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Back Roads Bill makes a winter prediction

Back Roads Bill makes a winter prediction

Later start to winter and a milder one, says Bill. Others say bad winter ahead. After studying the natural signs since August, will Bill's prediction prove correct?
Back Roads Bill finds some culturally modified trees

Back Roads Bill finds some culturally modified trees

This week, Bill tells us about culturally significant, living artifacts of Indigenous life and beliefs that many in northern Ontario may not be aware of
BACK ROADS BILL: Geneology discovered in remote cemetery

BACK ROADS BILL: Geneology discovered in remote cemetery

This week, Bill takes us back to a cemetery with a story about people and the places they once lived on the back roads
BACK ROADS BILL: Remembering aviators killed in the area

BACK ROADS BILL: Remembering aviators killed in the area

Bill revisits a Remembrance Day story with new information
Back Roads Bill: Invitation to new spiritual path

Back Roads Bill: Invitation to new spiritual path

This week Bill tells us about a labyrinth project he has been working on and forwards an invitation
Back Roads Bill: Cold war radar bases in the north

Back Roads Bill: Cold war radar bases in the north

On the back roads we sometimes come across twisted bits of metal and concrete telling us something was there in the past; there are many old mines and logging camps on the landscape.
Back Roads Bill: Makes it all the way - north this time

Back Roads Bill: Makes it all the way - north this time

Last week Bill told us about polar bears he encountered. This week we learn about the expedition to the most northern point in Ontario
Back Roads Bill has close encounters with polar bears

Back Roads Bill has close encounters with polar bears

Next week Bill will tell us about journeying to the most northern point in Ontario, but this week it is all about a polar bear encounter en route
BACK ROADS BILL How far can you go - North?

BACK ROADS BILL How far can you go - North?

This week Back Roads Bill is on his way to Hudson Bay and the furthest most corner/boundary of the province
BACK ROADS BILL Pierre de Troyes Expedition

BACK ROADS BILL Pierre de Troyes Expedition

This week Bill retraces a historic expedition going back in time explaining the importance of natural and cultural heritage