Author: Rick McGinnis

Ghosts of Amusement Parks at Toronto’s Other Beach
TORONTO’S OTHER BEACH DOESN’T GET NEAR THE SAME ATTENTION AS ITS EASTERN ONE. Known definitively as “The Beach” or “The Beaches” depending on how old you are, the city’s eastern waterfront is picturesque, a long wide stretch of sand that …
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Above and Below the Fall Colours at Rattlesnake Point
THE BEST WAY TO ENJOY THE FALL COLOURS IS TO GET SOME ALTITUDE. Easy enough if you live in the mountains, or own a plane, but for those of us living in the alluvial plain that is Southern Ontario, that …
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12 Things to do in New Orleans (when Mardi Gras is Over)
YOU COULD SAY THAT THERE ARE TWO NEW ORLEANS – the city during Mardi Gras and the city before and after. Some people think Mardi Gras is year-round in New Orleans, and if you don’t leave Bourbon Street and its …
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All Around New Orleans: Capturing the Crescent City
EVERYBODY THINKS THEY KNOW WHAT NEW ORLEANS LOOKS LIKE UNTIL THEY GET THERE. Or at least that was my experience, when I made the city my first post-lockdown trip outside my country, desperate for a place that looked as little …
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