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Welcome home, Dan Needles

Mar 22, 2012 | Signe Ball | Back Issues

Playwright Dan Needles created Walt Wingfield, a feckless ex-urbanite who champions the spirit of rural life and keeps the audience rolling ruefully in theatre aisles.

Letters – Our readers write: Spring 2012

Mar 22, 2012 | In The Hills | Letters, Our Readers Write

Letters published in the SPRING 2012 edition of In The Hills magazine.

Libertarians, populists and procrastinators

Mar 22, 2012 | Douglas G. Pearce | Back Issues | Countryside Digest | Environment | Spring 2012

Hot rocks, put it off, a passing thought, war flags and Holy typo! Miscellany from Douglas G. Pearce’s Countryside Digest.

Tara Imerson

Mar 22, 2012 | Signe Ball | Artist in Residence | Arts | Back Issues | In Every Issue | Spring 2012

Tara creates watercolour depictions of old buildings, vintage automobiles and everyday objects in still life.

A Sense of Place

Mar 22, 2012 | Dan Needles | Fence Posts

I bought my own farm, married a farm girl from the next township, and settled down to a view of Georgian Bay and the life of a hunter-gatherer, or “freelancer,” to use the ancient Ojibway term.

Our favourite picks for spring 2012

Mar 22, 2012 | In The Hills | Back Issues | Community | In Every Issue | Must Do | Spring 2012

A highly selective guide to the picks of the spring season in the Hills of Headwaters.

Rowing on Island Lake

Mar 22, 2012 | Nicola Ross | Back Issues | Community | Good Sport | In Every Issue | Leisure | Spring 2012

On the calm, early morning waters of Island Lake, rowers get a healthy head start on their day.

Cheaper by the Bushel: Van Dyken Bros.

Mar 22, 2012 | Nicola Ross | Homegrown in the Hills

Italian cooks flock to this Dutch family’s pick-your-own farm in Caledon.

Mulmur’s Stanton Hotel

Mar 21, 2012 | Ken Weber | Historic Hills

The Stanton Hotel is the only stage coach hotel remaining in Mulmur, and one of a tiny few still standing in the Headwaters region.

An Eco-revival for a Gothic Farmhouse

Mar 21, 2012 | Pam Purves | At Home in the Hills

Erica Hyland wanted a “green” renovation for her 1881 Caledon farmhouse. Architect Harry Morison Lay obliged.

Cry it out

Mar 21, 2012 | Bethany Lee | Back Issues | Community | Headwaters Nest | In Every Issue | Spring 2012

We perfect our children’s histories through scrapbooks we can show our friends.

A Puzzling Conclusion: Spring 2012

Mar 21, 2012 | Ken Weber | Back Issues | In Every Issue | Leisure | Puzzles | Spring 2012

Border Challenge in Erin, Ephraim’s Sales of Bitterroot Balm and Walking to Bolton