Travel Home
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - With gas prices reduced somewhat but still high, travel for some may provide a challenge. But to others, respite could be as close as…
On the Road to Construction
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - “Sign, sign, everywhere a sign!” so sang the 60’s group, Five Man Electrical Band. “Do this, don’t do that.”Tis the season when orange is…
Travel to Port Stanley
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - Staying with short drives in mind so as to save gas (this one is much shorter than the last one), we traveled to Port…
Travel to Londesborough
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - A short trip that may interest you—short, because gas is expensive—would be to drive to Londesborough. Where, you ask, is that! Well, we headed…
WWII Commemorations in Normandy and Europe (Part II)
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - During a recent event at the Ailsa Craig Legion, two speakers made presentations concerning World War 2 in Europe and their take-away from it.…
WWII Commemorations in Normandy and Europe
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - A change from the usual, instead of traveling myself, we visited the Legion in Ailsa Craig on Wednesday April 15, to view two presentations…
Nature Walk in the City
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - It’s a walk in the park… well sort of. London offers an estimated 175 kilometers of connected trails that provide hikers with scenes and…
Travel For the Fun of it
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - Have you ever gotten into your vehicle and just pointed it in one direction and drove? We’re talking about just going for a ride,…
Late Winter Indoor Activities
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - Not just about plants and growing things, Heeman’s greenhouse offers some warm winter activities. For example, their Winter Wellness has programs for all ages…
Sweet Maple Tidings
Written By Alan Good TRAVEL - The weather is turning warmer and that means maple syrup is running. The maple leaf is Canada’s emblem and maple syrup is our creation.…
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…