Giroux and Nelson: A Railway Mystery
After visiting the former townsite of Nelson, I got to thinking about Giroux again. It’s just so weird. I mean, Nelson was supposed to be […]
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“Most Are True”: Stories About Trees With Jac
Whether you realize it or not, you probably have a “favourite tree”. Yesterday I thought about mine, while in conversation with Jac Siemens. I spent […]
Cracking Open a Book For Once: Reading Gruenfeld
For a few years now, I’ve been collecting books, but not reading them. Only dipping in here and there, before running back to the thrift […]
What They Say About the Rosengard Church Cemetery
EAST RESERVE For years I glimpsed this cemetery from the windows of the school bus, but never walked through it until the summer of 2019. […]
The Authorized Version of Steinbach’s Historic Stony Brook
In my opinion, there are two versions of the “Historic Stony Brook” in Steinbach. Today, I’m going to show you what I call the “authorized […]