The 99 Steps
Due to construction delays ahead of me, I turned off onto an unfamiliar two-lane sideroad. The roadway reminded me of … Continue reading The 99 Steps
Category: York
On a Winter Wonderland Trail
Let it Snow Today’s day trip is a hike on the Scout Tract Trail, 1 of 22 trails in York … Continue reading On a Winter Wonderland Trail
4 Mural Artists Delight your Senses
4 Mural Artists Delight your Senses July 19, 2021 A former Walmart store in the City of Vaughan, Ontario is … Continue reading 4 Mural Artists Delight your Senses
Lake Wilcox Park
Lake Wilcox Park June 26, 2021 The transformation of Lake Wilcox has been exceptionally well executed. Gone is the roadway … Continue reading Lake Wilcox Park
Trans Richmond Trail
Trans Richmond Trail April 30, 2021 “Two hundred and seventy-five men, 20 trucks, and 16 side-boom tractors and 12 bulldozers … Continue reading Trans Richmond Trail
Bruce’s Mill Maple Sugar Bush
Bruce’s Mill Maple Syrup Trail. Jake tells me his story about how he collected maple tree sap when he was a young boy. Continue reading Bruce’s Mill Maple Sugar Bush
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
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
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
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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