Part One of this article appeared on November 29th Now let’s see why the wind behaves as it does. To begin with we should realize that wind consists of gases, simply because our atmosphere is composed of about 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen and 1% other gases.
Photo Credit: Jim Sutton Wind – a four-letter word to many, a blessing to sailors! The Southern Georgian Bay Area has had more than its share of wind, one of Nature’s strongest and most destructive forces. The “Halloween Storm” of November 1st, 2019 is the most recent
Few of us have not used the phrase “knock on wood” before. Ostensibly to protect us from something bad or evil, at the same time looking for something made of wood to knock against with our knuckles, and not really thinking why we were doing
There is a plant which always signals the coming of Fall before all others. It is the Sumach (also called Sumac), one of the most prevailing plants throughout Canada. In late September and early October the Sumach starts to show its brilliant red fall colour. On
The McIntosh is of considerable commercial significance to the Southern Georgian Bay Area. The McIntosh apple has been grown in Ontario since the 1880’s. In the 20th century it was the most popular cultivar in Eastern Canada and the eastern United States, as well as in the Okanagan Valley
This piece follows The Story Behind The Beach: A Grain Of Sand published on August 5th Wasaga Beach is known primarily for the beachfront, but there are other areas away from the beach that are hidden gems. As you paddle the Nottawasaga River through a bend not
On Thursday, September 16th, 2021, the Georgian Bay Photography Club, had an outing so that members like myself could do some photography in the charming little village of Creemore. It was not only the attractiveness of the town which drew me. In the past my
Having visited and toured the major California Wineries in the Napa Valley, the Central Coast and elsewhere – Robert Mondavi, San Antonio, Monticello, Hendry and others – they have always been among the highlights of our several California trips. The ultimate being the Artesa Winery,
Above: Nottawasaga Island Lighthouse, Photo Credit: Jason Foley Lighthouses have always fascinated me. I come from a family where all the men were sailors at one time of their lives, and lighthouses probably saved their lives more than once. In my business life as well I have
Photo above: Providence Bay Beach The large 2,766 square kilometer Manitoulin Island is the farthest northern part of the Southern Georgian Bay. It has the distinction of being the largest freshwater lake island in the world, and is also considered to have one of the best
