2025 Walks

  • Week of December 29th, 2024

    Week of December 29th, 2024
    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 ...
  • Week of Sunday, January 5th, 2025

    Week of Sunday, January 5th, 2025
    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 ...
  • Week of Sunday, January 12th, 2025

    Week of Sunday, January 12th, 2025
    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% ...
  • Week of Sunday, January 19th, 2025

    Week of Sunday, January 19th, 2025
    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 ...
  • Week of January 26th, 2025

    Week of January 26th, 2025
    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, ...
  • Week of February 2nd, 2025

    Week of February 2nd, 2025
    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 ...
  • Week of February 9th, 2025

    Week of February 9th, 2025
    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 ...
  • Week of February 16th, 2025

    Week of February 16th, 2025
    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. ...
  • Week of February 23, 2025

    Week of February 23, 2025
    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 ...
  • Week of Sunday, March 2nd, 2025

    Week of Sunday, March 2nd, 2025
    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 ...
  • Week of Sunday, March 9th, 2025

    Week of Sunday, March 9th, 2025
    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 ...
  • Week of Sunday, March 16th, 2025

    Week of Sunday, March 16th, 2025
    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, ...
  • Week of Sunday, March 23rd, 2025

    Week of Sunday, March 23rd, 2025
    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 ...
  • Week of Sunday, March 30th, 2025

    Week of Sunday, March 30th, 2025
    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 ...
  • Week of Sunday, April 6th, 2025

    Week of Sunday, April 6th, 2025
    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 ...
  • Week of Sunday, April 13th, 2025

    Week of Sunday, April 13th, 2025
    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 ...
  • Week of Sunday April 20th, 2025

    Week of Sunday April 20th, 2025
    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 ...
  • Week of Sunday, April 27th, 2025

    Week of Sunday, April 27th, 2025
    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 ...
  • Week of May 4th, 2025

    Week of May 4th, 2025
    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 ...
  • Week of May 11th, 2025

    Week of May 11th, 2025
    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 ...
  • Week of May 18th, 2025

    Week of May 18th, 2025
    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 ...
  • Week of May 25th, 2025

    Week of May 25th, 2025
    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 ...
  • Week of June 1st, 2025

    Week of June 1st, 2025
    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 ...
  • Week of June 8th, 2025

    Week of June 8th, 2025
    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 ...
  • Week of June 15th, 2025

    Week of June 15th, 2025
    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, ...
  • Week of June 22nd, 2025

    Week of June 22nd, 2025
    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. ...
  • Week of June 29th, 2025

    Week of June 29th, 2025
    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 ...
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