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The Mennonites community of St. Jacobs has an interesting history

The Mennonites community of St. Jacobs has an interesting history

The community of St. Jacobs is located in southwest Ontario, just north of Waterloo in Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region. Mennonites are Christians who trace their beginnings to the Protestant Reformation, ...
by Mike Hackman
• April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 • Culture, History
Fairytale Doll houses in the village Grimsby

Fairytale Doll houses in the village Grimsby

Grimsby is a part of the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. It is named after the English fishing town of Grimsby in north-east Lincolnshire. The majority of residents reside in the ...
by Mike Hackman
• April 14, 2026April 15, 2026 • Culture, Trails
Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring begins with a fable of tomorrow

Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring begins with a fable of tomorrow

Rachel Carson wrote the Silent Spring. Books begins with a “fable of tomorrow”. A true story made up of examples from many real communities where the use of DDT has ...
by Mike Hackman
• April 6, 2026April 7, 2026 • Books, Nature
Comfort Maple, one of the oldest sugar maple trees in Canada

Comfort Maple, one of the oldest sugar maple trees in Canada

This Maple remembers Columbus’ time with the first pioneers and trappers in Canada and is still alive. It is 24.5 metres (80 feet) tall with a crown circumference of 38 ...
by Mike Hackman
• April 6, 2026April 7, 2026 • History, Nature
World-known Niagara Escarpment is an old rocks but a young escarpment

World-known Niagara Escarpment is an old rocks but a young escarpment

Niagara Escarpment is composed of very old rocks and it is a relatively young landscape feature that is still evolving. The hard dolostone rocks capping the Escarpment are very resistant. ...
by Mike Hackman
• April 5, 2026April 7, 2026 • Nature
Hudson Bay, trappers, animal killing, trade, self-destruction of society

Hudson Bay, trappers, animal killing, trade, self-destruction of society

In Berry Lopez‘s Arctic Dreams, it is reported that from 1769 to 1868, the Hudson Bay Company sold 4 million beaver pelts, a million foxes and a million lynxes, and ...
by Mike Hackman
• April 5, 2026April 7, 2026 • History
Lawrence Newcomb. The unknown botanist and his famous, legendary Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide

Lawrence Newcomb. The unknown botanist and his famous, legendary Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide

In every region on the planet we can find popular botanical guides. For the northeastern part of North America, Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide is such a guide. Excellent is of course ...
by Mike Hackman
• April 4, 2026April 7, 2026 • Books, Nature
Maple syrup. A short history of Canada’s national speciality

Maple syrup. A short history of Canada’s national speciality

Maple syrup is produced only in the northeastern part of North America The species of maple primarily used to make maple syrup is the sugar maple Acer saccharum

by Mike Hackman
• March 4, 2026March 5, 2026 • History
What wildflowers are in Canadian provincial and territorial symbols?

What wildflowers are in Canadian provincial and territorial symbols?

The various Canadian provinces have native Canadian wildflowers in their emblems. The provincial floral symbols account for the flora of an area….

by Mike Hackman
• March 1, 2026March 1, 2026 • History, Nature
Good blazing is important for identifying the Bruce Trails

Good blazing is important for identifying the Bruce Trails

Good blazing is the key to trouble-free route finding on the trail. Nothing annoys a hiker more than to “run out of” blazes – unless it is to follow a ...
by Mike Hackman
• March 1, 2026March 1, 2026 • Trails

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