by janecanapini | Feb 23, 2021 | Attractions, Canada, Ontario
Looking for the perfect day trip during Covid? Here’s something that is both a ‘destination’ and an activity that ticks all the safety boxes and becomes a bit of a scavenger hunt: following one of Ontario’s many rural Barn Quilt Trails!
by janecanapini | Jun 24, 2020 | Events & Festivals, Food & Drink, Ontario
Summer is the perfect time for a weekend getaway from Toronto to explore a pretty corner of Southern Ontario about 2 hours east. It’s where you’ll discover all of the grownup things to do in Prince Edward County: art, wine, food, and even giant sand dunes!
by janecanapini | Aug 29, 2019 | Art, Nature & Wildlife, Ontario
The impressionist paintings of Canada’s Group of Seven artists may be familiar to many of us in Canada (and many more of us now, thanks to actor Steve Martin’s high-profile interest in Lawren Harris.) But it’s only when you see the landscapes that inspired those evocative paintings that you can truly appreciate how these artists were able to capture the unique beauty found in certain places in Canada. One of those places is Killarney Provincial Park, in northeastern Ontario, and after doing 3 Killarney hikes with truly inspiring views, Henk and I were even more impressed with this Park’s beauty.
by janecanapini | Aug 22, 2019 | Nature & Wildlife, Ontario, Photography
On August 14, 2003 the lights went out over half of North America in a massive power outage that left 50 million people without electricity. In cities like Toronto, people found themselves struggling to cope in an urban environment suddenly stripped of all power. But...