GEORGIAN BAY'S FRANKLIN ISLAND: An Oasis of Serenity
By Christine Utas - Paddle, hike, swim, eat ... and repeat! Sound like fun? You can also watch the sky devolve as the sun dips below the horizon to make way for another starry night. Or find enough afternoon time to explore an island and soak up heat from its shoreline rocks. READ
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 Four bike paths to start the season:
By Fraser Moffatt
Watching late winter icicles drip brings to mind better things than working out on a trainer in the basement. What we've all been waiting for are the rides of early spring and full-on summer when the ground is dry enough to keep a bike and its rider from a mud bath. READ |
 Day hiking in Frontenac Provincial Park
This semi-wilderness park features 11 interconnected trail loops totalling in excess of 100 km. Situated on the southern extension of the Canadian Shield, hikers will view granite outcrops, vast wetlands and a diversity of mixed forests, plants and wildlife. Loops vary in difficulty and are great for snowshoeing in the winter. READ
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By Juda Strawczynski
My adolescent canoeing companion had just developed a new stroke. Bored with sending furious, aquatic cyclones spinning in the water with the plunge of his paddle, he now rested the oak paddle on the canoe's gunnel, allowing just its tip to graze the water. READ
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 Mom In The Know Blog
I am going to compete in my first ever triathlon tomorrow. While I am, a little apprehensive, I am mostly overjoyed to reach this important milestone in my fitness journey. Over the past few weeks, as I have shared my news with friends and family, people seem oddly amazed and say, "Julie, I don't know how you do it." My knee-jerk reaction is often to quote those famous swooshy sportswear folks and tell them to, "Just do It," but then I realize that for Moms fitness is a hard won luxury sometimes. READ
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