CBC Back Roads Bill Archives

These are past episodes on the CBC that include the audio files, the story maps and other digital files for your GPS.

 

Northern Ontario’s Stonehenge…believe it!  – east of Kirkland Lake

 http://www.cbc.ca/morningnorth/past-episodes/2013/07/15/backroads-bill—the-northern-stonehenge/

Moon Rocks – go and see what the lunar surface might be like! – Folyet

 http://www.cbc.ca/morningnorth/past-episodes/2013/07/02/backroads-bill-is-back/

Paradise Lagoon – Caribbean colour!  Watch for it or miss it! Sudbury

http://www.cbc.ca/morningnorth/past-episodes/2013/07/29/backroads-bill—paradise-lagoon/

A ghost town with some feelings!  East of Wawa – Dalton

http://www.cbc.ca/morningnorth/past-episodes/2012/08/13/backroads-bill—ghost-towns/

The highest, straight-drop waterfall around – easy access!

http://www.cbc.ca/morningnorth/past-episodes/2013/08/26/backroads-bill—agawa-falls/

Cobalt’s past and future demise?  Watch for the hole!

http://www.cbc.ca/morningnorth/past-episodes/2013/08/19/backroads-bill—a-silver-lining-in-cobalt/

The best places to see the fall colours- one with a white background!

http://www.cbc.ca/morningnorth/past-episodes/2013/09/26/backroads-bill—places-to-see-the-fall-colours/

Where to see the bears!  – Chapleau

http://www.cbc.ca/morningnorth/past-episodes/2013/07/22/backroads-bill—a-great-spot-to-see-bears-in-the-wild/

The Poet Miner and the “Little Red Canoe” – Cobalt

http://www.cbc.ca/morningnorth/past-episodes/2012/07/09/backroads-bill-steer—a-special-spot-in-cobalt/

Spirit Houses – Places of Respect and Cultural Significance – Near Sault Ste. Marie

http://www.cbc.ca/morningnorth/past-episodes/2012/07/30/backroads-bill-visits-a-spirit-house-near-sault-ste-marie/

How a pianist became inspired  in Wawa!

http://www.cbc.ca/morningnorth/past-episodes/2013/07/08/backroads-bill—a-northern-spot-that-inspired-glenn-gould/

Two Mysterious holes near North Bay – Mattawa River

http://www.cbc.ca/morningnorth/past-episodes/2012/08/20/-bill-steer-is-an/

What a crevice and a view!  Near Temagami

http://www.cbc.ca/morningnorth/past-episodes/2012/07/24/-whats-the-difference-between/

Pictographs – A stone canvas! – Upper French River

http://www.cbc.ca/morningnorth/past-episodes/2012/07/16/backroads-bill-visits-french-river/

Your pencil is not lead!  Visit the mine!

http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Ontario/Morning+North/ID/2400423007/

Spring Water!

http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Ontario/Morning+North/ID/2399616409/

Red rocks – River Valley and White Quartz – Trout Creek

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/treasure-hunting-for-white-quartz-red-granite-1.2742004

Chaga (fungi) Tea – yellow and white birch – NE Ontario – Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and North Bay

http://www.cbc.ca/morningnorth/past-episodes/2014/09/04/backroads-bill-brings-in-some-chaga-tea/

Dolmen Stones (cultural markers) – White River and Ignace

http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Ontario/Morning+North/ID/2483965295/

Tallest Tree – Temagami – Highway 11 North  and White Moose – Foleyet

http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Ontario/ID/2474281118/

Voyageur Evidence – Portages – North Bay (Kate Pace Way)

http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Ontario/Morning+North/ID/2470704166/

Fairies in the Rocks – Lake  Missinaibi  Pictographs – Chapleau

http://www.cbc.ca/morningnorth/past-episodes/2014/07/10/backroads-bill-has-evidence-of-fairies/

New Post Falls – “You have to see!” – Smooth Rock Falls (west of Cochrane; east of Kapuskasing)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/backroads-bill-new-post-falls-1.2687395

Imaginary but Important Lines  (longitude and survey)  – Cochrane

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/northern-ontario-s-most-important-imaginary-line-1.2723644

A Group of Seven Painting Location  – Wawa

http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Ontario/Morning+North/ID/2488368797/

Sault Ste. Marie – Agawa Canyon – Fall Colours