Category Archives: Rambles

Bits and pieces provoked by moving through space, history, and the calendar.

National Treasure #51: Bobby Gimby’s “Canada”

A musical treasure. Well, it’s musical. Or maybe more of a treasure. Continue reading

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National Treasure #50: Rex Murphy

Rex Murphy: Newfoundlander, Rhodes scholar, sometime boozer, and voice of Canada. Continue reading

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National Treasure #49: Joni Mitchell

Saskatoon girl makes extraordinary. Continue reading

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National Treasure #48: Lake O’Hara

A Rocky Mountain gem. Continue reading

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National Treasure #47: Bunny Hug

A foray into regionalisms. Continue reading

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National Treasure #46: Confederation Bridge

An 8-mile bridge. Over ocean. Match that! Continue reading

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National Treasure #45: Buffy Sainte-Marie

All the lights on Broadway don’t amount to an acre of green. Continue reading

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National Treasure #44: Pingos

Hydrostatic and hydraulic ice-dome hills. Continue reading

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National Treasure #43: Gordon Lightfoot

Lightfoot – are there any people besides Gordon with that last name? Continue reading

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