Departments
Welcome home, Dan Needles
Mar 22, 2012 | | Back IssuesPlaywright 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 | | Letters, Our Readers WriteLetters published in the SPRING 2012 edition of In The Hills magazine.
Libertarians, populists and procrastinators
Mar 22, 2012 | | Back Issues | Countryside Digest | Environment | Spring 2012Hot 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 | | Artist in Residence | Arts | Back Issues | In Every Issue | Spring 2012Tara creates watercolour depictions of old buildings, vintage automobiles and everyday objects in still life.
A Sense of Place
Mar 22, 2012 | | Fence PostsI 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 | | Back Issues | Community | In Every Issue | Must Do | Spring 2012A highly selective guide to the picks of the spring season in the Hills of Headwaters.
Rowing on Island Lake
Mar 22, 2012 | | Back Issues | Community | Good Sport | In Every Issue | Leisure | Spring 2012On 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 | | Homegrown in the HillsItalian cooks flock to this Dutch family’s pick-your-own farm in Caledon.
Mulmur’s Stanton Hotel
Mar 21, 2012 | | Historic HillsThe 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 | | At Home in the HillsErica Hyland wanted a “green” renovation for her 1881 Caledon farmhouse. Architect Harry Morison Lay obliged.
Cry it out
Mar 21, 2012 | | Back Issues | Community | Headwaters Nest | In Every Issue | Spring 2012We perfect our children’s histories through scrapbooks we can show our friends.
A Puzzling Conclusion: Spring 2012
Mar 21, 2012 | | Back Issues | In Every Issue | Leisure | Puzzles | Spring 2012Border Challenge in Erin, Ephraim’s Sales of Bitterroot Balm and Walking to Bolton