Too Square to be Hip
A narcissist's guide to travel and culture
One of the prettiest towns in Eastern Ontario, Almonte offers a charm that few places can match. My visits to the area began when I started collecting vinyl records on my weekend and I would drop by an old flee market at the town festival grounds on my weekends. I used to love coming to …
The Rideau Lakes and the Rideau Canal The Rideau Canal is a 202km canal system connecting the Ontario cities of Kingston and Ottawa – the capital. Built for defensive and supply purposes along with fortifications such as Fort Henri in Kingston, the Rideau Canal played an important part deterring American aggression along the St. Lawrence …
Exploring Manotick Manotick is a village that grew around the Long Island Locks in 1833, an attraction that will be discussed later in this post. Instead we will start in the town itself. The Village of Manotick Located on the western shore of the Rideau River, half way along the coast of Long Island, you …
Little more then a stop off south of Carleton Place in Eastern Ontario, Franktown is but one of many decaying tiny hamlets littered with historical artifacts. I wont lie to you, there is not much to do here but it is a very enjoyable place to visit! Exploring Franktown St. James Anglican Church and the …
At the base of Algonquin Park, nested in the picturesque terrain of the Madawaska valley shaped during the melting of the Laurentide Ice Sheet, is a tiny town unique to Canada. What’s unique you may ask? Well take the name Wilno for starters. Whats in a name? Wilno is the Polish name for the city …
Located in the hear of Renfrew Country, Callabogie “Peaks” as it is called may not be the most impressive ski hill but its calm lake waters and enjoyable hiking tail make up for it! Hiking the Ski Hill I started my day at Calabogie by climbing up the ski hill. Although there is no clear …
This is a stub of an article. A visit to this region should be combined with trip up to the Bruce Peninsula or the shores of Lake Huron or even Collingwood to the south. Meaford Just north of the majestic Blue Mountains is a small town at the head of the Bighead River called Meaford. …
Owen Sound Located at the base of the Bruce Peninsula, Owen Sound presents an imposing natural harbour to the incoming vessel. Formally part of the ancestral lands of the Ojibwe people it was transformed into a settlement called Sydenham in 1840 after being discovered by the famed British explorer William Fitzwilliam Owen in 1815. The …
In the heart of Grey Country, you will find a conservation area to rival any other in Ontario! Old Baldy as it is called not only has an amazing name but is home to a fantastic lookout! Old Baldy Escapement Rising 152 meters above the Beaver Valley farmland, this majestic limestone ridge is but one …
These days the town of Orillia is overshadowed by the city of Barrie, a town transformed into a Toronto commuter city. Yet at one time this was the premier Lake Simcoe port, after all the city is located at an important geographic feature at the north of the lake where it narrows considerably, creating a …
