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Author: Kevin Kenny

Phyllis Rawlinson Park
York

Phyllis Rawlinson Park

Upon her death, Phyllis Mary Rawlinson (1912-1995) willed her 89.5-acre farm to the citizens of Richmond Hill. Phyllis Rawlinson Park … Continue reading Phyllis Rawlinson Park

Animal Tracks at my Backyard Bird Feeder
York

Animal Tracks at my Backyard Bird Feeder

On an early January morning I replenished my  backyard bird feeder and while returning to the house I saw fresh … Continue reading Animal Tracks at my Backyard Bird Feeder

Rouge National Urban Park Woodland Park Trail
Toronto

Rouge National Urban Park Woodland Park Trail

A walk along the Woodland trail reveals a community once existed here. Woodland Park provided tent camp sites and permanent … Continue reading Rouge National Urban Park Woodland Park Trail

Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village Revisited
Durham

Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village Revisited

Leonard Cullen was the founder of Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village. Many referred to him as a horticulturalist, but he … Continue reading Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village Revisited

Rouge National Urban Park, Monarch Trail
Durham

Rouge National Urban Park, Monarch Trail

The Monarch trail offers two distinctly different terrains to discover.  One is a quiet, dense old growth cedar forest. A … Continue reading Rouge National Urban Park, Monarch Trail

Rouge National Urban Park, Coyote Trail.
Durham

Rouge National Urban Park, Coyote Trail.

We couldn’t have picked a better autumn morning to visit Rouge Park; 18°C mostly sunny. At the trail’s entrance the … Continue reading Rouge National Urban Park, Coyote Trail.

3 Tower Cranes and 1 Surprise Feature
York

3 Tower Cranes and 1 Surprise Feature

We’ve all seen them, popping up like tall birds above city skylines, gently lifting steel, cement and glass. These are … Continue reading 3 Tower Cranes and 1 Surprise Feature

Toronto Hospital for Sick Kids, the Country Branch
Toronto

Toronto Hospital for Sick Kids, the Country Branch

What is this place? Several years ago, that’s what I thought to myself when I first arrived at 51 Panorama … Continue reading Toronto Hospital for Sick Kids, the Country Branch

Flight 621 Memorial Garden and Cemetery in Brampton
Peel

Flight 621 Memorial Garden and Cemetery in Brampton

This year will mark the 50th anniversary of lives lost forever to the deadliest aviation disaster in Ontario and the … Continue reading Flight 621 Memorial Garden and Cemetery in Brampton

Newmarket Ghost Canal
York

Newmarket Ghost Canal

Due to a lack of political foresight, the Newmarket Canal, constructed in the early 1900s, has more than 100 years … Continue reading Newmarket Ghost Canal

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