Spring Break Family Getaway to Mew Lake - By Josh Spina. You’re going where? While most of our friends and family flew South for the March break, seeking reprieve from the harsh Canadian Winter, we packed our snowshoes and headed North. We had camped extensively throughout the Spring, Summer and Fall but until this point hadn’t previously ventured out together winter camping … [Read more...]
A Day Trip to Rushing River Provincial Park
A beautiful park, a good pair of hiking shoes, a well stocked cooler and Alice, a standard poodle, game for anything, is what I would call a recipe for success. And that was exactly how a recent holiday Monday came together for us, as we decided to spend it at Rushing River Provincial Park in the district of Kenora. Located a mere 2.5 hours from Winnipeg, the park is perfect … [Read more...]
10 Day Family Camping Trip to Lake Superior and Pancake Bay Provincial Parks
Our story I have camped and enjoyed the outdoors since I was a child. My brother and I would spend our summers visiting my Grandparents on Rock Lake, northeast of Bruce Mines, Ontario and were very fortunate to truly experience the outdoors unlike most have the chance to. My wife and I tent camped very often before having children and have since moved to a teardrop trailer … [Read more...]
Myths and Microbes at Kakabeka Falls
“I know that place,” I said to my friend, gesturing to the framed photo on her living room wall. It was a mid-summer’s evening, and we had just come inside to prep dinner for a backyard barbecue at her Toronto home. “It’s Kakabeka Falls, isn’t it?” I asked. She told me she wasn’t sure, that she and her boyfriend had bought the picture at some garage sale years ago, but … [Read more...]
Peterborough’s Canoe Heritage
By Jo Boxwell Inside an unremarkable, flat-roofed building in Peterborough, Ontario sits the world's largest collection of canoes, kayaks and paddled watercraft. The Canadian Canoe Museum protects over 600 vessels and numerous accessories. Canoes Most visitors will begin their journey through the museum with a fascinating look at some early approaches to canoe building. … [Read more...]
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