I had a chance to visit Base31 in Picton, Ontario in August for a short visit and knew I had to go back for a longer one. The history in this place is fascinating. The innovation using “creative placemaking” to bring it back to life is extraordinary! I sent them an email to see ifContinue reading “Feature Travel Blog: Base31: Celebrating the Past by Creating a Future”
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Feature Travel Blog: The Diefenbunker
I had never heard of this even being here. In my search for strange and interesting places The Diefenbunker popped up on my radar. I decided to travel to Carp Ontario to see what this actually is. I asked if any of my friends in the area wanted to take a look with me andContinue reading “Feature Travel Blog: The Diefenbunker”
The Boat on the Brink
At the brink of Niagara Falls there is a boat that has been there since 1918. Going to Niagara Falls and seeing first hand the power of the water moving towards the Falls you have to wonder, how after all this time is it still there? How did it get there? What is its story?Continue reading “The Boat on the Brink”
The History of Niagara
If you love history, Niagara is rich with it. Humans landed here over 12,000 years ago when the falls was first forming. The first recording of the Falls happened by Recollet priest Louis Hennepin who traveled from Europe in 1678. British colonists arrived and named it Upper Canada and we became a British monarchy. YouContinue reading “The History of Niagara”