The journal

Articles, field notes and long reads

Reported stories, seasonal guides and local history from across Muskoka, Parry Sound, Simcoe County, Southern Georgian Bay, the Haliburton Highlands, the Kawarthas and Algonquin.

Indigenous Central Ontario: the Nations, the treaties and where to learn

From the Teaching Rocks to the Williams Treaties First Nations, an introduction to the Indigenous peoples of Ontario's cottage country and how to visit respectfully.

28 October 2026 · 6 min read

History & culture · The Kawarthas

Petroglyphs, locks and drumlins: reading the Kawartha landscape

The Kawarthas were shaped by ice, then re-shaped by a canal. A handful of sites let you see both layers of history in a single weekend.

21 June 2026 · 6 min read