If ever there is proof of how much a tour guide enhances a location, it is here at Richardson Bates House Museum. We were privileged to have May Kay Stone, president of the Oswego County Historical Society, lead us on a tour of this beautifully…
We both like art. We like art so much that we will walk hours in a city or town in search of murals and sculptures and anything else that is beautiful. Yet, we have vastly different opinions of art museums. Very different opinions. We even…
We first visited Queenston Heights in search of flowers, and it is part of my Chasing Flowers that we do every spring. This critical site in Canadian history and, most importantly, Canadian identity, is a great place to see spring flowers! Other than The Falls,…
I had casually mentioned to the group I was working with that I was planning a trip to Quebec. Someone said that we should see Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré. Before I even had the chance to look up this place, another person had also mentioned this jewel of…
Limehouse Conservation Area is a fun place to visit. It is part of the Niagara Escarpment and is a part of history. Named Limehouse because it was the centre of lime production, which is needed to make concrete, mortar and fertilizer. There are two main…
Charlene and I like visiting unique places, and this is like no other. An outdoor museum of forgotten architecture. It felt like stepping into ancient Athens and seeing all these old relics of the past, but this place is much closer than Athens. Located at…
Rochester calls itself The Flower City. We were lucky enough to be able to visit Rochester, New York, three times in May. These springtime visits were perfectly timed to see spring’s fantastic beauty to the senses! We included Rochester for the first time in our…
I am not sure why we torture ourselves and visit exquisite mansions; neither of us has a job that pays that well, and every time the lotto is played, our numbers never come up. Yet, these mansions are the top destination for Charlene and me.…
There have been only a few sites we have visited that have honestly taken my breath away. Parc Marie-Victorin in Kingsey Falls, Quebec, did that. I saw some pictures of this place and knew instantly I was going to plan an entire trip to Quebec…
In a very small area, the downtown of Cambridge, Ontario, has quite a lot to offer. There are murals, a museum, a heritage location, history, sculptures, interesting shops, an art gallery and even was the filming location of a popular series. All of this is…
