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 and animals of Canada. But ...
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 on Manitoulin Island in October ...
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, deciduous, or mixed forests. The ...
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 Ferdinad Bauer, were beginning to ...
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 brushwork on rice paper, all ...
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 the Township of Woolwich was ...
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. It is documentation of an ...
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 trip. (Edition 30, published June ...
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 spectacular views of the blue ...
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 people before and after us. ...