Despite the cold, winter hiking is one of my new favorite pastimes. There’s something about walking through the bush on a beautiful day with the sun reflecting off the snow.  Nipigon Bald Spot Trail is the perfect place to go if you’re looking for the full view of Nipigon, in a short amount of time.  For someone who has grown up here, I have had the opportunity to hike to the bald spot about a million times (no joke). The Bald Spot is a Singletrack Society Trails Association Trail, maintained by local trail builder Michael Elliott. This trail is a 2.8-kilometre multi-use, non-motorized recreation trail. The trailhead is located at the end of Greenmantle Drive where the pavement meets the dirt road.

For this week’s blog, I decided to switch it up a little bit.  Don’t get me wrong, I love the outdoors, but what about all the indoor activities Nipigon has to offer.  This week I made my way into a fitness class, and it was so much fun!

It’s been a crazy month, but I finally had some time to head out for another adventure. I have so many things I want to do this winter, but since it been nice this week I figured it would be a good time to go ice fishing.  Some people may think that ice fishing is a boring hobby. Just sitting out there in cold weather. Typically, people think that the purpose of ice fishing is to catch some fish. It may be for some people, but for me, it’s just quality time to enjoy with friends and have some fun.  Nipigon is the perfect place to experience one of Canada’s great winter sports with there being a million and one places to go ice fishing, but for the ease of this blog we decided to go to Lofquist Lake, which is actually in the Township of Nipigon, just a hop skip and jump up Cameron Falls Road.

Before I choose what to write about each week I often brainstorm and organize my thoughts. When it came to this topic I couldn’t seem to shut my brain off, there were so many things I wanted to write about, and it just so happens this is my favourite winter activity.

Hockey is no stranger to this town, but the big question is …what is it that makes hockey our game? Our passion? Our desire? It’s amazing to see how many people hockey affects in this community, that one building can bring so many people together, whether its IP1, or Jr. B, there’s always a sense of pride throughout. It’s almost impossible to go into the arena and see an empty ice surface, there is usually a practice, game or shinny going on.