Wanted: Ways to help loosen the black cat’s grip

It’s that time of year again, where summer lovers start feeling blue. Whether you call it the black dog, like Winston Churchill did, or you call it seasonal affective disorder (SAD), or just plain old depression, there is something about September that seems to always get a hold of me. I cope with it in a variety of ways, but …

Treading ‘where there is no path’ affords coolest rewards

While winter does not call to my soul, I know that I need to embrace its frosty, serene beauty and get outside. Like the anonymous meme says: “If you choose not to find joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life but still the same amount of snow.” With winter, and knowing that I have seasonal affective disorder (SAD), I …

So many cool ways for Sault to celebrate winter

I think that we can all agree that Sault Ste Marie is an amazing place to live and a great place to visit. That said, I’d really like to see us further expand winter tourism, like many cities have already done. We have a well-known winter carnival, Bon Soo, but I know we can do more. We don’t have to …

Enjoy your snow days

I know that I’m not the only one who is getting down about the amount of snow we’ve had so far in November. Sources vary on the extend of the dump, but it is safe to say that we’ve had over 50 cm more than we would normally have by now. Since there are on average 81 days of snow …