Archive for the ‘ONTARIO’ Category
Balm Beach Sunset
Photos Copyright © 2010 Brian Williams & Milli Thornton
IT WAS OUR last night of a fabulous B&B getaway on Georgian Bay (Ontario, Canada). We wanted a low-key, low-budget way to round off our 4th of July long weekend trip, so we asked our Beacon Shore B&B hosts for a recommendation.
Bob...
July 25th, 2010 | Beaches, DINING, ONTARIO, TRAVEL BUMMERS | Read More
Big Chute!
BRIAN IS ALWAYS reading boating magazines and dreaming of cruising the pleasure-boat waterways of the world.
He’d love to do the San Juan Islands in a Nordhavn 62-footer (around $2 million pre-loved, including VIP stateroom). Or, for those moments when the budget calls for something a little more...
July 17th, 2010 | Boating, Conservation, FEATURED ARTICLES, ONTARIO, Wildlife | Read More
Beacon Shore on Georgian Bay B&B, Midland, Ontario
Photos Copyright © 2010 Brian Williams
The 1901 lighthouse on the front lawn, night shot
WE ARE LUCKY to be within reasonable driving distance of this B&B because we can’t wait to go back.
We’re not strangers to a good B&B. But this one truly is paradise from all angles: the gorgeous...
July 11th, 2010 | BED & BREAKFAST, DEALS, Lighthouses, ONTARIO | Read More
Best Ever B&B Breakfast
Photos Copyright © 2010 Brian Williams
Travel writer’s note from Milli Thornton: I reviewed this B&B as a paying guest.
BEACON SHORE ON GEORGIAN BAY BED & BREAKFAST is located in Midland, Ontario on the southeastern end of a stunning body of water. The wonders of this Canadian B&B...
July 10th, 2010 | BED & BREAKFAST, DINING, ONTARIO | Read More
Niagara Falls from the Canadian Side
Maid of the Mist, Niagara Falls
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND was fast approaching. Living in a new city—no family here, no circle of friends yet—meant it was shaping up to be a boring, lonesome weekend if we didn’t think fast.
That’s when Brian remembered we’re less than four hours drive from Niagara...
June 20th, 2009 | ACTIVITIES, FEATURED ARTICLES, ONTARIO | Read More
Bonnybank B&B, Twenty Valley, Ontario
Bonnybank Bed & BreakfastBONNYBANK BED & BREAKFAST is a gem set in the vineyards of the Twenty Valley, about twenty minutes from Niagara Falls on the Canadian side.
Owner Carla Carlson has lovingly preserved the history of this venerable old house, both in the house itself and by gathering...
June 19th, 2009 | BED & BREAKFAST, ONTARIO | Read More
About Thyme Bistro, Vineland, Ontario
Milli Thornton at About Thyme BistroVINELAND IS TRUE to name: the countryside’s covered in vineyards and wineries. What else could you possibly order with your gourmet dinner at About Thyme Bistro but a bottle of wine from a local winery?
And gourmet it was.
At first I was disappointed that the...
June 18th, 2009 | DINING, ONTARIO | Read More
Malivoire Wine Company, Twenty Valley, Ontario
OUR DINNER AT About Thyme Bistro, Vineland, Ontario would not have been as sublime as it was without the bottle of award-winning 2007 Old Vines Foch, a superb red. This came from Malivoire, a winery just down the road apiece from the restaurant.
I can’t claim to be a wine connoisseur. All I know...
June 17th, 2009 | ONTARIO, WINE & BEER | Read More
Ball’s Falls, The Twenty Valley, Ontario
The forest at Ball's FallsTWENTY VALLEY is a place chock-full of things to see and do—but if you do visit the Valley, please don’t miss Ball’s Falls.
At first I thought the name was rather silly (made me think of balls o’ fire) until Carla, our host at Bonnybank B&B, explained...
June 16th, 2009 | ACTIVITIES, Conservation, ONTARIO | Read More
Tea at the Beam House, Beamsville, Ontario
THERE ARE OODLES of tea houses in Ontario; you could easily plan a whole vacation around them.
We were vacationing in the Twenty Valley during Memorial Day weekend for other reasons: the wine from local vineyards, gourmet food, the selection of elegant to rustic B&Bs and the Valley’s close...
June 15th, 2009 | ONTARIO, TEAHOUSES | Read More

