More hippie vans in Orilia’s main street as the town celebrated 60 years of the Mariposa Folk Festival. All part of the yearly “Street Alive” project of Orillia. Street Alive in Orillia – October 19, 2021
Spent the day strolling Orillia’s main street appreciating the “Street Alive” artworks. This year’s theme was “Road Trip To Mariposa” to celebrate 60 years of the Mariposa Folk Festival. Around 30 hippie vans and peace signs lined Mississaga Street. Just a few of the very colorful, very artistic “vans” uniquely Read more…
Two more stops to complete the trail. Revisiting Lucknow, a quiet town of Scottish Heritage with population of just over 1,000. Two years ago, I took pictures of the town’s painted fire hydrants. Best time to add a few more. Icing to our cake was the butterfly wings at the Read more…
Continuing with the Huron-Kinloss Ice Cream Trail, we passed by the hamlet of Holyrood. Ice cream with some bikers and an old Canada Post sign made the detour different. We did not forget to take a photo by the Ice Cream Trail poster. Kincardine was not in the ice cream Read more…
Contrary to popular belief, an ice-cream trail is not meant to have ice cream all the way (Although one can!). It is actually a project of smaller Ontario towns to entice visitors to visit, shop, eat, learn about their place. This summer the Huron-Kinloss Ice Cream Trail™ celebrated their 10th Read more…