Paintballing the Town Red (or Blue or Green) in Bonfield

Paintballing the Town Red (or Blue or Green) in Bonfield

In 1995, Dustin Douglas earned a credit in his high school business class by creating an imaginary paintball field project called Pyramid Paintball. In 2007, he made his dream a reality by opening a 130-acre paintball field in the township of Bonfield. With so much...
From Powwows to Porcupine Quills – A Cultural Itinerary

From Powwows to Porcupine Quills – A Cultural Itinerary

Curious about aboriginal culture? Northeastern Ontario’s Manitoulin Island is your place. Home to eight First Nations, the Manitoulin region is also the headquarters of one of Canada’s most-established aboriginal tourism organizations, the Great Spirit Circle Trail,...
A Monument to Murder

A Monument to Murder

As drivers travel the long and lonely stretch of Highway 11 between Hearst and Kapuskasing, a short distance west of Opasatika, they will likely do a double-take at a tall lonely structure rising 10 metres from a quiet field. Atop the monolith stand three statues. It...
3 Reasons You’ll Fall in Love with Science North

3 Reasons You’ll Fall in Love with Science North

A 13th birthday is a milestone, and our daughter’s birthday would land in the middle of our summer roadtrip through Ontario. We did a bit of research and decided that we’d pull out of the wilderness and spend her special day in the city of Sudbury. Sudbury, you ask?...
March Break Activities in Timmins for the Whole Family!

March Break Activities in Timmins for the Whole Family!

Since moving to Northeastern Ontario, I have been busily checking off my bucket list items during my limited time in the north. I’m taking advantage of every opportunity that I can get my hands on to get out and experience the best in the area. Timmins is a...
The Highway Book Shop – A Literary Legacy

The Highway Book Shop – A Literary Legacy

“It is to be hoped that it shows the firm reality of something unusual which grew where one would not expect it, something useful, something honest, something that might refresh one’s mind, something to which, once they have found it, people continue to return...