Family Day Plans
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - Have you plans for this Family Day weekend? It’s coming—February 14-16! Here are a few ideas.Family Day is a provincial public holiday in 5…
Indoor (and outdoor) Fun
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - Okay, it’s been cold out! It is winter, yes? But what to do with those restless tots and tweens when it’s freezing?Play inside.Not at…
Travel to London – Ontario, That Is
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - It isn’t snowing—at least not when this was written. In fact, the snow was almost gone, skiing and other snow-related venues were closed, and…
Christmas Cheer around the County…and Beyond
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - Further to the last article on Christmas lights, this writer would prefer you look at pictures rather than read a long piece on them…
Christmas Joy is Everywhere!
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - Like many in the neighbourhood, I have been outside hanging icicles and setting up angels, deer, and moose. Across the street, my neighbour has…
Travel to Gay Lea Museum
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - Last edition we traveled to Elgin County to visit the forested property of Pinecroft and the crafts found there. Our next stop was the…
Travel to Elgin County
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - Just about an hour from London, in Elgin County, reside good reasons why you should get out of the house. And perhaps you’ll find…
Spooky Regions of the County
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - Walking through a graveyard on a shadowy, spectral night, as trees swayed in the cold wind, their leaves drifting between the gravestones, a skeleton…
Travel for Colour
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - If you are planning a fall ride to view the colourful autumn leaves, you may be disappointed. It appears summer has clung on and…
Travel to St. Jacobs & the Farmer’s Market
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - A short hop across the 401 or, if you would rather, highway 7, can take you to St. Jacobs in about 1 ½ hours.…
Travel to St. Marys (again)
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - In the last edition we went to Manitoulin Island and this time we headed north again but only drive 30 minutes from home. You…
Travel to the World’s Largest (freshwater) Island
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - Feel like getting away? Travel to the Islands. Not the Caribbean, the Manitoulin Islands located on Lake Huron. Surrounded by other islands, like Barrie…
Travel to Algonquin Park
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - Take a walk on the wild side! Ontario’s northern district still holds some of the roughest, but also the most beautiful, sites yet without…
Travel to Sarnia
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - Less than an hour from our reader base, Sarnia has a lot to offer if you like to spend some time walking along water…
Reed’s County Sports Report: Exploring The Great Outdoors A Summer Ritual
Written By Jeffrey Reed Well before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Canadians had embraced staycations and nearcations as the new norms. A continuing poor economy meant extravagant trips abroad were out,…
Travel to Port Dover for Canada Day
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - Travel with us back to Port Dover, on the north shore of Lake Erie, to participate in a Canada Day event. Just fresh off…
Travel to Southampton
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - Last edition, we took you along Lake Huron looking at the sites along the way and suggesting some stops for your educational and nourishment…
Travel Along Lake Huron for the Fun of It
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - Many of you may have driven along Lake Huron, heading for a particular destination, and viewed the vast number of cottages and homes, but…
Lima Chronicles (Part II): Fragments of a City I Once Called Home
Written By David Gomez As I write these words, I try to recall as vividly as I can the many layers of my hometown.Lima was my city for 27 years.Lima…
Lima Chronicles (Part I): Beneath the Cathedral Vaults, Among Memories and Miracles
Written By David Gomez TRAVEL - As you may already know, the newly elected Pope Leo XIV holds dual nationality. His Holiness was born in Chicago in 1955, but he…
Travel to an Easter Egg Hunt
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - My trip was short this time as I remained in my back yard to hide easter eggs for our grandchildren. The night before had…
Travel to the Black Donnelly’s Brewing Company
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - The motto states it, “It’s not just a beer, it’s a story!” Go in for a beer, come away with the tale that put…
Travel to the Marthaville Habitat
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - Take a short drive west to Wyoming (Ontario, not the state) if you enjoy quiet walks in one of the local conservation areas. Lambton…
Travel to St. Marys
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - We returned to St. Marys in milder weather (we drove in a blizzard last time). The waterfalls, limestone buildings eateries are always inviting.One such…
Travel to the RCR Museum
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - In past articles we covered Museum London, then two other museums out by the airport (hey, it’s too cold for outdoor adventure). Now we…
Travel to London’s Aircraft & Radar Museums
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - At the eastern end of Oxford Street in London, just north of the airport, two military-style museums sit with displays of Royal Canadian Air…
Travel to Museum London
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - A short drive (depending on where you live) will take you to downtown London and the Forks of the Thames where Museum London awaits…
Travel to St. Marys’ Cultural Exhibits
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - Our wheels took us to St. Marys once again—and into a blizzard. We planned to see two venues however the Station Art Gallery was…
Travel Simcoe for Christmas Cheer
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - There are several festivals nearby festooned with Christmas lights, such as in Windsor, LaSalle, Goderich, Cambridge and Guelph. But we drove to Simcoe to…
Travel Locally to See the Town Lights
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - Putting on a good front for Christmas is a task that may challenge some shop owners. Being festive, attracting the eye to the store,…