Snared by the Charms of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

By guest blogger Patti Larsen. Photos Copyright © Patti Larsen WELCOME TO MY garden home on the East Coast of Canada! Charlottetown is the capital of the smallest province, Prince Edward Island, cradled between the Northumberland Strait and the Atlantic Ocean, just north of Maine. Character actor –...

August 18th, 2011 | GUEST BLOGGERS, CANADA, ISLANDS | Read More

Review: Beacon Shore on Georgian Bay B&B, Midland, Ontario

Story by Milli Thornton. Photos Copyright © 2010 Brian Williams & Milli Thornton. 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...

July 11th, 2010 | DEALS, Lighthouses, BED & BREAKFAST, ONTARIO, Reviews | Read More

Chinatown in Montréal

Story by Milli Thornton. Photos Copyright © Brian Williams. CHINATOWN IN MONTRÉAL is a bustling slice of street life. From the happenin’ waterfront, terrace restaurants and cobblestone streets of old Montréal we progressed to Chinatown on foot. The narrow street that turns the corner at Chinatown’s...

July 10th, 2009 | VIDEOS, HEALTH, QUEBEC, STREET LIFE | Read More

Niagara Falls from the Canadian Side

Reviewed by Milli Thornton. Photos Copyright © Brian Williams 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...

June 20th, 2009 | Water, ONTARIO | Read More