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 ...
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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….
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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 ... -
First in North America. The Barber Mill Dynamo in Georgetown
Did you know that the Barber Mill Dynamo, built in 1888, was the first electrical generating plant in North America? Its ruins are still standing ... -
Penetanguishene Centennial Museum. The history of one of Ontario’s oldest communities
Penetanguishene Centennial Museum. The history of one of Ontario’s oldest communities is proudly displayed at the Penetanguishene Centennial Museum & Archives.
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How to find out the approximate age of a tree by using a simple method
The most accurate method is to count the year rings. Each annual ring is one year. However, if the tree is standing, we can only ... -
Killarney Provincial Park. Fantastic lakes with red and white rocks
Killarney Provincial Park is 645 square kilometres of beautiful, unspoiled wilderness. Located near the wild Georgian Bay Coast. A landscape of picturesque lakes, white and ... -
How did Credit River in Ontario get its name?
Have you ever thought about where did Credit River get its name? The name comes from the time when the Mississauga First Nations people that ... -
The Bruce Trail 890 km. Canada’s oldest and longest marked footpath.
The Bruce Trail, Canada’s oldest and longest marked footpath, provides the only continuous public access to the magnificent Niagara Escarpment, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve. ... -
Seattle speech. A text about the domination of an ideology, about slavery, about freedom disappearing
There are texts so timeless that they must be preserved for future generations to avoid the mistakes of our ancestors, based on the psychopathic behavior ... -
Northen Forest Atlas. A truly extraordinary project of great people
The Northen Forest Atlas is a truly extraordinary and extensive project. Personally, I can appreciate the incredible amount of very high quality work that will ... -
German New Medicine. Five Biological Laws. How to change life
The German New Medicine, Germanische Heilkunde, discovered by Dr. Ryke Geerd Hamer and systematized in the 5 Biological Laws, represents a shift in the understanding ... -
The Algonquin Logging Museum. Take a step back in time
Take a step back in time and learn about this very colourful aspect of Algonquin’s cultural history. The Algonquin Logging Museum brings to life the ... -
Grey Owl wanted to protect the forests and animals of Canada
Grey Owl / Wa-sha-quon-asin (1888 – 1938) was the most famous Canadian Indian in the world in the 1930s. He wanted to protect the forests ... -
Over 120 years old Post Office Museum, Manitoulin Island
“The Postal Museum is located near the Old Mill Heritage Centre and is the former Spring Bay Pioneer Post Office, which was relocated to Kagawong ... -
Trillium. The iconic flower of Ontario with magic number
Trillium is TRI LILLIUM. They have three broad leaves, three petals, three small green sepals, three-sectioned seedpod. All are found in the understory of rich, ... -
Monumental Flora Graeca is one of the most remarkable illustrated floras ever to see
Book Flora Graeca is one of the most remarkable illustrated floras ever to see the light of day. The authors, botanist John Sibthorp and illustrator ... -
Mirko Hanak was a brilliant illustrator of natural subjects
Hanak was famous for his distinctive illustrations with natural themes, portraying life of plants and animals with broad watercolor strokes mixed with beautifully balanced finer ... -
West Montrose Covered Bridge, also Kissing Bridge is one of the oldest covered bridges in Canada
Montrose Covered Bridge was built in 1880–1881 mostly of oak and white pine by John Bear. He had previously built barns, the total cost to ... -
Ernest Thompson Seton and his appeals for peace. An anti-war speech pointing to the coming totalitarianism
This is a partial transcription from “Ernest Thompson Seton: A Scout Appeals for Peace,” broadcast on Radio Praha by the journalist David Vaughan in 2015. ... -
The Bruce trail reference. 42 maps. Queenston to Tobermory
