Lissa Alexander

BY SHIRLEY CUPLIN, PHOTOS BY PETER MCCULLY AND LISSA ALEXANDER It would be easy enough to assume that the Silver Spur Riding Club is little more than a social group that offers fun events for equine enthusiasts. And it does do that, but there is so much more to the story of … [Read more...] about Blazing a Trail

Hilliers Estate Farms BY LISSA ALEXANDER, PHOTOS BY BRIAN ARGYLE Chris and Allena Bergen met at a barn party, and three years later, surrounded by fields of young blueberry bushes, they celebrated their marriage in that very place. The location held deep significance for … [Read more...] about A Burgeoning Berry Business

BY SHIRLEY CULPIN, PHOTOS BY TARYN PICKARD It all began seven years ago with a pint of organic cherry tomatoes. Instead of flowers, the tomatoes were the gift offering from Chris Snook on his first date with Bronwyn Wheeler. Chris was a certified organic vegetable farmer at … [Read more...] about Island Flower Farm

Article by Micki Findlay, Photos by Brian Argyle You’ve waited all winter long for this moment - driving along our island’s coastline — windows rolled down, wind in your hair, sun on your face. Suddenly, something catches your eye.Cats. Enormous, white cats perched playfully … [Read more...] about The Art of the Unexpected

By Lissa AlexanderPhotos by Brian Argyle Richard Varela feels like caves today are akin to whales in the early twentieth century.“You could go out and harpoon the whale and drag it into the bay to a cheering crowd,” he says. “But then they started to protect whales.”Richard, … [Read more...] about Keeper of the Caves