The Acres Driving Range and Gift Shop

The Acres Driving Range and Artisan Gallery is located 5 minutes away by foot. Why not stroll over, hit a bucket of balls and browse the Gallery. Say hi to Sara or Dylan while you're there because their business is a great addition to our neighbourhood.

Any rainy day on vaction beats a day at the office!!

While the weather man called for overcast and drizzle most of last week, we enjoyed a pretty good week with lots of SUN and the odd shower in between. Believe it or not there was even a bit of SUN BURN going around last week. I think Brock and Erica either skied or tubed everyday this week.

With the mid point of July passing by it seems like a good time to remind everyone of all the great things to do and places to visit in Huntsville, Algonquin Park and the surrounding area.

Algonquin Park, Dorset Fire Tower, Villages of Dorset, Baysville, Port Carling Rosseau, Santa's Village, Muskoka Heritage Place, Muskoka Wildlife Centre, Eaglecrest Aerial Park, Lady Muskoka Boat Cruise, Golf, Muskoka Boat and Heritage Centre, RMS Segwun and the Wenonah II and even more!

I've included a link to the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce Coupon Book for those that that like to save.

Happy Canada Day

Happy Canada Day to all our friends and guests. We hope the fireworks display in Huntsville will rival this picture! The fireworks are scheduled to take place this evening and there will be many excellent places to view them from. Check out Hunter's Bay Drive, Avery Beach or almost anywhere along Main Street South.

Boating on Pen Lake

Andy takes his new boat for a spin on Pen Lake with Scotty and Nikki. Andy, Scotty and their Mom and Dad have been visiting Colonial Bay since the early 70's.
Over the years Andy and Scotty have spent countless hours entertaining Luke and Ben with remote control cars, boats and even a helicopter during their visits. In recent years Addie has become quite attached to Emille and Theresa as they do more artsy things.
The highlight of the Victoria Day weekend is the fireworks display set off by Andy and Scotty. It rivals any display on the lake and each year gets better. This year there was an intermission as everyone needed to rest their necks from looking skyward.

Twiiter has come to Colonial Bay

Blogging, Twitter and good old fashion face to face conversations - we do it all at Colonial Bay. Today has been a little overcast and some rain but we managed to work on the docks and Andy has his new Legend Boat tied to it. In between showers he has been out exploring Pen Lake and tomorrow will probably boat into Hunstville.
www.twitter.com/colonialbay

Algonquin Park Wildlife and Habitat (click here)

Here is a neat link to Wildlife Research in Algonquin Park. It seems timely as spring is arriving and birds, moose and most wildlife begin the next cycle of life. Ice is still covering Pen Lake so the Loons are not back yet but I suspect within the next couple weeks the ice will be gone and they will return. Moose will be moving around now and you will be able to see them in the bogs along the side of the road in Algonquin Park.

April 2008

It is hard to imagine that a whole season has gon by since my last entry. It has been a busy winter in Muskoka with lots of snow and seasonal winter conditions.

Hidden Valley Ski Area opened in late November and the ski season continued until March 28th. One of the longest ski season in Ontario this year.