The Bruce Trail Reference Maps & Trail Guide is the definitive resource for exploring the Bruce Trail and your key to a safe and enjoyable ... -
Point Farm. Mystical sunsets at the mysterious Lake Huron
Point Farm Provincial Park is once the site of a popular Victorian resort, this park north of Goderich is perched on a bluff and offers ... -
Trees are living beings from whom we should learn
O wondrous trees, my old friends, Albert Schweitzer addresses the trees and ends his confession. Teach me, brothers, to live thus, to die thus. Vasily ... -
Pablo Neruda. The Chilean forest
A short memory of Pably Neruda (12 July 1904 – 23 September 1973) in the Chilean forest. An enchantment that everyone knows, like millions of ... -
Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth
Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else … Knowledge can be communicated, but ... -
Heaven and Earth. Bestseller about climate change. Ian Plimer
This a brilliantly argued 598-page book by Ian Plimer about climate change is a comprehensive work that summarizes in detail all the objections that many ... -
Unique Iroquoian village near Crawford Lake. Importatnt Archaeological Discover in Ontario
The Crawford Lake Iroquoian village, which thrived around 600 years ago, was a vibrant community integral to the broader network of Indigenous settlements in Southern ... -
Rattlesnake Point. Home of ancient cedars and limestone cliffs
Rattlesnake Point is one of the most beautiful spots in Southern Ontario. Popular rock climbing spot, spreads over 264 hectares of protected land and features ... -
Misery Bay. Ancient sea with stone bottom and unique alvar
The uniqueness of Misery Bay Provincial Park on Manitoulin Island lies in its geological foundation, which is an ancient flat rock bed. The entire ecosystem ... -
Christian Opitz. Healthy nutrition for man and earth or is the chicken stupid?
You look and act the way you do and what you eat. There is deep meaning in this simple sentence. Countless texts have been written ... -
Frozen Niagara Falls as in the Ice Age 18,000 years ago
Frozen Niagara Falls – I did see this… even more awesome when you see all the trees covered with ice. The Niagara River, and the ... -
Cheltenham Badlands was formed over 400 million years ago
This impressive landscape in Caledon was first formed at the base of an ancient sea over 400 million years ago and was exposed in the ... -
Bridal Veil Falls. Popular waterfall along Manitoulin Island’s Kagawong River
Popular waterfall along Manitoulin Island’s Kagawong River. It’s very pleasant to have it as part of Manitoulin island tour. Trails: red / 5km yellow / ... -
Grindstone Creek (Great) Falls… Waterfalls like a ribbon
Grindstone Creek (Great) Falls winds like a ribbon through forest od Sugar Maple, Red Oak and Shabark Hickory, bringing life to this ravine. You can ... -
A Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Timeless poetry
Walt Whitman was a unique and still misunderstood poet and philosopher. A Leaves of Grass is Whitman’s only collection of poetry and his life’s work. ... -
Silver Creek’s trails with beautiful pond and lookouts
Sliver Creek’s lookout spots offer spectacular views of the escarpment especially in the fall when all the leaves change colours. Almost mystically quiet is the ... -
Sainte-Marie among the Hurons. First European Community in Ontario
Ontario’s first European Community, Sainte-Marie among the Hurons was the headquarters for the French Jesuit Mission to the Huron Wendat people. Short history. Sainte-Marie among ... -
Webster’s Falls. It has been the most frequently visited waterfall in Hamilton for more than a century
Webster’s Falls, noted for its panoramas, is a 22 metre high classical curtain/ plunge waterfall found in the Spencer Gorge/Webster’s Falls Conservation Area in Hamilton, ... -
Old growth forest with over 250 year old at Scottsdale farm
The oldest living tree on earth is likely the North American long-lived pine, which is estimated to be 5,060 years old based on the number ... -
Rockwood. Limestone cliffs, caves and glacial potholes
Dolomite cliffs, caves and glacial potholes, including one of the largest in the world, are some of the natural photogenic wonders in Rockwood. You can ... -
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 ... -
The School´s Museum, a very old school classroom from 1898
