Orillia

On My Walk: Stephen Leacock’s Resting Place – The Humourist of Lake Simcoe On a peaceful walk along the shores of Lake Simcoe at St. George’s Anglican Churchyard in Georgina, I carried with me a well-worn copy of Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, and found the final resting place of Stephen Leacock — one […]

On a cool morning in Orillia, Ontario, with my album in hand, I visited St. Andrew’s and St. James’ Cemetery and discovered the family grave of music legend Gordon Lightfoot Jr. Born and raised not far from the cemetery, young Gordon sang soprano in the choir at Orillia’s St. Paul’s United Church. He often credited […]