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Books, Nature

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

August 21, 2022August 22, 2022

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 ...
Books, Nature

Monumental Flora Graeca is one of the most remarkable illustrated floras ever to see

July 23, 2022July 23, 2022

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 ...
Nature

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

July 22, 2022July 23, 2022

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 ...
Trails, Waterfalls

Grindstone Creek (Great) Falls… Waterfalls like a ribbon

July 22, 2022July 23, 2022

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 ...
History

Over 120 years old Post Office Museum, Manitoulin Island

July 21, 2022July 23, 2022

“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 ...
History, Nature

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

July 19, 2022July 23, 2022

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 ...
History, Nature

What wildflowers are in Canadian provincial and territorial symbols?

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022

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

A Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Timeless poetry

June 1, 2022June 2, 2022

He 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. It ...
Books, Nature

Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth

May 28, 2022May 28, 2022

Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else … Knowledge can be communicated, but ...
Nature, Trails

Misery Bay. Ancient sea with stone bottom and unique alvar

May 28, 2022May 28, 2022

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 ...
Trails

Point Farm. Mystical sunsets at the mysterious Lake Huron

May 27, 2022May 28, 2022

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 ...
Trails

Silver Creek’s trails with beautiful pond and lookouts

May 22, 2022June 2, 2022

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 ...
History

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

May 21, 2022June 14, 2022

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 ...
History

Sainte-Marie among the Hurons. First European Community in Ontario

May 15, 2022July 23, 2022

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 ...
History

West Montrose Covered Bridge, also Kissing Bridge is one of the oldest covered bridges in Canada

May 15, 2022May 28, 2022

Built in 1880–1881 mostly of oak and white pine by John Bear. He had previously built barns, the total cost to the Township of Woolwich ...
Nature

Cheltenham Badlands was formed over 400 million years ago

May 12, 2022May 23, 2022

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 ...
Trails, Waterfalls

Webster’s Falls. It has been the most frequently visited waterfall in Hamilton for more than a century

May 12, 2022May 28, 2022

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, ...
History, Trails

First in North America. The Barber Mill Dynamo in Georgetown

May 3, 2022May 23, 2022

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 ...
Nature

Old growth forest with over 250 year old at Scottsdale farm

May 1, 2022June 2, 2022

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 ...
Trails

Rattlesnake Point. Home of ancient cedars and limestone cliffs

May 1, 2022May 28, 2022

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 ...
Trails

Killarney Provincial Park. Fantastic lakes with red and white rocks

May 1, 2022May 28, 2022

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 ...
Nature, Trails

Rockwood. Limestone cliffs, caves and glacial potholes

May 1, 2022July 23, 2022

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 ...
Culture, History

The Mennonites community of St. Jacobs has an interesting history

May 1, 2022May 28, 2022

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 ...
History

The School´s Museum, a very old school classroom from 1898

May 1, 2022May 28, 2022

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 ...
History

Oakville’s Community Museum at Erchless Estate

May 1, 2022May 23, 2022

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 ...
Culture, History

Lucy Maud Montgomery spent nine years of her life in Norval

May 1, 2022May 23, 2022

Lucy Maud Montgomery spent 9 years of her life in Norval together with her husband – the reverend at the local church. She was very ...
Trails

Cup and Saucer, Manitoulin Trail with dramatic 70m cliffs

May 1, 2022May 28, 2022

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 ...
History

Killarney was Shebawenahning, here is a safe canoe channel

May 1, 2022May 28, 2022

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 ...
Trails

The trail, where Philip Gosling marked the first blaze in 1962

April 23, 2022May 28, 2022

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 ...
Trails, Waterfalls

Hilton Falls. Between nature and history all year round

April 23, 2022May 28, 2022

Hilton Falls is a pleasant area for small hikes at any time of the year. The center of the area is not only a small ...
Places, Trails

Two Lookout Towers in Tobermory and Parry Sound

April 20, 2022May 28, 2022

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 ...
Culture, Trails

Fairytale Doll houses in the village Grimsby

April 20, 2022May 28, 2022

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 ...
Culture

Henry Moore. Sculpture is an art of the open air

April 20, 2022May 28, 2022

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 ...
Culture

Cory Trepanier paints in the remote corners of the Canadian Arctic

April 19, 2022May 28, 2022

Cory Trepanier – painter, filmmaker and explorer lives just around the corner in rural Caledon. Once a moth his cozy house and adjacent barn open ...
Culture