The history of South Baymouth is of necessity bound up with the history of fishing along the south shore of Manitoulin. The original settlers moved ... -
Oakville’s Community Museum at Erchless Estate
The museum holds a diverse collection of objects reflecting the history of Oakville from its establishment to the present day including costumes and textiles, fine ... -
Lucy Maud Montgomery spent nine years of her life in Norval
Lucy Maud Montgomery spent 9 years of her life in Norval together with her husband – the reverend at the local church. She was very ... -
Cup and Saucer, Manitoulin Trail with dramatic 70m cliffs
Cup and Saucer is one of the most popular trails in Ontario with dramatic 70 metre cliffs and breathtaking views, up to 12km of hiking ... -
Killarney was once known Shebawenahning “safe canoe passage”
The village of Killarney can be found at the end of the peninsula, about 10 km from Killarney Provincial Park. It is made up of ... -
The trail, where Philip Gosling marked the first blaze in 1962
When you go to Hilton Falls, make sure to visit the spot where Philip Gosling, one of the four “founders” of the Bruce Trail, marked ... -
Two Lookout Towers in Tobermory and Parry Sound
If you go back 100 years, rural areas north of Toronto were dotted with fire lookout towers. There were as many as 300 in Ontario ... -
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 ... -
Henry Moore. Sculpture is an art of the open air
The nature was always at the heart of Henry Moore’s artistic vision. Nature is in every deep scratch. Nature in mother planet, nature in mother ... -
Cory Trepanier paints in the remote corners of the Canadian Arctic
Cory Trepanier – painter, filmmaker and explorer lives just around the corner in rural Caledon. Once a moth his cozy house and adjacent barn open ... -
CHIHULY in Toronto. Fantasy in glass from Avatar
Chihuly’s first major exhibition at Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum. Dale Chihuly, an American sculptor, has mastered the alluring, translucent and transparent qualities of ice, water, ... -
The best of Guillermo del Toro At Home with Monster
This unique exhibition explores the creative mind behind one of the most inventive filmmakers of our generation revealing his influences, from the Medieval era to ... -
Beautifully restored St. Elias The Prophet church
Two years and 7 million dollars later St. Elias The Profit Church on Heritage Road is up and as beautiful as before. On April 5, ... -
Brief history of Georgetown, Ontario
In 1781 the British Government started purchasing land from the Mississauga Nation and in 1818, they bought what are now the townships of Esquesing and ... -
Some migratory birds also navigate using a quantum compass
No one doubts that songbirds migrating during the night are remarkably adept navigators. For example a boreal songbird’s are migrating 20,000 km from Alaska to Venezuela. ... -
Beautiful Scotsdale Farm near Georgetown has a very interesting history
Scotsdale Farm is one of the most beautiful spots in Halton Hills and favourite spot for photographers and filmmakers. 531 acres of rolling hills, woodlands ... -
When the Scotsdale Farm is glowing in the beauty of ice and snow.
Frozen in time and cold Canadian winter the Scotsdale Farm is glowing in the beauty of ice and snow. Enter from Trafalgar Road and begin ... -
Algonquin. Booth’s Rock Trail with great lookout on Rock Lake and Parry Sound Railway
The trail in Algonquin passes by two small lakes before heading up a steep slope to the lookout. The altitude of the high point of ... -
Erindale Park. A quiet time in “Salmon Valley”. Mississauga
Erindale Park is a great place for watching the leaving change colour. Park is located near Dundas and Missisauga road. It hugs the University of ... -
Wild Apples – The History of the Apple-Tree by Henry David Thoreau
It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple-tree is connected with that of man. The geologist tells us that the order of the ... -
Terra Cotta. Hiking trails, red soil, wettland, lake and pleasant forest
Terra Cotta is a total of 485 acres of pleasant woodland, interspersed with many trails in both flat and hilly terrain. The protected area has ... -
Limehouse Kilns. Limehouse Conservation Area near Georgetown
The limestone kilns in the Limehouse Conservation Area make this trail very special. Various trails up to 5 kilometres long pass by historic lime kiln ...