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There was something totally manic about Champlain. He crossed the Atlantic some 27 times without losing a shipmate.

In spring 1911, four wardens from neighbouring counties sat down for an informal chat. Their conversation here is imaginary, but the issues they discussed were the hot topics of the day – and eerily familiar.

Mary fires up her pottery wheel only briefly, to attach the circular foot to the bottom of the bowl.

Macramé redux, Tooth Fairy help and hummingbird feeders on our radar.

What was your first job?

What to sip, sample and savour this spring.

Often called summertime curling, lawn bowling has an ancient history.

Living alone doesn’t have to be lonely.

Born just before the Great Depression, Alice spent her teen years at Forks of the Credit, where her father worked for the railway.

How a project called Compass House helped one family build roots in Dufferin County – and cemented its two architects’ love of the area.

Inclusive triangles, 100-year-old riddles, which cards to turn and who canned what?