FRENCH RIVER,Rivière des Français' ONTARIO,CANADA THE PERFECT GETAWAY

A river in Central Ontario, Canada. It flows 110 kilometers (68 mi) from Lake Nipissing west to Georgian Bay

The River flows through typical Canadian Shield country, in many places exposing rugged glaciated rock.

I have driven over the French River on Hwy 69 probably a hundred times and now I know what things look like from a river perspective.

Highway bridge,The green pedestrian bridge in background, and lastly the railroad bridge. I can hear the sound of a train in the distance.

We stayed at a Ridgewood Cottage which is located on Dry Pine Bay one of the first bays east of Hwy 69.

The Ojibwa named this the "French River" because it became associated with French explorers of the 17th century.

Yes we did catch some fish:

And then Ron caught the MUSKIE

36 inches long had to be 48 inches to be a keeper.

TED R. SAYS THANKS FOR STOPPING BY:

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SKYWATCHFRIDAY FROM ONTARIO,CANADA (MOSTLY FRENCH RIVER)

 

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That’s all folks stop by SKYWATCHFRIDAY FOR MORE GREAT PHOTOS

NOT LANCASTER,OHIO:: BACK TO LAKE ANIMA-NIPISSING ONTARIO,CANADA

QUALITY TIME FISHING AND RELAXING IN ONTARIO,CANADA

Back to Breechwood Lodge on beautiful Lake Anima-Nipissing 

Taking a break in the Cottage.

ANOTHER FISH HOOK PICTURE

JUST A FISH HOOK IN THE FINGER AND A LITTLE BETADINE AROUND THE WOUND. (WHOSE FINGER IS IT?)

(Linda,Sara,Ron,Larry or myself Joe Todd)

Check out the Lake Penage camping vacation video on Youtube.

Almost all the conveniences of home but not quite.

The best out-house I’ve ever been in.

Ted R. intrepid guide and roving reporter from Lake Anima-Nipissing Ontario,Canada (Til next time)

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CANADIAN VACATION (VISIT TO THE POTTERY SHOP) NOELVILLE,ONTARIO

Le Potier du Village/Potter
688-A Prevost Rd.
Noelville ON P0M 2N0
705-898-3432  Meet Gerard Carriere  “The Potter of Noelville, Ontario”

I don’t know much about pottery so will let the pictures do the talking.

My brother in law Larry Knows his pottery.Notice the intensity as he studies the finished vase.

My favorite is the INUKSHUK

inukshuk in English^[2] or inukhuk in Inuinnaqtun^[3]) is a man-made stone landmark or cairn

Gerard’s Garden:

Linda got tired shopping and thought she would go for a bike ride. She found out the bikes brakes didn’t work. (She could have ended up in the lake)

 As for me I now have my very own ceramic inukhuk and he hangs out with Ted R. on my back deck. My inukhuk has been giving me some great stock picks. He hasn’t missed so far.

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Forgot to mention Ted R. has gotten pretty good telling the weather.

That is all for now. Thanks for stopping by Joe Todd

TIME FOR SKY WATCH FRIDAY CANADIAN SKIES TODAY

Linda and I are back from vacation and wish we weren’t (to many problems to take care of). I’m sure looking at beautiful skies from all over the world AT SkywatchFriday will help. The following pictures were taken at Lake Anima-Nippising or the French River area of Ontario Canada.

This photo is my favorite so I thought I would play with it a little.

 Not always blue  Just Clouds And Trees

Skies over Barrie,Ontario taken from parking lot of the Hampton Inn

Thanks Canada for a great vacation.

Till next time, thanks for stopping by Joe Todd and Linda.

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CANADIAN VACATION 2009 LAKE ANIMA-NIPISING LATCHFORD,ONTARIO

First stop Breechwood Lodge located on lake Anima-Nippising on an island about 10 km from the landing. A big thanks to Gayle and Jim Deck the owners of the lodge. (SOME QUALITY TIME AT BREECHWOOD)

CAST OF CHARACTERS from left to right: Ron,Sara,Larry,Linda,and myself Joe Todd

Pictured above is the Breezewood Cabin. Just about all the amenities of home.

Now how about some fishing with the help of our guide Ted R.

Some pickerel for dinner.. Don’t you just hate it when your sister catches a bigger fish than you do. We did have a pickerel dinner. All the rest of the fish were “catch and release.”  Fish we caught: pickerel,small mouth bass, pike,and pan fish. The fishing was great . I know you want to know where we caught the fish and I’m going to tell you. We caught them “in the lake” 

I’m afraid I gained weight on this vacation….

Other reasons for a “wilderness” vacation: Peace,Serenity, Beautiful Scenery, and “QUALITY TIME”

 

That’s all for this post: No fish hook in the finger yet, but stay tuned. Thanks Joe Todd and Linda.

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