If you’re like me, you’ve never heard of the Qu’Appelle Valley until you’ve been to Saskatchewan. The valley runs west-east across southern Saskatchewan from Lake Diefenbaker to just across the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border, where the Qu’Appelle River joins the Assiniboine River. We’ve been travelling west along the Trans-Canada highway, and the terrain has been relatively flat Read More…
Month: July 2021
A Day Trip Along Ontario’s Highway 101
After we left Manitoulin Island and got our second vaccinations, we had 14 days before we could enter Manitoba due to COVID restrictions and continue our travels west. We stayed three nights at Como Lake Resort about 14 kilometres off Hwy 101 on Esher Healy Road, a gravel road. Very, very quiet spot. John and Read More…
Manitoulin Island—a place to relax
As we began our journey west out of Ontario, we spent seven nights on Manitoulin Island. It’s a beautiful island on Lake Huron with spectacular views from its shores. We would gladly return just for the views at Meldrum Bay. You can access the island either by ferry or by land. The Chi-Cheemaun ferry runs Read More…
Screaming Heads
This is truly a unique place to visit. Set on 300 acres of land near Burk’s Falls, Ontario, is the Midlothian Castle and the Screaming Heads. Created by Peter Camani, an artist, sculptor and retired art teacher, it is an interesting place to take a stroll. There isn’t much online about this place, and there Read More…