On our way home from Alabama we stopped at the Cincinnati Observatory for a short tour. The Cincinnati Astronomical Society… Read more Trying Out a Historic Telescope
Category: Travel
The Pest that Heralded Prosperity
Enterprise, Alabama is the first city to put up a monument to a pest! The statue of a Greek woman… Read more The Pest that Heralded Prosperity
A Visit to the Frederic Remington Art Museum
Every school morning we read a poem, generally by one poet per term. This term it’s Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and… Read more A Visit to the Frederic Remington Art Museum
Who Wants to Visit Hereford Cathedral?
Hereford is an English city of about 50,000 people in the West Midlands, not far from Wales. Construction of its… Read more Who Wants to Visit Hereford Cathedral?
Dr. Kate
While we were on vacation in New Brunswick, my mom took my sister and me to the New Mills cemetery… Read more Dr. Kate
A Visit to Billy Bishop Museum
Local hero Billy Bishop, the famous World War I flying ace, has come up a couple of times on my… Read more A Visit to Billy Bishop Museum
Local History: Five Stories from Grey Bruce
There is nothing I like more than rifling through used books at a thrift store, library sale, or cardboard box… Read more Local History: Five Stories from Grey Bruce
Snow Day at Moreston Heritage Village
On Saturday morning I bundled up the children and we braved the minus 19 windchill and headed to Moreston Heritage… Read more Snow Day at Moreston Heritage Village
Exploring Grey County: Inglis Falls
A couple of weeks ago, after a long day with the kids, I took myself to Harrison Park, bought a… Read more Exploring Grey County: Inglis Falls
Exploring Grey County: Harrison Park
Good news! We had a conditional offer on a house accepted on Saturday night. (Next up, finalizing the financing and… Read more Exploring Grey County: Harrison Park
Exploring Bruce County: Fathom Five
When I was a kid we used to camp on the Bruce Peninsula in the summer. One memorable day trip… Read more Exploring Bruce County: Fathom Five
Picnicking with History: St. Raphael’s Ruins
When touring around to visit relatives at Canadian Thanksgiving this fall, we stopped for a picnic at the ruins of… Read more Picnicking with History: St. Raphael’s Ruins
Exploring Grey County: Bruce’s Caves
When we did some local sight seeing back in September (including The Corran), we also visited Bruce’s Caves, near Wiarton.… Read more Exploring Grey County: Bruce’s Caves