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…
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…
Started the day in search of barn quilts yet ended up enjoying some art on the street. Down by Flesherton’s Syndenham Drive is Art on Ten, a boutique, gift shop and art gallery. It was closed when we visited the area but there were colorful, relevant and current artworks by Read more…
There are actually 2 trails for the Cavan Monaghan Barn Quilts. One is to be followed while driving, the other can be done while walking as the quilts are within the main street area of Millbrook. The walking tour around 30 minutes to complete. Plenty of time to have coffee Read more…