2022 walks

It’s funny to walk along the beach with open water in early January. In prior years we had significant ice along the shore by this ...

Winter finally hit this week and froze the bay. I doubt we will see open water for a while given the forecast. The temperatures above ...

Exciting week at our place. We started construction on a sunroom addition to our home. Despite this, I managed to get down the beach every ...

This week was one of the coldest we’ve experienced in the past few years. We got down to -29.6C on January 29th. I remember days ...

Conditions are generally better than the past few years. The cold temperatures make it easier to get out on the ice without worrying about slush. Sunday, ...

A trip up to Blue Mountain was the highlight of our week. What a beautiful spot in the winter. Sunday, February 6th, 2022 – Taken near ...

The highlight of this week was coming across an emergency response team practicing cold water rescues out at the edge of the ice. It’s dangerous ...

Several walks down the west end of the beach this week. Sunday, February 20th, 2022 – This was my favorite picture of the week. A ...

An interesting week. Snow squalls with a few nice days in between. The early part of the week was cold with overnight temperatures in the ...

We had a serious melt on Sunday, March 6th, with temperatures all the way up to 15 degrees. My favorite picture is of an entrance ...

It always makes me nervous to see people far out on the ice this time of year. The ice conditions can change very suddenly. The ...

March and April are pretty ugly-looking months walking up and down the beach. The ice along the shore usually breaks up here in mid-April. ...

This year, March went out like a Lion. (sort of) – We had cold nights and some snowy days, but the temperatures were all over ...

The shore ice is still hanging on but it started to melt both from the beach and out on the other side of the berms. ...

The weather is all over the map this time of year. Some days were almost like summer, but when the winds are from the north ...

This week started with snow on Easter Sunday. The ice is all finally gone from our end of Georgian Bay. Sunday, April 17th, 2022 – We ...

This time of year the weather is getting nice, but the beach is almost always deserted. Some days I meet nobody. Sunday, April 24th – Look ...

The ice is off the bay and it is beginning to feel more like summer. Unfortunately, my camera stopped working. I got down the beach ...

We’re enjoying wonderful weather for early May. I took a chance and planted flowers early this year knowing that I was risking frost. I took ...

I was just back from Nashville this week and conditioned to warm Tennessee weather. Thankfully the beach didn’t disappoint. Sunday, May 15th, 2022 – Very cool ...

The waterfront will be undergoing a significant renovation this summer with construction starting in June. The Town of Wasaga Beach posted details of initial reconstruction ...

In the early part of this week, we enjoyed exceptional weather for late in May with temperatures in the 30s. Sunday, May 29th, 2022 – ...

Other than gas prices being through the roof, June is off to a great start. We’ve had wonderful weather and the beach is in great ...

This week reminded me how awesome Lake Manitou was growing up around Manitoulin Island. Thanks to my cousin Marjorie for sharing her pictures! Sunday, June 12th, ...

This week started with interesting high-end kites flying down around beach one. Some exceptional summer weather well into the thirties. Mid-week I was in Collingwood ...

This week my regular beach walks were interrupted by a short trip down to Toronto to celebrate my son Ben and his girlfriend Sophia being ...

Lots of excitement this week with the Canada Day long weekend and standup paddleboard races on Saturday July 9th. Here is a link to the ...

A gorgeous second week in July with summer in full swing. Sunday, July 10th, 2022 – On the way to Beach one mid-morning with the boardwalk ...

We’re into the dog days of summer! A beautiful week in July. Monday, July 18th, 2022 – Walking towards Beach one. Taken just west of 13th ...

Pictures taken in late July during daily walks up and down Wasaga Beach. Sunday, July 24, 2022 – Exiting the beach near 13th street at a ...

The Holiday Monday of the long weekend fell on August 1st this year. Sunday, July 31st, 2022 – This picture was taken looking west from ...

Pictures walking down Wasaga Beach during the second week in August 2022. This was a special week. Late in the week, I made a trek ...

This week was a little different than most. I made a trek up to Sudbury and Hanmer to check out Falcona Camp on Saturday and ...

Another beautiful week as summer winds to a close. The days are getting a little shorter and the beach is less crowded despite the excellent ...

This was the week before Labor day which fell on September 5th this year. A warm week for late August. Sunday, August 28th, 2022 – Early ...

This week we took advantage of a cool cloudy day on Sunday to hit the ATV trails near Phelpston. Thanks to my brother Don and ...

Queen Elizabeth sadly passed away on Sept 8th. It was nice to see so many Union Jacks paying respect up and down the beach. Sunday, Sept ...

The kite surfers were out in full force this week – especially on Monday the 19th which was warm and windy. Ideal conditions. Sunday, September ...

It’s hard to believe how quickly the summer went. Fall is in the air. We started the week celebrating our younger son’s 21st birthday party. ...

This was a beautiful week with warm daytime highs, but the nights are getting cold. Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 – Walking down to beach one ...

We celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend, and it was a rare moment to get at least part of our family together. We enjoyed a ...

The fall colors are pretty much at their peak this week. This week’s cover photo is taken in our front yard in Wasaga Beach where ...

This has turned out to be an exceptional year for Fall colors. The picture below was taken in our front yard on October 24th. The ...

We are enjoying spectacular weather for early November with daytime highs into the 20s. This week we celebrated Halloween and watched as the town began ...

This week we enjoyed all-time record high temperatures for November. The town continues to clear Beach Drive of sand – an election promise being kept ...

This week temperatures hung right around freezing all week. We also had our first significant snowfall of the season. Sunday, November 13th, 2022 – Our first ...

This week started out with snow squalls, but we ended the week with summer-like conditions. Sunday, November 20th, 2022 – A nasty walk today, but I ...

This is a depressing time of year with perpetual clouds and cool temperatures. The week’s highlight was our trip to the new Wasaga Beach Casino ...

The cover picture for this week is the sand dunes formed after clearing Beach drive. The town erected fencing this week and left the sand ...

This time of year, most days are cloudy, so it was a treat to have a clear sunny day on December 13th. The gray clouds ...

This was a week of extreme cold through most of Western Canada and the US, but the bad weather almost missed us entirely. Thankfully our ...

Merry Christmas, everyone! After some nasty weather and fresh snow, we’ve been enjoying unseasonably warm weather. This week marks the end of almost seven years ...