CHIHULY in Toronto. Fantasy in glass from Avatar

April 17, 2022May 28, 2022

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, ...
Culture, Nature

Mirko Hanak was a brilliant illustrator of natural subjects

April 17, 2022May 28, 2022

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 ...
Culture

The best of Guillermo del Toro At Home with Monster

April 17, 2022May 28, 2022

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 ...
Trails, Waterfalls

Bridal Veil Falls. Popular waterfall along Manitoulin Island’s Kagawong River

April 17, 2022July 23, 2022

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 / ...
Culture, History

Beautifully restored St. Elias The Prophet church

April 8, 2022July 23, 2022

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, ...
History, Trails

The Algonquin Logging Museum. Take a step back in time

April 8, 2022May 28, 2022

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 ...
History

Brief history of Georgetown, Ontario

April 7, 2022July 23, 2022

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 ...
History

How did Credit River in Ontario get its name?

April 7, 2022May 28, 2022

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 ...
History, Trails

Unique Iroquoian village near Crawford Lake. Importatnt Archaeological Discover in Ontario

April 7, 2022June 2, 2022

This 15th century Iroquoian village (Crawford Lake) features three re-constructed longhouses and numerous artefact that bring light into the lives of the early settlers. From ...
History, Nature

Grey Owl wanted to protect the forests and animals of Canada

April 7, 2022June 14, 2022

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 ...
History

Penetanguishene Centennial Museum. The history of one of Ontario’s oldest communities

April 7, 2022June 1, 2022

The history of one of Ontario’s oldest communities is proudly displayed at the Penetanguishene Centennial Museum & Archives. Visit the 1875 Lumber Office and General ...
History

Seattle speech. A text about the domination of an ideology, about slavery, about freedom disappearing

April 7, 2022June 14, 2022

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 ...
Nature

How to find out the approximate age of a tree by using a simple method

April 6, 2022July 23, 2022

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 ...
Nature

Some migratory birds also navigate using a quantum compass

April 6, 2022June 1, 2022

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. ...
History, Trails

Beautiful Scotsdale Farm near Georgetown has a very interesting history

April 6, 2022June 1, 2022

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 ...
Trails

When the Scotsdale Farm is glowing in the beauty of ice and snow.

April 6, 2022June 1, 2022

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 ...
Trails

Algonquin. Booth’s Rock Trail with great lookout on Rock Lake and Parry Sound Railway

April 4, 2022June 1, 2022

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 ...
Trails

The Bruce Trail 890 km. Canada’s oldest and longest marked footpath.

April 4, 2022June 1, 2022

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. ...
Trails

Good blazing is important for identifying the Bruce Trails

April 4, 2022June 1, 2022

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 ...
Trails

Erindale Park. A quiet time in “Salmon Valley”. Mississauga

April 1, 2022June 2, 2022

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 ...
Trails

Kelso. Nice scenery, rocks, Niagara escarpment and the best preserved lime kilns in Ontario

March 30, 2022June 2, 2022

Kelso is a distinctive part of the Niagara Escarpment. There is a trail that runs along the escarpment that offers very nice views of the ...
Nature

Trillium. The iconic flower of Ontario with magic number

March 4, 2022July 23, 2022

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, ...
History

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

January 4, 2016July 23, 2022

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 ...
History

Wild Apples – The History of the Apple-Tree by Henry David Thoreau

January 4, 2016July 23, 2022

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 ...
Trails

Terra Cotta. Hiking trails, red soil, wettland, lake and pleasant forest

January 4, 2016July 23, 2022

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 ...
History

Ernest Thompson Seton and his appeals for peace. An anti-war speech pointing to the coming totalitarianism

January 4, 2016July 23, 2022

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. ...
Trails

Limehouse Kilns. Limehouse Conservation Area near Georgetown

January 4, 2016June 2, 2022

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 ...
History, Waterfalls

Frozen Niagara Falls like the last Ice Age. 18,000 years ago

January 4, 2016June 2, 2022

Frozen Niagara Falls – I did see this… even more awesome when you see all the trees covered with ice. The Niagara River, and the ...
Books

The Bruce trail reference. 42 maps. Queenston to Tobermory

January 4, 2016May 28, 2022

The Bruce Trail Reference Maps & Trail Guide is the definitive resource for exploring the Bruce Trail and your key to a safe and enjoyable ...