Meet ‘Wilhelmina’

Meet ‘Wilhelmina’

According to babynamespedia.com, the name Wilhelmina’s origin is Germanic, and its use, Dutch, English, German, and Polish. It is a two-element name from wil and helm with the meanings ‘will, desire’ and ‘helmet, protection’ respectively. There really couldn’t be a better name for Art Graves’ new amphibious ice fishing vehicle, a U.S.-manufactured Wilcraft. It’s the… Continue Reading Meet ‘Wilhelmina’

Game-Changer: The Clam Drill Plate

Game-Changer: The Clam Drill Plate

By Yvonne Brown Another hardwater season is upon us, and, like most ice anglers, I’ve been working on my equipment for another fun winter. I began ice fishing about 10 years ago and, over a period of several years, purchased various pieces of equipment to make my trips out more accessible, more comfortable and more… Continue Reading Game-Changer: The Clam Drill Plate

<em>Wolfe Lakers Initiate Lead Tackle<br>Buy Back Program</em>

Wolfe Lakers Initiate Lead Tackle
Buy Back Program

Story & Photo By Margie Manthey I first learned about the devastating impacts of lead fishing tackle (and lead shot) on wildlife while researching content for my weekly nature column in the Review Mirror. Aquatic birds, like loons, eagles, and waterfowl, are especially vulnerable and rarely survive lead poisoning. Other raptors, songbirds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles,… Continue Reading Wolfe Lakers Initiate Lead Tackle
Buy Back Program

William Wyatt’s Children – Part 3

William Wyatt’s Children – Part 3

Editor’s Note: Last month we told the tale of William John Wyatt’s marriage to Ann Taylor. This month we start to see what became of his children. By David A. Wyatt As the tiny milltown of Bedford Mills withered and died, the Wyatt children scattered across the continent in search of better opportunities and better… Continue Reading William Wyatt’s Children – Part 3

Paddle-Powered Bass Whackers

Paddle-Powered Bass Whackers

As it is demonstrated in these pages on a monthly basis, there are many ways to fish and saying you don’t like sharing the lake with anglers is outright prejudice. Are all anglers created equal? Heck no! Tournament fishing in particular seems to put a bur under the saddles of some, but even within that… Continue Reading Paddle-Powered Bass Whackers

Our Biggest Spider: Argiope Aurantia

Our Biggest Spider: Argiope Aurantia

Story and photo by Tammy MacKenzie Say “spider,” and most people picture a large hairy tarantula or an orb weaver sitting in the centre of its large round web. We don’t have any tarantulas in Ontario, but we do have more than one hundred species of orb weaver. They range in size from 2 to… Continue Reading Our Biggest Spider: Argiope Aurantia

Luxurious Canadian Boutique Uses Tech to Connect

Luxurious Canadian Boutique Uses Tech to Connect

When Denise Moison launched her online boutique she had a vision to offer luxury handmade textile items that are inspired by the nature and culture of Canada to everyone from coast-to-coast-to-coast; and now folks are swooning for what Pâmoison has to offer. “Our mission is to promote the skills of Canadian artisans, and to improve… Continue Reading Luxurious Canadian Boutique Uses Tech to Connect