The economy of the Island appears to be based on farming and tourism. There are many very small pockets of population and then lots of homes and cabins scattered everywhere else, though not so visibly...
Brownlee Lake Park is a nice little private campground beside, are you ready for this, Brownlee Lake (near Thessalon). On our way into this campground we noticed this Round Barn gift shop, so we stop in...
Dawn breaks bright, sunny and without a whisper of wind. Of course we wouldn't know that because we are still in bed when dawn breaks. However when we do arise the day is still sunny, bright and...
This is beautiful country, I wonder why they see the need to clutter it up with billboards! Not that the billboards are overwhelming but there are just enough of them to be irritating. I wonder if the...
It is raining when we get up ... no, not just raining, pouring would be a better word. Fortunately we never unhitched the trailer last night, so with the minimum of fuss we are on the road again....
Well before we get to Thunder Bay there is Kakabeka Falls. When I (Lawrie) was going to University in Thunder Bay, there was just a little park and some real nice viewing platforms. Today there is quite...
And these names are all pronounced how? I know now, but will probably not get them right tomorrow! These are all Ojibwa names ... and even that can get spelled a few different ways! These are also...
It is now Friday, May 28, almost a full month has gone by since we left home. The time has gone quickly, or so it seems to me. My first knitting project is still not done, though this isn't really a...
It is an easy drive to the Fort and we spend three hours there. We are saturated by history brought alive by the many interpreters that work there.
Do you think this grain elevator is overly tall? Just because Lawrie thought there weren't many elevators left, they are showing up at almost every town now. Many need a coat of paint that we doubt will...
You can't help but notice how big the sky appears on the praries. You also can't help but notice how monotonous the landscape is. The prairies would be a good place to live if you were the least bit...