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Seeking Solace at the Top of the World

Nepal. November 2023. Two a.m. Windsor optometrist and photographer, Brian Blake, knew he was in trouble. He was 4,000...

Accentuating the Positive

When Heidi and Joe fell in love, one plus one equalled seven. Between them, they had two sons and three daughters, ages...

Merry and Bright

Brilliant Festive Holiday Displays

Touring the Forever Home

When you walk into the house on Old Tecumseh Road in Lakeshore, time slows down.

Preparation Pays

Prior to the early months of 2020, the idea of a global pandemic shutting down the world was the stuff of dystopian...

Ahmad Othman

For many of us, our canvases are slashed with dark shadows. However, one young Windsorite has found a way to spread...

Passing The Torch

Chase Pinsonneault is the third generation of the Pinsonneault racing family of Essex County.

To The Max

He is potentially the greatest canine police officer the OPP has ever had.

Bassam Mnaymneh

On Thursday, September 19th, the sky above Windsor began to roar. From a distance, they look like swans. The planes...

Photography Adventure

Local Photographer Travels to Indonesia to Capture Otherworldly Images Story by Matthew St. AmandPhotography by...

The Indiana Drones

Their chords reverberate across the crowd. The lyrics are at once mournful and poetic. An undeniable energy echoes...

The Genuine Article

Meeting actress Sarah Booth is like stepping into the multiple timelines of Plan B.

Music From Another Realm

Opera Singer Amelia Daigle Soars to the Heights of Her Voice Story by Matthew St. AmandPhotography by Heather Taylor...

Big Wide World

For most people, places like Kilimanjaro, the Serengeti, and Zanzibar are exotic names found in books and movies.

Writing Home for the Holidays

Interesting people from past Windsor Life articles have sent holiday letters to let our readers know what they are...

Modern Living

The age-old mystery of “Who cuts the barber’s hair?” may still persist, but there is no secret behind “Who builds the...

Look Who’s Cooking At Home

The heart of the Holiday Season for our family is Christmas Eve dinner celebrated in the traditional Polish way with...

Adventure Tourism

Returning from safari in South Africa with their digital memory cards filled with images of elephants, giraffes and...

Jennifer Wells

Newly Appointed Goodfellows President Shares Her Devotion To The Charitable Organization

Innovative Community

“My older brother took the Biomedical Engineering Technology program as well,” Bryce explains. “I used to look over his...

Four Pieces of Advice

In a community with as many stars as Windsor and Essex County, few shine brighter than Dr. Richard Peddie.

Slam Dunking Dreams

Most kids who grow up with dreams of being a pro athlete want to make it big in college, then enter the pro leagues to...

Taipei Is Top

Landing in Asia hits differently. Taipei delivers on multiple fronts. This trip began with a cold December night...

Riding to the Edge of Memory

There is a reason why the first words of my cycling book, The Kilominator, are: “Why, exactly, am I doing this?”

The Gift of Family

In September 2020, newlyweds Chantelle and Terrence Hurst opened their hearts to six orphaned siblings ranging in age...

Alice Aspinall By The Numbers

Walkerville Collegiate Institute math teacher, Alice Aspinall has a message for us: anyone can learn math. 

Field of Dreams

“I didn’t think I would be called up when I did. My focus has always been on being a good player. It caught me by...

Preventable Fires

This holiday season, the greatest gift you can give your family is safety. For the last several years, Windsor Fire and...

Sean Sennett

Meeting Sean Sennett, it’s difficult to believe that he was once shy. Standing at an impressive six feet, Sean has an...

Kelli Koski

While working for the University of Windsor’s Faculty of Education, Kelli Koski instructed the Leadership Experience...

Big Game of The Sea

“I’ve been fishing since I can first remember, literally, from three years old,” he said.

Movies & Drawings

Steven Clay Hunter has one pertinent piece of advice for young aspiring artists: You don’t have to be a teacher if you do not want to.

Field of Dreams

“I didn’t think I would be called up when I did. My focus has always been on being a good player. It caught me by surprise—a pleasant surprise.” 

Summer Moon

If Brendan Scott Friel has one thing he is eternally grateful for, it’s this: That he found his “thing” very early.

Sunken Thrones

“When one kingdom drowns, a new one must rise in its place,” Stuart writes. “So begins the saga of that kingdom, and the man who would rule it all.”

Doing Our Part

An Essex County Facebook group, dedicated to the preservation of monarch butterflies, has found an easy, enjoyable way to make our corner of the world a better place. 

Take Me Out To The Ball Game

For husband-wife Dale Jacobs and Heidi L.M. Jacobs, baseball has been a decades-long fixture of their shared lives.

Jeff Lemire’s Art Imitates Life

The new Netflix limited series, Sweet Tooth, begins with the words: “This is a story… a story of a very special boy…” which describes the series’ main character, but could just as easily describe the story’s creator:...