Travels With Stacey

I didn’t know murals were a thing until I saw a flyer for the Sudbury. Initially, I thought Sudbury had the first and only murals and wanted to visit this city. When I was a kid growing up in Orangeville, there were two murals. To…

McCrae Lake Bridge and Waterfall is located in the Muskoka District of Ontario and is an especially beautiful place to visit in the winter. Our first visit to McCrae Lake Bridge and Waterfalls was not as smooth as I had anticipated, I put a lot…

Swayze and Decew Waterfalls is located within Short Hills Provincial Park in Ontario My only regret is that the days are not long enough. Charlene was watching TV on a lazy Sunday morning. She has this amazing ability to multi-task and is also surfing Facebook…

If you are Canadian or have used Canadian currency, you would have noticed two very important men on the five dollar and fifty dollar bills.  At Laurier House National Historic Site, you will tour the home that was once owned by both of these prominent…

Charlene and I like hiking, and we like art.  At Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park, we could do both.  Located within a ravine just a short drive from Ottawa, Ontario, is a place that celebrates the diversity of all of mankind and honours the equality…

It may not be the prettiest tree; I have seen maple trees that are much more pleasing to the eye.  It is certainly not the largest or the highest.  What this tree has for being famous is that it is the oldest maple in all…

If you are quiet, you can get really close. At a Doors Open event, I first discovered London, Ontario’s Woodland Cemetery. This event is a provincially sponsored way of sharing our collective heritage and is always free and is a must-attend when there is one…

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…

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…