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Category: Parks and Trails

Scenes From Algonquin Park – Highway 60 Corridor
Neighbourhoods, Ontario, Parks and Trails

Scenes From Algonquin Park – Highway 60 Corridor

Ontario’s First Algonquin Park was established in May 1893, the result of a Royal Commission to create “a wildlife and … Continue reading Scenes From Algonquin Park – Highway 60 Corridor

Scenes From Mono Cliffs Provincial Park
Parks and Trails

Scenes From Mono Cliffs Provincial Park

Mono Cliffs Provincial Park is located about 15km north of Orangeville, Ontario. Established as a park in the 1970s, the … Continue reading Scenes From Mono Cliffs Provincial Park

Scenes From Leaside Spur Trail
Neighbourhoods, North York, Parks and Trails

Scenes From Leaside Spur Trail

Note: The City of Toronto refers to the Don Mills Trail as running from York Mills Road to just north … Continue reading Scenes From Leaside Spur Trail

Scenes From Tommy Thompson Park and The Leslie Street Spit
Downtown, Neighbourhoods, Parks and Trails

Scenes From Tommy Thompson Park and The Leslie Street Spit

Tommy Thompson Park and The Leslie Street Spit contain some of the most interesting and oddest landscapes in Toronto. They’ve … Continue reading Scenes From Tommy Thompson Park and The Leslie Street Spit

Scenes From York Regional Forest – Robinson Tract
Ontario, Parks and Trails

Scenes From York Regional Forest – Robinson Tract

The York Regional Forest is a collection of wooded properties in the Oak Ridges Moraine. It was created in 1924 … Continue reading Scenes From York Regional Forest – Robinson Tract

Scenes From The Alexander Muir Memorial Gardens
Neighbourhoods, Parks and Trails, Toronto

Scenes From The Alexander Muir Memorial Gardens

The Alexander Muir Memorial Gardens is a beautiful park in midtown Toronto which dates back almost ninety years. The cause … Continue reading Scenes From The Alexander Muir Memorial Gardens

Scenes From Rouge National Urban Park – Twyn Rivers Drive & Orchard Trail
Parks and Trails, Scarborough, Streets

Scenes From Rouge National Urban Park – Twyn Rivers Drive & Orchard Trail

Twyn Rivers Drive is a curious street in the eastern fringes of Toronto. In a larger metropolis where farms and … Continue reading Scenes From Rouge National Urban Park – Twyn Rivers Drive & Orchard Trail

Scenes From The Danforth (Broadview Avenue to Pape Avenue)
Don River, East York, Neighbourhoods, Parks and Trails, Streets, Toronto

Scenes From The Danforth (Broadview Avenue to Pape Avenue)

For a history of Danforth Avenue, a good place to start is the Playter Farmhouse at the head of Playter … Continue reading Scenes From The Danforth (Broadview Avenue to Pape Avenue)

Scenes From Earl Bales Park
Don River, Neighbourhoods, North York, Parks and Trails

Scenes From Earl Bales Park

The history of Earl Bales Park starts with the John Bales House. The family arrived in the Bathurst and Sheppard … Continue reading Scenes From Earl Bales Park

Scenes From Cedarvale
Neighbourhoods, Parks and Trails, Toronto

Scenes From Cedarvale

Cedarvale lies northwest of the intersection of Bathurst Street and St. Clair Avenue West in the old City of York. … Continue reading Scenes From Cedarvale

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