Author: Escarpment Magazine

Foraging & Feasting

Chef Shaun Edmonstone is the Executive Chef & Owner of Thornbury’s award-winning Bruce Wine Bar & Kitchen. Specializing in creatively crafted plates grounded in traditional techniques, Shaun’s passion for ultra-local, often foraged menus emphasize the incredible bounty this region has to offer.

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Colour Outside The Lines

Found in collections worldwide, contemporary, abstract artist Darlene Watson intuitively combines vibrant colours and spontaneous yet thoughtful shapes and lines to produce inspiring works of art seemingly done with total abandon.

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Chasing Waterfalls

We are talking waterfalls baby! Specifically, how to visit four of Owen Sound’s best in a single day. Indian, Jones, Weavers Creek, and the big guy; Inglis.

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Shifting Gears (Due to COVID)

While the global pandemic has injected an air of the unknown into our society of late, it’s also served as a reminder of the many benefits of outdoor recreation like cycling—it connects us, improves our health, reduces our stress levels in times of uncertainty and allows us to see the world in new and unexpected ways.

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Needle In A Haystack

If you’ve ever spent ten minutes describing in detail that you’re looking for a ‘thingamabob’ that fits onto a ‘widget’, you’ve probably been advised to go to Hindle’s Clarksburg Hardware. If you’ve taken that advice you’ve probably been told, quite authoritatively, that what you want is a self-locking deck cleat—and you’ve probably asked if you wanted it in black or galvanized.

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Anything & Everything – Artist Feature Jon Houghton

Growing up in Thornbury, Jonathan Houghton had dreams of becoming an illustrator/ cartoonist. Years later however, after studying fine art in New Brunswick, Greece and Italy, Jon returned home as an accomplished painter, having honed his own distinctively, identifiable style.

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Snow Scapes

Weather has settled in, but that doesn’t mean we have to. Join Escarpment on a scenic journey and discover incredible winter views from Owen Sound up through the Bruce Peninsula.

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