Hiking, biking, and getting outside in Ontario
The Art Metropole building still stands at 241 Yonge street, across from Eatons Centre. But in 1906 is was located farther south at 149 Yonge Street. The catalogue also includes other important details: The new building was also used to house exhibits like the Thumb-box exhibition by Canadian Artists – 1911 They were quite proud of … Read more
Certain sections of Toronto have changed quite a bit, and others, like the corner of Hepbourne and Ossington in Bickford Park have changed very little. So maybe the neighbours couldn’t agree on the colour of the roof, and there are certainly more trees and greenery in the modern picture (a 2009 screen capture from Google … Read more
The 1900 Architectural Sheet Metal Building Material of Every Description is a fascinating 362 page catalogue that has been scanned and made available online on the Internet Archive. It was produced by the Metallic Roofing Co of Canada – located at King and Dufferin streets in Toronto. The catalogue has illustrations and photos on most … Read more
I’ve often noticed “Shelter Valley Road” when driving back and forth along the 401 between Toronto and Kingston. It always looked like a great place to enjoy the fall colours in Ontario with the top down in a convertible, and I found out I was right! Here are the photos to prove it. Shelter Valley … Read more
We managed to get out on the snowshoes back in December 2010 mid-December. There wasn’t a ton of snow yet, maybe a foot, but enough to enjoy the Ontario forest. In some places there were branches sticking up through the snow, but not a lot. Here are some shots of the wonderful old lodge nearby, … Read more
Blending of 1923 streetcar work and current AGO building at Dundas and McCaul in Toronto.
A quick video of people enjoying a couple of downtown Toronto skating rinks in January, 2023. See the bottom of the post for the map of the outdoor rinks. Some Toronto ice skating video, including shots from: The short Barbara Ann Scott Ice Trail at College Park Ice skating rink at Nathan Phillips Square at … Read more
The map is incomplete… we’ll add all our hikes soon!
Tew Falls in the Spencer Gorge Wilderness Area and the views from Dundas Peak sounded perfect. This was more of a “walk in the park” than a hike. For the most part we were walking on fine-gravel paths, well maintained bridges, and cement lookout points with sturdy guardrails.
This hike is a loop, half on the Bruce Trail, and half on side streets. It took us about 2 hours, including stops for pictures along the way. The park itself had a fair number of people in it on a Saturday, but after hiking for about 30 minutes there weren’t many people around.