Glen Farrelly Articles
Ontario, Canada – August 1999Kings of Blue Mountain
After a restless night of eager anticipation, getting up at the
crack of dawn wasn’t hard since I had scarcely slept. Today my fiancée, my mother, my aunt and I were making the first of what will undoubtedly be an annual pilgrimage.
Our destination was a Mecca of our own design. [...]
Ontario Awakens from Hibernation
Every February 2 Wiarton, Ontario’s own albino gopher, Wiarton Willie predicates the weather for the next 6 weeks. This year he died before his big day, but his last words reportedly (I’m not making this up) were that we were getting an early spring.
Well, he was wrong! [...]
Canada’s Cold War Secret
Buried beneath a quiet suburb of Ottawa, Ontario lies a relic of the Cold War. Until recently the town of Carp had a top-secret military base whose true purpose Canadians could only speculate about. With the end of the Cold War, the base was decommissioned in 1994 and the truth can [...]
Ontario, Canada – July 2000The Grease Wars – Ontario vs. the USA
American Imperialism has infiltrated every facet of Ontario cuisine. First there was Coke and Pepsi, then McDonald’s and KFC. Now the landscape is littered with everything from Denny’s to Starbucks. This is manifest destiny of the Canadian stomach.
Now the Americans are marking the Ontario landscape with silicon [...]
Ontario, Canada – June 2000The Mount Pleasant Cemetery – more than just dead people
I dig cemeteries. They are a fascinating look at a culture’s history, values and artistry. Whenever I travel, I never pass up the opportunity to visit a cool graveyard.
So when I moved next door to Toronto’s Mount Pleasant Cemetery I was eager to explore [...]
Ontario, Canada – May 2000The Guild Inn, Toronto’s Exotic Locale
Recently, I was watching “Relic Hunter“, the sexy new show staring Tia Carrere as a brainy, buxom archaeologist who travels the world uncovering historic treasures (and herself). It’s like Indiana Jones meets Bay Watch.
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