The breathtaking King s Mill Park along the Humber was once a landfill site
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Although you likely couldn t tell, King s Mill Park was an active dumpsite in the 1950s before it joined the chain of parks along Toronto s Humber River.
And even before it was a landfill, the park was home to the King s Mill Reserve in 1973 where timber was supplied for building ships.
The beautiful piece of parkland is now a slice of nature in the west end of the city with plenty of wildlife and hiking trails to be explored.
Sprawled out over 4,246 acres in the U.S. state of Massachusetts is the Leominster State Forest, near the towns of Leominster, Fitchburg, Princeton, Sterling, and Westminster. The park is known for its extensive trails, making it popular for hikers, as well as for its abundant wildlife and numerous ponds, attracting many visitors coming to enjoy the great outdoors. However, in addition to the pristine wilderness, the area has over the years become a wellspring of reports of UFOs, Bigfoot, and high strangeness.
Much of the strange phenomena reported from here revolve around a forested area of South Leominster, sitting within the Leominster State Forest the near Old Mill Bridge and Jungle Road, which has gained the rather apt nickname of “Monsterland.” According to local historian and Leominster native Ronny Le Blanc, the area has been a hotspot of Bigfoot sightings going back all the way to 1884, with early settlers even complaining that the creatures would attack and kill livest
20 places for bird watching in Toronto
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Bird watching has become a favoured pastime in Toronto this year as many of us learn to appreciate the nature in our own backyards. It s easy when you live in a city full of naturally diverse areas that make the ideal home to a host of interesting species of birds both year-round and seasonally.
Here are some places in Toronto for bird watching.
You re likely to spot a number of different types of feathered friends at this picturesque park along the city s east waterfront that comes with a bird sanctuary. The steel pavilion at the east end of the park lists the names of all of the 170 species found here.