Tag: season
Mt. Washington Cog Railway Goes Electric!
“The Second Greatest Show on Earth!” That’s what showman PT Barnum proclaimed in 1869 as he stepped down off the world’s first mountain-climbing railroad and marveled at the view from Mount Washington’s rocky summit. First put into service in 1869, the Mount Washington Cog Railway has offered decades of tourists … [continued]
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London poised to open emergency centre for homeless as wind chill nears –30 C
London is ready to open an emergency reception centre to bring the city’s homeless out of the extreme cold for the night, the mayor says. Mayor Josh Morgan told The London Free Press Tuesday evening that if existing overnight shelter space is used up, including any new emergency space spurred by the extreme cold, the […]
OHL Q+A: Our mid-season award winners
OHL reporter Ryan Pyette is taking questions about what’s happening on the ice, in the general managers’ suites and in the league office
Cold weather helps create blue ice. Here’s the science behind it
Abstract, colorful ice formations, known as blue ice, are already forming in the Great Lakes near Mackinac Island, Michigan. Blue ice, typically found in glaciers, often forms in Michigan lakes […]
The Week Ahead: Lots and lots of fish, music and films
Every Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on, from stories made here in our newsroom to interesting and fun things we’re seeing out in the community.
West Coast Whitecaps gearing up for inaugural season
Big changes are coming to rep minor hockey and local clubs are eager to ride the wave. “We’re well into it,” said Ryan Sanders, president of the newly formed West Coast Whitecaps, one of six zones created as part of an Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) pilot project for the 2025-2026 season. “We have our […]
Essays by Karen Anderson: Why Not Now?
On a regular basis, I’d find an LL Bean package on my front porch with a sweater in it for me from Sara. “It’s not Christmas or Easter or Mother’s Day. Why now?” And she would always reply, “Why not now?”
Fare With A Flair: Quick breads perfect with hot drink
This recipe resulted from an oversupply of raisins during the holiday season. I included them along with a few finely chopped walnuts.
Landen Hookey nets first-career OT winner as the Owen Sound Attack comeback to top the Trout in Brampton
BRAMPTON — Early in the season when the Owen Sound Attack played well in a defeat the line was: there are no moral victories. Then, when the team struggled, there were no excuses. This team might not make the playoffs, but they won’t quit. That much was evident as the Attack scored four unanswered goals […]
Soo Locks close for season, American Mariner last ship through
The American Mariner was the final ship through the Soo Locks on Thursday, marking the end of the Great Lakes navigation season. Read the full story by WCMU Public Radio.