Pictures of Places of interest in downtown Port Hope, Essays of Maria Popova on: Rachel Carson,biologist and writer, loneliness and creativity, and author Olivia Lang, author of Lonely City.
The Ganaraska Conservation Authority and the Ganaraska Forest
Sylvan Glen Conservation Area, Garden Hill Conservation Area, Richardson’s Lookout, A. H. Richardson, Conservation History in Ontario, Ganaraska Forest and Port Hope’s connection to the Manhattan Project and the A-Bombs dropped in Japan.
Monkey Mountain Trails
Port Hope Monkey Mountain Trails, Margles Park, Ralph Hodgeson’s Memorial Park, Cayuga People’s Native Village.
Port Hope’s Waterfront Trail
The Great Lakes Waterfront Trail; The Port Hope Waterfront Trail; The Peter Huffman Trail; The Rod Parrott Monarch Waystation; The Alice King Sculthorpe Marsh; Gage Creek Trail
The Grand Funk Railway and the Coming and the Going of the Railways in Port Hope
Railways in Port Hope - then and now; Grand Trunk Railway; The Midland Railway, The Canadian Northern (Ontario) Railway; Pablo Neruda’s Ode to Thanks.
Port Hope’s Claim to Fame: Farley Mowat
It’s Farley Mowat week in Port Hope: His 100th birthday! St. Mark’s Anglican Church, the oldest church in Port Hope. Messenger RNA and Biotech: Life altering technology! More Bahamas music.
Something Old and Somethings New(er)
The Elias Smith House in Port Hope (aka Canada House) and a novel linked to it by Jane Urquhart, a bit of a rant about those that believe stories they want to hear, some stuff about the American Writer George Saunders and musings about what we can take away from his story “Elliott Spencer” (2019, New Yorker) and lastly, “Sometimes” David Whyte’s poem and meditation on walking in the forest.
The Mighty Ganaraska River
No fishing the Ganny in Port Hope during Covid; The Ganaraska river and Float Your Fanny Down the Ganny annual event; Nomadland; Trail Name Jasper hiking videos.
Trails and Walks for All
Ganaraska trail in Port Hope; Ganaraska Hiking Club; 2 old men Walking and literature that has caught my attention
A Glimpse of Port Hope, Bahamas and Scary Covid Stats
Pandemic trivia: where we stand with Covid Wave 3; a Bahamas music sampler and a bit of information about Port Hope.
