Speaker Series 2025 – Franco Mariotti
The Northwest Passage: Its Landscape, Wildlife, and Sometimes Tragic History
Speaker Series 2025 – Robert Burcher
John Muir – The Historic Environmentalist in Grey County Robert Burcher, photographer, writer & historical researcher, has been fascinated by early environmentalist John Muir for decades. The discovery of an abandoned historical plaque re Muir launched Burcher’s voyage of discovery. In 1999 a Meaford archaeological dig, run by the “Canadian …
Speaker Series 2025 – Bob Henderson
59 Plus Years of Collecting Stories Bob Henderson cut his teeth as a camper in Algonquin, became an expedition leader, raised a family Algonquin-cottage style, and travelled widely in the park over the past 59 plus years. A much-admired canoeist, a history buff, a former outdoor educator at McMaster University …
Speaker Series 2025 – David Turner
Birding in the Valley David Turner started birding in the English village where he was born. His move to Canada and ultimately to Flesherton presented a whole new array of birds to study. About 12 years ago he began to focus on the Beaver Valley with its numerous diverse habitats …