All over Canada, people are hearing about the South River Black Fly Hunt. Our beloved Rusty Perkins, World Champion Black Fly Hunter, was featured on CTV and some outlets across Canada, including Calgary even featured the story!!
As the spring hunt nears its end,here on the edge of Algonquin Park (Northern Edge Algonquin - Home) [...]
Still lots of trout lilies, red trillium and spring beauties in the forest at the Edge of Algonquin Park this week. The leaf-out of the maples, raspberries and ferns challenges forest walkers to keep a keen look out for late blooming forest flowers.
Yesterday, Martha and I were rewarded with the first sighting [...]
It’s been damp and cool the past week, keeping many folks from enjoying the beautiful outdoors. Martha and I went for a walk last night and I really appreciated the green-ness of our home. The mist hung in the air enveloping us in a cloak.
Every once in a while I take a [...]
Enjoy it one and all.
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Wahoo! It is amazing how good it feels to feel good. Sometimes it takes being out of sorts for a while to appreciate how wonderful it is to have health. My back is back!
The roof on Points North is springing forth with new growth. Soon the waves of wildflowers will be [...]
Ok, so it’s not an inspiring title, it’s the state of my personal health. When I went for my first kayak paddle of the season the other day, something slipped out of place and it’s been causing me some pain the past few days.
It can be very frustrating to want to be active on [...]
The flowers may not be ready for picking but there was lots of harvesting going on at Northern Edge Algonquin on Saturday. Our womens creative day of Basket making out of natural homegrown fibers was amazing. Raspberry cane, fallen birch bark, cedar bark,lots of grapevine(imported from Southern Ontario with our basket guru Lynn Kennedy)were some [...]
I got up with the sun and paddled my kayak for the first time this year. I kept the commitment I made to myself to get on the water today.
Busy bees were at work around the lodge today. Kim and Liz have been staining the gazebo, checking the tents and other equipment, [...]
Every spring, the opportunity comes back. Do I grasp it and paddle at whatever time of day the urge strikes, or do I let another day go by and think about doing it tomorrow instead. All too often, my personal choice is to let it go for another day. Living on the [...]
I walked the lakefront today and was delighted to see the buds on the birches springing forth. Wildflowers in the garden have made their commitment to grow. Spring peepers fill the early evening air with song. It’s a beautiful time of the year.
It’s also time for the forest animals to make their [...]
