Tag Archives: Grand River

What Type of Adventurer Are You? Find Your Tailor-Made Local Travel Experience Here

No matter what kind of adventurer you are, there’s a tailor-made outdoor experience for you at Uncommonly Grand!

Local Gift Guide for the Outdoor Fan On Your List

Six Nations, Brantford, and Brant County have a variety of outdoor locales, experiences, and businesses supporting or hosting outdoor events and activities. Here’s a local gift guide for the outdoor fan on your list to explore the activities, products, services, and experiences they can enjoy throughout the coming year!

The Evolution of a Sprint Car Driver: Melissa Miller Dishes on Dirt Track Racing & More

Melissa Miller started out in thunder stocks at her local dirt track. But after some twists and turns, the self-identified adrenaline junkie proved she’s got what it takes to evolve in her sport in the sprint car division.

The Case for Joining A Guided Paddle With Moonwater Creative

A fully immersed experience in the tranquility of nature on the Grand River, with the proper skills transfer, the correct gear, and comfort around and on the water is key to enhancing your enjoyment of paddling. Such is the case for joining a guided paddle with Moonwater Creative!

Intro to Fat Biking: Gear Review & the Global Fat Viking Experience

Fat tire bikes are like the hot monster trucks of the cycling world! So when Heron Head Bikes in Brantford, ON gave me the opportunity to test ride 2 models and join the Global Fat Viking ride in January of this year, I jumped at it… sort of!

A Fall Colour Paddle from Newport Bridge to Onondaga

Autumn is when things in nature and our local landscape ramp up, with leaves often changing brilliantly from just one day to the next. There’s no better place from which to quietly witness these subtle changes than a peaceful fall colour paddle down the Grand River from Newport Bridge to Onondaga.

Tutela Heights Trail & Bell Homestead Experience

A look at Brantford’s historical and natural background with a combined hike on the Tutela Heights Trail and a visit to the Bell Homestead National Historic Site.

Paddling the Oxbow on the Grand River

If you get the chance to dip your paddle in parts of the Grand River that are seldom seen, tour the back access points and watch what unfolds right in front of you, its almost an indescribable moment of peace and beauty in one. Paddling the Oxbow is one of those experiences. “…5 stars. Would highly recommend!”