Tag Archives: hiking

Bucket List: Hiking the Bruce Trail

Posted on October 17, 2017 by

I have wanted to hike the 885-kilometre (550-mile) length of the Bruce Trail from Tobermory to Niagara in Ontario, Canada, since June 1981. That means we just passed the 36-year point. However . . . First, I am now in … Continue reading →

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St. Patrick Day River Hike in Northern Ontario

Posted on March 17, 2017 by

Someone once asked me where “my people” were from.  I quickly turned around to check and see if a crowd of folks had taken up behind me.  No one was within 10 feet of me, so with a quizzical brow…

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“Dip, Dip, and Swing”

Posted on November 10, 2016 by

Whenever I think of the song Land of the Silver Birch, I think of Ontario, not where I grew up, which was in the southwestern portion near the Great Lakes beaches, but of Tobermory and Halfway (Log) Dump along the … Continue reading →

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