Beginning of a little fall excursion courtesy of Steve/Leah, Joanne/Paul, east gate of Algonquin
Getting ready to board the Wenonah II for a cruise in Lake Muskoka, largest of the Muskoka Lakes
Two of the intrepid cruisers
My kind of cruise by the way, fresh water, 1.5 hrs, relatively cheap, $58.75 pp with discount. Our boat the one on the right
Beautiful day. Great way to see fall colours a little later on this fall
Nice shacks. 1220 Parker's Point Road
Moose on the loose
The Narrows, big boat, narrow channel. Horn blast before entering as she can't turn around. Channel 80 feet wide/14 feet deep, boat 29 feet wide/6 feet draft
The big bay south of the lake's largest island in the far background distance, Browning Island
The Taboo. You can sometimes find a room available for the night if you wish to splurge
Small island, big cottage. Couldn't get a permit to build this nowadays
Jim Balsillie's place, of Blackberry fame. Guess he built this when the company was worth something
Butter tart stop at Bella's
Our accommodations for two nights. Don't get overserved and want to go for a dip or a kayak or you may regret that first step
Taxes in $308/couple/for two nights. Not bad for Lake Muskoka. Canoes, kayaks, free
Our shack, well equipped
Don't do the stupid trampoline tube thingy. Hard on the back, although the new hip survived
The Chalet's waterfront, nicely sheltered. Sparky and I did bring fishing rods in the vette (C7, don't think that they would have fit in the C8) but just didn't work up the energy for a fish.
Typical Lake Muskoka up and down the stairs to/from the water
Did I say that all Corvettes are red? Good comparison look at the last front engine vs mid engine. There is something to be said for both
Sparky's just pointing out that the Chalets were a subject of the HGTV show, Bryan's All In
Bala at the Moon River Dam
Bala Stone Church, circa 1926 built by Skat Petersen
Bala falls
Trinity St Alban's Anglican circa 1920, Bala
In front (or behind) the famous Bala Kee concert hall (Dunn's Pavilion, circa 1929). Blue Rodeo up next this thanksgiving 11 Oct 2000L, tickets selling fast
This is now a Kee bar annex used during concerts for an adult beverage. You can almost picture the old globe gas pumps that might have been there back in the day
Watch out for the sled traffic
The first of this fall's cranberry harvest being sorted at the Muskoka Farms and Winery just north of Bala. The fall cranberry festival is upcoming during Thanksgiving
And we end off with a late lunch at a local watering hole, sausage, sauerkraut, cabbage rolls, perogies and beer
Satisfied Wilno Tavern customers. If you want a little two day cruise for the fall colours, this might just be it. Rockin' Rhanda Teschner is playing here this mid November, 16th, last Saturday of the deer hunt. The End