Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park – review

Timing, as they say, is everything. While writing this review of Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park that adage regularly crossed my mind. I can’t shake the feeling that my perception of this park would be different had we reversed the order of the camping trip that brought us to it. As it happened, Saskatchewan Landing was … Read more

A Winter Visit to Allan Gardens Conservatory

Returning home to visit family over Christmas is a lovely tradition, but an exhausting one. So much so, that you sometimes need a side trip in the middle of it as a distraction. That mid-trip distraction, in turn, can further drain the batteries in which case you sometimes need a detour from the side trip … Read more

Famous People Players Black Light Theatre

I discovered Famous People Players a decade ago whilst hunting for Christmas gifts for family. Dinner and a show was just the kind of experience I sought and by all accounts my gift was a rousing success. Ever since, I’ve been wanting to see this fascinating performance myself. This past Christmas, it finally happened. That … Read more

The Hike to Molly Hughes Mine

We returned to the Slocan Valley in the summer of 2025, armed with a fresh list of potential abandoned mine and tailings piles to explore. Our first visit two years prior had ended in disappointment when most of the historical mines we attempted to visit proved inaccessible. Rookie mistake. This time we were determined to … Read more