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.

Orillia beyond Mariposa: Leacock, the ancient fish weirs and the waterfront

A 5,000-year-old fishing site, the summer home that inspired Sunshine Sketches, an 1895 opera house and a lakefront made for walking: what to see in Orillia, and when.

30 October 2026 · 6 min read

History & culture · Simcoe County

Huronia: what the mission sites at Midland actually preserve

Sainte-Marie among the Hurons reconstructs a French Jesuit mission that lasted ten years. The Wendat story around it is longer, and the two are best understood together.

25 April 2026 · 6 min read