Jack Of All Trades, Master Of None
Joe Louis Arena (nicknamed “The Joe”) is a defunct multi-purpose arena in Downtown Detroit. Opened in 1979 at a cost of $57 million as a replacement for Olympia Stadium, it sits adjacent to Cobo Center on the bank of the Detroit River and was accessible by the Joe Louis Arena… Read more“Joe Louis Arena”
One of the greatest thrills for me was going to see my heroes the Toronto Blue Jays take on the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on a sunny May Day in 2007. My grandfather had always wanted to take me and my brother but sadly he passed away before he could… Read more“Toronto Blue Jays VS Tampa Bay Devil Rays (Community Living Day 2007)”
The Weston’s name, like Schneiders is synonymous with the Kitchener-Waterloo Area. Opened in 1948 on sprawling real estate at 580 Victoria Street you always knew what part of town you were in when a rich mellow aroma of freshly baked products flowed into your nostrils.As a boy I recall that… Read more“Weston’s Bread (Kitchener Ontario)”
Late in the day on Sunday June 14 as we were walking along the Lakeshore Trail in Mitchell’s Bay we saw quite a handful of Turtles along the bank one even crossed the road albeit very slowly as they always have moved. We parked at the end of Angler’s Line… Read more“Turtle Power”
Standing next to one of Guelph’s busiest crossroads is an enduring symbol of both the city’s highest cultural standards and its basest primal desires. The Sleeman Mansion, or the Manor, as it has come to be known, near Wellington Street and the Hanlon Parkway, has survived the ravages of time… Read more“The Sleeman Mansion (aka The Manor)”