I want to let you in on a little secret. I have important news for you about how you (yes, you) go about with your daily decision making and big time goal setting. I’m sharing this because I want to make sure that you reallllllly understand what’s going on inside of that powerful mind of yours and what drives you. […]
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Guest Post by Jacynthe Villemaire My name is Jacynthe Villemaire, and most everyone calls me Jaz. I currently live in Ingleside, Ontario, near the beautiful St. Lawrence River. I am listening to the trees whispering in my backyard; the ashes, elms and cedars sweetly dancing in the wind. I am singing the Grandmother Cedar song I learned this
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Guest Post by Jane Large, Retreat Attendee & Mentor, Circle Member As I strode out onto the street, around the corner towards the parking lot, I was greeted by the most beautiful winter sunset I had seen in a long time. Its beauty, breathtaking, stopped me in my tracks. I gazed in awe, a familiar
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I spend most of my work time at the office. There is always something to do, whether planning experiences, book-keeping, creating media, telling stories and simply paying bills! Summer is often a busy time at the nature retreat (some would call it a resort – but when you live off the grid, surrounded by nature,
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One for all and all for one! We’re very excited to unveil our new website, the home of everything Edgy!NorthernEdgeAlgonquin.ca Since 1995, Northern Edge Algonquin has offered experiences for many different types of guests on a number of websites. Over the past few months the team has been working to bring everything into one
In the winter of 2013-14, Ontario beekeepers lost an astounding 58 per cent of the province’s honey bees — well above the 15 per cent depletion considered sustainable for the honeybee industry. In 2014-15 Northern Edge lost it’s first small crop of bees too.
Back in Buzziness with Bees at the Edge Read More »
This week, our team members were invited to Niagara-on-the-Lake to witness first-had the impact of Northern Edge Algonquin programming on youth leadership and empowerment. For the past two years a group of First Nations students from Niagara region have been coming to the Edge for their Indigenous Leadership Summit. “This was a really great day,
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These days, Martha doesn’t have to go far to find her happy place. Just north of our lower parking lot and stewards’ shop is where Gregor built the greenhouse. This is where Martha spends just about all of her free time. [start-columns][start-left] [end-column][start-right] Our greenhouse grows two types of plants at the Edge – First, ornamental plants/flowers
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Over the past three days I’ve seen eight snapping turtles laying eggs. These ancient creatures that have been around for hundreds of thousands of years virtually unchanged. I watch the mother turtles dig, dig, dig, then drop gooey ping pong ball eggs into the 12 inch deep hole and cover them over before returning to the
Harmonious Meetings don’t just happen. They are the result of setting the stage for success. At Northern Edge Algonquin we’ve been hosting meetings for almost twenty years with team members responsible for delivering experiences at our Algonquin Park home. Over the years we’ve had many successful meetings and others that have dragged on, or left
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