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A Visit to Sixto Rodriguez’s Resting Place On a recent visit to Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in southwest Detroit, I set out in search of Detroit native and singer-songwriter, the elusive “Sugar Man,” Sixto Rodriguez. Much like the Academy Award-winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man, which chronicles his life’s journey and the difficulties in finding […]

On my walk at the beautiful Aurora Cemetery in Aurora, Ontario, I discovered a grave marked by a miniature replica of the Empire State Building. This is the final resting place of John W. Bowser. In what is now Aurora, Ontario, John Bowser rose to international prominence as the chief construction engineer of the Empire State […]

On My Subway Ride and Walk in Queens – Remembering Tony Bennett On my subway ride and walk through Queens, New York, I arrived—flower in hand—at a cemetery surrounded by freeways known as Calvary Catholic Cemetery, where I found the modest family grave of the great singer, painter, and entertainer, Tony Bennett. Anthony Dominick Benedetto […]

On my fall walk at Pine Hills Cemetery, Toronto, I discovered the grave of Montreal Maroon and Boston Bruin great, Nels “Old Poison” Stewart.

On my winter walk at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, I discovered the grave of piano manufacturer and publisher, Samuel Nordheimer.

On my walk at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto with Globe and Mail in hand, I discovered the grave of George McCullagh.

Ada attended Havergal College for eight years and of those eight years was the school’s top athlete for three of them.

On my walk last summer at Heavenly Rest Catholic Cemetery in Windsor, Ontario, and with the puck in hand, I discovered the grave of Detroit Red Wing and Toronto Maple Leaf defenceman, Marcel Pronovost.