“Ice Falling in Downtown Toronto Adds to Storm Woes” Several years ago we saw this headline in a Toronto newspaper and as a result, limited our visits to Toronto from the spring through the autumn. However, when my wife and I were invited to the famous Icewine Festival held in the Niagara region every January, we decided to tackle the possibility of falling ice. With this in mind, we began to gather...
Having spent four days eating hearty food and sampling Southwest Ontario wine, we needed a plan to burn off a few calories. One of the best places to go is Point Pelee National Park. The park is near Leamington and is conveniently located just minutes away from the Pelee Island ferry. There are 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) of trails–including cedar savannah, dryland, and swamp forest, as well as...
According to this list of the Southwest Ontario Vintners Association, there are quite a few wineries in this area. Although our agenda indicated that we were only going to visit three wineries, one must be careful to pace oneself, as each of the winemakers likes you to taste all of the wines — which could easily add up to at least eight wines. The first rule of thumb to pacing yourself is to...
Tornado warning at 3 am? That was the weather that we missed by a week as an F1 tornado (winds in excess of 75 mph or 120 km/hr) went through just east of Kingsville and headed east toward Leamington Ontario. This was not your typical summer day! On our drive to get the Pelee Island ferry in Leamington we saw the downed trees from this storm and were very glad we missed the storm. The weather...
Since summer weather does not start in the Pacific Northwest till after July 4th, we were looking forward to leaving the rain and the cool weather at home in Seattle (June gloom) for lots of sun and summer weather. So, for the next four days my wife and I sat in the outside patios of different wineries in Southwest Ontario to sample the local wines and enjoyed the summer sun. This is just what we needed. Our...
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