Back Roads Bill

When Highway 11 was Old Ferguson Highway

This week Back Roads Bill takes us to what Highway 11 was like when it was a seasonal road and you had to check in before using it

Oct 14, 2021 9:30 AM Read more >

The why and where of autumn leaves' cavalcade of colour (10 photos)

The fall colours are here and Back Roads Bill teaches us a leaf lesson

Oct 5, 2021 7:30 PM Read more >

The goose is great but there's so much more in Wawa

This week, Back Roads talks about Wawa’s Heritage Doors – portals to our past that take us beyond the goose

Sep 22, 2021 7:30 PM Read more >

A most unusual epitaph

This week Bill discovers a UFO epitaph – he knows there is more to the story

Sep 15, 2021 7:30 PM Read more >

The poetry of place in Cobalt (8 photos)

Today, Back Roads Bill tells a story about two people, a poet and a par excellence fan of the poet

Sep 8, 2021 7:30 PM Read more >

Lost, not found and what we can learn from it

Through an unsolved case, Back Roads Bill reminds us to be prepared when we venture outside

Sep 1, 2021 7:30 PM Read more >

Double the experience by day or overnight

This week, Back Roads Bill provides a detailed look at a combination paddle and hiking opportunity to a spectacular vist

Aug 25, 2021 7:00 PM Read more >

Back roads monuments to a tragic fire and railway accident

This week Back Roads Bill takes us to two poignant memorials on the back roads

Aug 18, 2021 7:00 PM Read more >

Vikings, aliens, geology? A mystery with several possible explanations

This week Back Roads Bill wonders about these dolmen stones; if you know of any he would like to know

Aug 11, 2021 9:00 PM Read more >

Travelogue - the easier version (11 photos)

This week Back Roads Bill reminds us of easy road trips we can take this summer to wonderful northeastern Ontario destinations.

Jul 28, 2021 7:45 PM Read more >