Omemee is a community within the city of Kawartha Lakes and is just an hour’s drive from home base. Our visit to Omemee is one of those unplanned trips that turned out fascinating. First we found the Windy Ridge Trail. We ventured trail at the height of noon knowing it was Read more…
Just to make it clear, it used to be a windmill, but here now stands a lighthouse. There is history to this beautiful edifice that stands overlooking the Lawrence River. Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site marks the site of the November 1838 Battle of the Windmill, fought around a grist windmill near Prescott, Ontario, Read more…
On our way home from Cornwall, we decided to stop by Morrisburg wanting to check out a mural or two. Surprisingly, we got a few more! The “Morrisburg Dairy” at Pinkus Plaza – this depicts an important part of life in South Dundas in the 1950’s & 60’s where the Read more…
Cornwall is Ontario’s easternmost city, located on the Saint Lawrence River along Ontario Highway 401. Spending a day in this place and choosing only one place to (re)discover – we chose Lamoureux Park. We parked and started from Marina 200 with the pretty scenery of boats and yachts. Taking the Read more…
The Ruins of St. Raphael (Glengarry, Ontario) is what now remains of the church built in 1821. The church is one of the earliest Roman Catholic churches in English-speaking Canada. In 1970 a fire consumed the church fortunately the outer walls were spared and today its impressive scale and fine Read more…