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Introducing the class clowns of 2025! After sorting through thousands of submissions to our annual photo contest, we picked our favourite funny shots. These photos didn’t get top marks, but … Continued

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After sorting through thousands of submissions to our annual photo contest, our judges have selected the seven winning photos of 2025. We had three categories to choose from: Landscape, Wildlife, … Continued

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The island’s only name is the alphanumeric one assigned by surveyors, but even that is enough to get Annie Grotrian going on a riff. “I think it has a nice … Continued

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From rusty steel tools to tarnished bronze boat hardware, steel wool restores oxidized, grimy metal surfaces to shiny newness—almost magically. I typically start by washing and drying the surface to … Continued

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We have a pair of loons that return each spring and nest nearby. We are on a river near town, and there is a fire station close by. When the … Continued

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