Alaska. Unlike many other mini-stops…

The rest stops near where I live are no more than places to get out, stretch, have a picnic, and use the bathroom.  I have not even considered these to be tourist attractions in themselves.   We were travelling in Quebec and needed a break to…