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ALIVE Outdoors 25 Years In and Still Changing Lives Outside the Classroom
Episode 119
Twenty-five years ago, Jalynn Bosley left the traditional classroom to create something different. What started with a backpack, a few brave students…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Snowmobiles Then and Now: A Life on the Trails with Steve Hayward
Episode 118
Steve Hayward has spent most of his life on a snowmobile.
He’s been a big part of Ontario’s snowmobile community. From helping to create SnowTrax to w…
7 months ago
Sudbury’s Green Revolution and the People Behind It
Episode 117
There was a time when flying into Sudbury felt like landing on the moon. The landscape was bare, the rock was black, and the air was thick with the e…
7 months, 1 week ago
Surfing Lake Superior and Teaching in the Wild with Chris Dube
Episode 116
Chris Dube isn’t your average teacher. He surfs the waves of Lake Superior, teaches outdoor education in Terrace Bay, and believes deeply in the powe…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
No Wi-Fi, Just Wilderness: Finding Friendship on the Spanish River
Episode 115
When three seasoned paddlers invited a first-time canoeist from France to join them on a backcountry trip, none of them knew just how memorable it wo…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Diving to the Edmund Fitzgerald with Ric Mixter: Uncovering the Wreckage Beneath Lake Superior
Episode 114
Most people know the Edmund Fitzgerald from the song. But few have actually seen the wreck with their own eyes.
In this episode of the Backroads Bill …
8 months ago
The Real Gah-Ning: How a Letter to Robert Munsch Became a Lifelong Friendship
Episode 113
You may know the name Gah-Ning from the classic Robert Munsch book "Where is Gah-Ning?", but the real story behind the character is even better.
In th…
8 months, 1 week ago
The Town at the Center of Ontario
Episode 112
Hornepayne is the kind of place you might pass on a map and not think twice. But what if you found out it’s actually the geographic center of Ontario…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Rocks That Glow in the Dark: Discovering Yooperlites in Northern Ontario
Episode 111
They look like regular rocks during the day. But when the sun goes down and the UV light comes out, they start to glow like lava.
In this episode of t…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Life at Shooting Star Camp Off the Grid and On the Spanish River
Episode 110
At just 23 years old, Cameron Welch is running a remote wilderness camp deep in Northern Ontario. It’s called Shooting Star Camp, and it sits along t…
9 months ago