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Leader wildlife sculptures

Unless you work or have friends in the area, Leader, Saskatchewan is not exactly the kind of Canadian town you would find yourself touring around in.

Great Sandhills Railway

I used to think of the iconic Canadian prairie grain elevator as I do a favourite antique – something that shouldn’t be thrown away but is far too often in need of dusting off.

First Light at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons

The smell of wood fires, the crunching sound of walking on frozen snow, the shuffle of boots through black spruce needles and the cozy relief of a hot drink warming mitten-clad fingers; these are the sensations of First Light at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons.

Shucking Oysters

It’s a simple filter-feeding, bi-valve mollusk, so how come we’re all a-titter and a wink about the soft, voluptuous body of this marine invertebrate?

SS Bigwin Muskoka Steamboat

When they quenched the last fire in her belly and abandoned her to a rotting disgrace, no one imagined the SS Bigwin would ply the Lake of Bays once again.

The Briars’ History Room

The prospect of a “History Tour” at The Briars did not immediately fill me with anticipation. I was more interested in clambering around the rocky shores of Lake Simcoe or hanging out in the dining room with Carlos and Hylton, soaking up their stories about “back home” in Jamaica.

Seal Cove

Snooping around Seal Cove on Grand Manan Island in New Brunswick …

Montreal breakfast diner

Le Vieux Vélo is built on a hardcore Montreal breakfast diner sensibility, but with chic improvements where they really count.

Cottage life

A little cottage in the woods is the quintessential Canadian retreat, but sometimes it’s hard to keep up with the maintenance.

Ness Creek

The Ness Creek Music Festival site and the Nesslin Lake campground are two of the most unique places to overnight in central Saskatchewan.

Inukshuk

There is definitely something compelling about making a big pile of rocks; an Inukshuk. Inuit peoples started doing it a very long time ago.