2025 Walks

The new year began with a brief warm-up and periods of high winds, but by the end of the week, temperatures were back to seasonable ...

It’s nice to see a more typical winter with overnight lows in the -20°C range. I find the dead of winter is when I get ...

This is the week before Donald Trump’s inauguration in the United States, and our neighbors are wondering if he will come through on his 25% ...

This week, we saw some very cold temperatures, with lows dipping into the -20s around Wasaga Beach and into the -30s in my hometown of ...

We’re enjoying a traditional Canadian winter this year. Walking down snowmobile trails along the beach is hard, so I’ve mostly been walking down Shore Lane, ...

We’re certainly having a more traditional winter this year with snow almost every day. The only downside is that the deep show makes it hard ...

This year will probably be remembered for record snowfall around the Great Lakes. After several years of seeing grass in the middle of winter, it ...

We’ve had some cold daytime highs this week, and on Sunday, Feb 16th, we nearly reached -30C°, which is unusually cold for South Georgian Bay. ...

We had another significant storm late in the week that closed Highway 26 and made some of the roads around the beach impassable. I ran ...

After weeks of snow, we started to see some warmer weather. We realized our sump pump was not working, and thankfully, we got it fixed ...

Most of this week was above freezing, and the melt is in full swing. It’s nice to be able to walk down the beach again ...

Things have warmed up considerably this week, and we’re assessing the damage from a harsh winter. The beach is a little ugly as things melt, ...

Late March has been pleasant for beach walking with cold nights keeping the beach frozen and easy to walk on. Thankfully the snow is melting ...

We woke up early Sunday morning to a serious ice storm that left most of Wasaga Beach and outlying areas without power. It was a ...

We had a lot of snow this past winter, and in places, there are still snow banks. Some parks are flooded, and there are still ...

I always find that April is the longest month of the year. We are teased with summer temperatures, and then things turn cold, and we ...

Some days I walk down the beach and nothing is new. Other days are amazing, and there are many changes all at once. April 22nd ...

There is lots of work involved in getting the beach ready for summer. The entire length of the beach needs to be raked and cleared ...

We enjoyed some summer-like weather in early May. People are starting to take their cars down to Beach drive to show them off as is ...

The week before the Victoria Day weekend was another nice one, as the beach gets ready for summer. Sunday,May 11th, 2025 – Play structures at the ...

This week we traveled to Ottawa to celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary. The weather wasn’t as warm as we would like, but we stayed downtown ...

After our trip to Ottawa, it’s great to be back walking down the beach every day. Sunday, May 25th, 2025 – I seldom take this exit ...

June is when the beach comes to life. This week, the kite sailors were out in full force. Sunday, June 1st, 2025 – This picture was ...

We kicked off the week by heading up to Parry Sound for an engagement party. I managed to get down to the beach twice most ...

We’re having beautiful weather in mid-June with warm days and cool nights. The traffic around the beach appears to be higher than in previous years, ...

The feature image for this post is a private walkway located between the east end of Shore Lane and the park area near 13th Street. ...

The beautiful weather continued this week through Canada Day and the US July 4th Holiday. Great weather for sleeping, with overnight lows dropping down to ...

The week kicked off with sand sculptors down at Beach One, followed by the “Not so Pro” beach Volleyball tournament the weekend of July 12th. ...

This week kicked off with the “Not so Pro” beach volleyball tournament wrapping up at the main beach. The cover photo for this post is ...

Construction along Beach One is well under way. I’m making an effort to walk down Beach One every week to capture the changes. It will ...

This week kicked off with a fair in town, followed by a weekend getaway to North Bay for a wedding anniversary celebration in early August. Sunday, ...

Monday, August 4th, was the Civic Holiday, and the beach came alive again for the third long weekend of the summer. Sunday, August 3rd, 2025 – ...

This week saw record high temperatures across most of Ontario. Thankfully, the nighttime temperatures were dipping into the mid-teens, making it pleasant for sleeping. Monday, August ...

The highlight of the week was a visit to Manitoulin Island late in the week to see my brother Steve and sister-in-law Sharleen at their ...

As the week started, I was wrapping up our family trip to Manitoulin Island. By the week’s end, I was back at Wasaga Beach as ...

August 31st marked the final day of the 2025 summer season at the beach, and it came on the heels of the Annual Memories of ...

The good weather continued the week after Labour Day, and I managed to get down to the beach twice per day all week. Construction down ...

The feature image for this week’s post is the new Breakers waterfront condos going up at Beach One. Construction began during the summer and has ...

This week, we had rain every day during the early part of the week. Where was all this rain back in August when the grass ...

We entered October with a stretch of summer-like weather with daytime highs into the 20s. It was odd to see people in the winter in ...

We continued to enjoy summer-like weather this week, with temperatures into the high 20s. However, by the week’s end, we had frost in the morning. Sunday, ...

I managed to get down to the beach twice each day this week to enjoy the perfect Fall weather. Sunday, October 12th, 2025 – Looking west ...

This week I enjoyed getting down to the beach twice a day, seeing the changing weather and the colourful leaves. Halloween decorations were starting to ...

This week was busy, with work demands, leaves to pick up, my son moving out of his Toronto rental, and Halloween. The town of Wasaga ...

November can be miserable, but the week started great with seasonable temperatures. Sunday, November 2nd, 2025 – Looking west across the parking lot at Beach Area ...

In September, Wasaga Beach selected an Ontario-based firm, Urban Strategies, to help design and build Destination Wasaga. We will be keen to follow the progress. ...

Gordon Lightfoot observed how “the skies of November turn gloomy,” and that was certainly true this week. We had mostly overcast days all week with ...

This time of year, it seems I’m always in a battle to get the leaves picked up before the first snowfall. We routinely rake and ...

This week we had snow on most days. I much prefer to see snow this time of year, but when it gets deep, it can ...

It’s not even winter yet, and the Georgian Bay lake-effect snow machine cranked up to 11 this week. Thursday’s snowfall was epic, with nearly 2 ...

We enjoyed another week of daily snow with seasonal temperatures again this week. The cover picture shows the ice berms forming along the beach, created ...

The featured image for this post was taken on Christmas Day looking west near Beach area 5. Sunday, December 21st, 2025 – Looking west during an ...

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. The weather made travel difficult at times, but thankfully, the roads were clear for our family get-together on ...