I wasn’t looking for them but I wanted to post them once I did.
These rings are more expensive than the other set I posted. But, not shown as well on the site. I still like the idea (and these rings have colours) but I like the others better.
Canada
There are 128 posts filed in Canada (this is page 8 of 13).
Barrie in the Ontario Highway 11 Blog
The following is my comment on the post about Barrie, on the site about places along Highway 11 in Ontario.
I think your review of Barrie was good. I’ve been here about 10 years now. I grew up in Port Union, Ontario, before it became Scarborough, and after. Barrie is pretty suburban still. Downtown Barrie still has a lot of bars and drinking night life. The box malls and shopping in general didn’t get into downtown Barrie, just the outskirts. It helps keep traffic from being completely locked up during weekends when there are people out shopping and even more people navigating the cottage highway. There is a new mall going up not far from where I am. It will be right at the highway turn off for Duckworth, where the hospital and Georgian College are. The two lane bridge which ran under the highway is being done over. A big project but it has been needed for a long time. Living in Barrie I especially like being on the lake and actually seeing it. I grew up on Lake Ontario and I have missed having a big lake nearby – it was one of the reasons I picked Barrie. Last note, for anyone traveling to Barrie in the winter, it does get colder here as we are at least a couple of snow belts up from the weather in the GTA.
Source: Barrie | Ontario Highway 11 Blog
Nice idea for a blog/ site. If you are along the highway have a look at your town.
Paddlewheel Ruins in Manitoba
I hope explorers in the area have gotten out there to photograph them before they are demolished, too far gone, vandalized or repurposed and sold as scrap.
The Paddlewheel Queen once adorned every tourist brochure promoting Winnipeg and half the postcards — the other half featured the Golden Boy.The sternwheeler with the spinning paddle blades in back — rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river — was the iconic image of Winnipeg.
Source: Paddlewheel Queens: Passenger ships once ruled the Red River – Winnipeg Free Press
Cityscapes on Rings
I really like the idea of these but I really can’t afford to buy one. Besides, I’m Canadian. I could come up with my own design and turn it into an ASCII art image. It’s something I would like to do but haven’t started yet.
If you happen to be from one of these cities you may want to get a ring. Most locations were the US and Europe. 
Source: View City by Shekhtwoman on Etsy
Linen Postcards
I especially like vintage postcards. This hand drawn, coloured type especially. I haven’t checked if all of them are linen postcards or other types. Need more research on it.
Source: How Linen Postcards Transformed the Depression Era Into a Hyperreal Dreamland | Collectors Weekly
Culvert Installations from Saskatchewan
Source: Culvert Installations
About Culvert Installations
Welcome to this collection of culverts. It’s a work in progress. Saskatchewan’s total road surface is 160,000 km, enough road, according to The Government of Saskatchewan Highways and Infrastructure, to circle the equator four times. Under all these roads you’ll find culverts. All of these culverts have stories. These are my photos of Saskatchewan culverts, the basis of a book in progress. The writing is underway.
Brenda Schmidt is a writer and visual artist based in Creighton, a mining town on the Canadian Shield in northern Saskatchewan.
Ontario’s Vanishing Highways
This was a link included in a list of Ontario’s roads. All but this and one other of the history links were 404 (gone) on the Internet. I don’t have permission but I am saving the contents with the original link and credit to the source.
Ontario’s Vanishing Highways
Historical Highways Society of Ontario
Gone now except for the web archives. Wish I had found it sooner. They even had events when they met up. I’m not hugely social but I would have gone to at least one to see what more I could be watching for when I see road signs, bridges and such. I do notice somethings myself. No doubt the group members had more historical information and resources (photos too).
About Us:
The Historical Highways Society of Ontario (H.H.S.O.) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and research of Ontario’s highway heritage. Founded in the Fall of 2003 by the current co-presidents, Josh Anderchek and Cameron Bevers, this group now boasts over twenty members from all parts of Ontario. Through research and documentation, the organization is hoping to preserve the fascinating past of our highways for future generations to enjoy. The group’s research and historical findings will be posted into this website for years to come.Our Mission Statement:
The H.H.S.O. was created not only to preserve the history of former highways, their routings and changes over time, but to help in continuing the tradition of maintaining our highways viable presence for years to come. This includes being active parts in Public Information Centres for Highway construction, including reconstruction or realignment projects, as well as bringing public awareness to how important it is for our Province to be served with a seamless, high-quality highway system. We also work in suggesting alternatives, and supporting them, in maintaining a historical presence in a highways reconstruction, by having structures restored to there original glamour as close as possible while still maintaining a high standard of public safety.
Old Canadian Cemeteries Book
Source: OLD Canadian Cemeteries Places OF Memory 1554071461 | eBay
I ordered this book and it has arrived. All packaged up very nicely. I was expecting more photographs, but we are becoming too dependent on the visual and instant gratification these days. I am very happy about the content and the poetry (atmosphere of the book). I started reading as soon as I had it out of the packaging.
ASCII Art Urban Exploration Woman
An ASCII art doodle.