Gravel Plans
Bike tires crunching down Ontario's gravel roads is a sound of summer. Here are five routes to ignite your gravel stoke.
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ML Blue Mountains Winter-Spring ’23 Issue Out Now
In this issue we carve thick slices of Ontario backcountry, revist the powder highway with kids, wake up and smell the psilocybin, explore some true Eastern alpine, paint the many moods of Georgian Bay and much more.
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The Collingwood Brewery Summer Concert Series
The folks at The Collingwood Brewery have packed their schedule to the gills with high-energy good-vibes entertainment, ensuring the Beer Garden will be the place to be, all season long.
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Property Valet: Creating (and Managing) Beautiful Memories
Words :: Kristin Schnelten. Sponsored by Property Valet. If you’re new to home ownership in Southern Georgian Bay, the path you took to that closing date was likely similar to…
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Blue Mountain Film Festival Debuts in June
The inaugural Blue Mountain Film Festival runs June 1-5 and promises to be the biggest event of the season.
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Paddle, Climb, Surf, Shred: Winter in Ontario
Winter in Ontario through the lens of Mountain Life photographers.
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Tapping our Nearcountry: ML Blue Mountains Winter Issue Out Now
In the winter 2022 issue of Mountain Life Blue Mountains, we tap our nearcountry.
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Unnatural Nature: Why Scientists Give Invasive Species Scary Names
words :: Bobby Hristova Although dog-strangling vine doesn’t strangle dogs, the nickname is no mistake. It’s one of almost 500 invasive species impacting Canada’s native ecosystems, prompting scientists to get creative.…
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Bike Shop Hits Downtown Thornbury
A sentence that has been coming out of the mouths of Thornbury cyclists for years is, “someone should open a bike shop here.” And that’s exactly what new Thornbury resident Darren…
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No Limitations: Blue Mountain’s Adaptive Ski Program
When adaptive skier Rob Roest slides his sit ski down Easy Rider you witness the reason we all hit the slopes: it’s damn fun. His ear-to-ear grin is a testament…
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Under Glacier Cove: Divers Discover Ancient Traces Preserved On The Bottom Of Georgian Bay
The four-hour drive from the Toronto area to Tobermory is a trip known to many scuba divers from across Canada, and around the world. Tobermory lies at the northern tip…
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Gravel Grinders: The Advantages of Saying Goodbye to Blacktop
If you haven’t heard about the new trend in cycling, you soon will. There are already four gravel-riding events in Simcoe and Grey counties this year and likely more to…
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Keeping Endurable: Replica Skiff a Nod to Shipbuilding and Fishing Past
She looks a little out of place among the modern pleasure boats that jostle these days near the disused grain elevators in Collingwood, Ontario and the increasingly residential atmosphere of…
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The “Three Stage” Trails: A History
For local mountain bikers, there’s a mecca of trails on top of the Niagara Escarpment. It’s called Three Stage. Many consider it hallowed ground. For some it’s like a second…
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Willy Waterton: A Journey Through the Golden Age of Georgian Bay Life
For the Mountain Life Blue Mountains Photo Issue we asked several of our regular photographers to pick a handful of their finest shots, and to tell the stories behind them.…
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Frames of Mind: Photographer Marc Landry
In the new Mountain Life Blue Mountains Photo Issue we asked several of our regular photographers to pick a handful of their finest shots, and to tell the stories behind…
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