Too Square to be Hip
A narcissist's guide to travel and culture
The tiny town of Bath located in the heart of Loyalist Township is a rather impressive relic of its time. Bath was first settled in 1784 by a handful of British Subjects called the Loyalists, refugees of the American War of Independence. The lakefront community is considered to be one of the oldest in what …
In this post we will cover a small part of eastern Prince Edward County often neglected by tourists. This massive landmass is located in the province of Ontario and juts out its jagged edges into Lake Ontario. This peninsula is separated from the nearby Loyalist Township my a thin body of water called the Bay …
The Seaside Port of Brockville is one that I have “graced” with my presence for several summers on my roadtrips from Ottawa to Toronto. Not only does it have a fantastic fish and chip, but also a fine assortment of watering holes and an assortment of fine Victorian architecture that could make an architect blush! …
This peculiarly named place, occupies a scenic place on the St. Lawrence shoreline. Tracing back its name to its first nation origins, Gananoque in fact means the “town on two rivers”, and from there it only grew! The tiny Loyalist settlement is one of the most quaint along the St. Lawrence corridor and is touted …
A cottagers paradise, the tiny town of Renfrew has come a long way! While many towns of its size have fallen into decay and disrepair, Renfrew boast a quaint little downtown core with a variety of different restaurants and merchants. Renfrew and its Country Fair Like many teens/young adults in the Ottawa area, I filled …
Deep into the cottage country of Eastern Ontario, you will find a little slice of paradise – the Rideau Lakes. Located at the western edge of the Upper Rideau Lake, the tiny town of Wesport is a small hamlet with a lot of character. If anything, the quaint settlement almost looks like it belongs in …
This article is a stub of a larger article. For more information see Almonte. Auld Kirk Cemetery While exiting Almonte to the west to turn onto the roadway north towards the Mill of Kintail, you will come an well manicured cemetery at the intersection. This is the Auld Kirk, an ancient Scottish burial ground dates …
Possibly the most important commercial waterway the American continent, after the Panama canal of course! The seaway stretches its tentacles from the Great Lakes through the mighty St. Lawrence seaway to the Atlantic Ocean. In this post we explore a small stretch of this river ranging from the town of Prescott to the west and …
An old Loyalist settlement on the historic Rideau waterway, Merrickville gives the impression of a town frozen in time. The quaint main street sports stone buildings that have scant changed in appearance since they were erected sometime after the towns founding by William Merrick in 1794. It is this charm that attracts so many to …
Years ago, I would take weekend trips from my house in Ottawa, west towards the town of Almonte, passing through Carleton Place. At the time, the latter town was on a real economic downturn and the main street consisted of many abandoned storefronts. Since then things have changed. As Ottawa grew the highway was extended …
