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Review of The Mill Street Bistro, Coldwater
From medieval swordplay displays by modern-day Knights in Shining Armor, to steampunked characters right out of a time-warped spaghetti western, a recent visit to Coldwater, Ontario, turned out to be full of surprises…
Getting Steampunked in Coldwater, Ontario!
"What is 'Steampunk'?" was the question almost everyone asked me when I told them I was going to the Steampunk Festival in Coldwater this summer. And the second question hot on its heels was 'Why Coldwater?" Hosting such a quirky festival was not what you would...
My Burning Man Obsession Burns Still
I have to admit, there's a part of me that wishes I had been born just a few years earlier, so that I could officially have been part of the Hippie Generation. I'm sure I'm just romanticizing the era, (or maybe it's the recent resurgence of bohemian fashion...
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