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Bruce Trail’s Burnt Point Side Trail, Tobermory
Over the years we have participated in the Bruce Adventure Passport which takes ‘explorers’ to various locations…
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Identifying Wildflowers: Cardinal Flower (native)
Common Name: Scarlet Lobeilia Scientific Name: Lobelia cardinalis Family: Campanulaceae (Bellflower family) Origins: North America (native) Flowering Time: July to September Habitat: Damp sites, especially along streams. Range: Found from Ontario…
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Identifying Wildflowers: Sticky False Asphodel (native)
Common Name: Tofieldia glutinosa, STicky Tofieldia Scientific Name: Tofieldia glutinosa, Narthecium glutinosum Family: Lilliaceae (Lily) Origins: North America (native) Flowering Time: June to July Habitat: Wet areas, bogs, fens…
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Life In An Algonquin Logging Camp
Situated near the east gates of Algonquin Park is an outdoor logging museum. Along a 1.3 kilometre…
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Huron Fringe Trail at MacGregor Point Provincial Park
MacGregor Point Provincial Park is located on the shores of Lake Huron, just south of Port Elgin,…
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226 Year Old Pines on Algonquin’s Big Pines Trail
Hiking the Big Pines Trail at Algonquin Provincial Park is always awe inspiring. Walking among the few…
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Cache Lake Reflections at Dusk, Algonquin Park
Off Highway 60, just east of the Canisbay Campground, is the entrance and parking lot for Cache…
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Maya the Nature Dog Revisits Algonquin’s Beaver Pond Trail
Our 2016 trip to Algonquin Park marked the third time Maya had hiked the Beaver Pond Trail….
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Wildflowers At Bridgeview Conservation Area in August
Bridgeview Conservation Area is a small park located in Petrolia, Ontario and is a great place to…
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Maya Enjoys The Shade From The Big Pines in Algonquin
At least half of our camping trip to Algonquin in 2016 was really hot, so we got…
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