Travels With Stacey

Charlene and I enjoy spring. We tour everywhere, and I mean everywhere, during the month of May to see as many spring flowers as we can. I have wanted to go to this location for some time, but I missed the peak bloom for daffodils…

Ottawa Tulip Festival Half of my genes are Dutch. My grandparents emigrated from the Netherlands to Canada in 1952. I know very little of their lives before this major move in their lives. I know they lived through the Nazi occupation of their home country…

Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens     Niagara, Ontario, is a stunning location. So much of the beauty is free to visit, including Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens. Charlene and I always have this destination as our first stop for Chasing Flowers. Being the warmest spot in…

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…

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…

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…