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Stephen Roper

Hiking Travel

Hoggs Falls

Hogg’s Falls, located just outside of Flesherton, is one of the many waterfalls of Grey County, Ontario. Located on the Boyne River, Hogg’s Falls is about a 2 hour drive north of Toronto and 40 minutes from Collingwood. This…

Life & Stories My Health Journey

2023 in Review

2023 was a good year. Lots of good things happened in our lives. Unfortunately, we brought in the year with Covid. I apparently caught it visiting friends and family in Montreal at Christmas and on New Years Eve, tested…

Hiking Travel

Acadia National Park

Established originally as Sieur de Monts National Monument in 1916, Acadia National Park encompasses more than 48,000 acres on Mount Desert Island, the Schoodic Peninsula, Isle Au Haut, and many smaller coastal islands.  The major portion of the park…

Hiking Travel

The Jesup Path, Acadia

Recently we visited Acadia National Park in Maine and the only hike that was mandatory for me was The Jesup Path. Why? Because of the birch trees.  Anyone who knows me knows that birch trees are my favourite tree…

Life & Stories

Why I Prefer Minimalism Over Consumerism…

For the past few years, I have been on a decluttering mission. Prior to moving from Victoria, we had already begun working on living a more clutter free life. When we moved to Collingwood, we had multiple garage sales…

Hiking Travel

Watkins Glen State Park

This year we discovered Watkins Glen State Park. I had read about it on several occasions before but we have not really made much of an effort to visit the US in the past five years. So while we…

Conservation

Developer & Town compromise on Raglan Street Plans

Resident Steve Roper gave a deputation during a public meeting on Jan. 23, 2023 regarding the Eden Oaks development. Photo: Jessica Owen/Collingwood Today Developer & Town compromise on Raglan Street Plans This is the article posted in Collingwood Today…

Life & Stories

8 habits that lead to happiness as we age…

I’ve been spending time working on re-creating my life over the past five years and came across these 8 Habits. They are borrowed from a Harvard Study, which found that we can control eight big decisions in our lives…