tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010465805591966615.post3224775489542987899..comments2024-03-18T06:02:28.986-07:00Comments on My Ontario Outdoor Adventures: Canoeing on the Key River and Georgian Bay, Ontario, August, 2012 (Part I of the Trip)Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01119054699374924586noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010465805591966615.post-41394536367046566702019-03-19T17:52:24.516-07:002019-03-19T17:52:24.516-07:00Hi Bill, I really appreciate your comments. Indeed...Hi Bill, I really appreciate your comments. Indeed, it's a wonderful area and each time I go there, I experience its beauty and serenity.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01119054699374924586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010465805591966615.post-27342843156954442752019-03-19T17:50:16.010-07:002019-03-19T17:50:16.010-07:00I've read that the Timber Rattlesnake has not ...I've read that the Timber Rattlesnake has not been seen in Ontario for over 50 years. But if I saw one, I don't think I'd be able to identify it.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01119054699374924586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010465805591966615.post-7585673675550914602019-03-11T13:23:42.818-07:002019-03-11T13:23:42.818-07:00Ivan the Native Indian guide at Key Harbour Lodge ...Ivan the Native Indian guide at Key Harbour Lodge for years once took a party out to French River to hike back into a trout lake. The whole party talked of a big six foot long rattle snake crossing their path. A rattler that big could only have been a timber rattler & even then anything over 55-60 inches is rare. This was back around the 1980’s.William David Dicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01447304932751296737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010465805591966615.post-4096552346862017572019-03-11T13:17:21.947-07:002019-03-11T13:17:21.947-07:00Ran across your blog on Key River Area Of Georgian...Ran across your blog on Key River Area Of Georgian Bay. Wonderful writer & accurate account of getting to experience this area. I live in Ohio & visited this area twice a year for over 45 years. Bill Dice Georgian Bay Bass Hole.William David Dicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01447304932751296737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010465805591966615.post-15841380313879373442014-08-20T15:58:27.998-07:002014-08-20T15:58:27.998-07:00You're welcome!You're welcome!Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01119054699374924586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010465805591966615.post-80036415181707517142014-08-09T17:12:38.820-07:002014-08-09T17:12:38.820-07:00love the details and history - thank-youlove the details and history - thank-youbeforetimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11440670942498642035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010465805591966615.post-35593950031293176702014-08-03T20:44:22.790-07:002014-08-03T20:44:22.790-07:00Marty-you're welcome! It's a beautiful are...Marty-you're welcome! It's a beautiful area and I hope to return there one day and paddle to the French River delta and the Bustard Islands.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01119054699374924586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010465805591966615.post-62412982043843824102014-07-27T19:25:57.069-07:002014-07-27T19:25:57.069-07:00In the 1950's, my parents had friends who owne...In the 1950's, my parents had friends who owned a two acre island near Key Harbour. The two weeks we spent there each summer are my most enduring and pleasant memories from childhood. Your photos brought it all back quite vividly. Thank you for those, and also for the history. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14877634866590287447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010465805591966615.post-44791247925632134102013-08-12T10:25:45.022-07:002013-08-12T10:25:45.022-07:00Thanks for your comments. I'm sure the area h...Thanks for your comments. I'm sure the area has somewhat changed since the late 1950s. And I guess it was a little more difficult to sail on Georgian Bay without a GPS-I've heard a lot of stories of boats hitting rocks, it happens to even seasoned and experienced boaters. That's why I love canoeing, at least I don't have to worry about sticking to navigational routes or hitting a rock.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01119054699374924586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010465805591966615.post-18655677240711190382013-08-01T00:51:02.507-07:002013-08-01T00:51:02.507-07:00Love your travel adventures!
Lovely pictures &...Love your travel adventures!<br />Lovely pictures & descriptions. Brings back so many memories!<br />We stay at a fishing camp at the mouth of the Key River.<br />Been going there since the late 1950's!<br />Years ago we had a live aboard sailboat that we took all around the North Channel in the summers prior to human overpopulation. LOVE the baby Rattlesnake! <br />Re: the poster above: Massassauga Rattlesnakes are the only venomous snake left in Ontario. and is threatened if not endangered by 2013. Hog Nose snakes are completely harmless, no fangs! It is a true blessing to see wildlife and still find some fish! Hope the next generations will be able to enjoy what is left of the natural world : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010465805591966615.post-12488514660379263792013-04-11T18:49:41.717-07:002013-04-11T18:49:41.717-07:00Thanks for your comments, but I think the Timber R...Thanks for your comments, but I think the Timber Rattlesnake has not been seen in Ontario since the 1950s.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01119054699374924586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010465805591966615.post-11303210920940567912013-01-27T00:13:20.226-08:002013-01-27T00:13:20.226-08:00there is also white timber rattlers in the french ...there is also white timber rattlers in the french river area<br />-and, although they don't get very long, they can get wide - and, have a rattle - and, if you get bitten by one it can be lethal - they are also venemenous - and, hog nose snake have rear fangs, & they can fold over their heads almost like a cobra - and, shot something into the air - would NOT want to get bitten by either of those two snakesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010465805591966615.post-92097148823439996742013-01-16T13:26:58.124-08:002013-01-16T13:26:58.124-08:00You're welcome! This are is so beautiful that...You're welcome! This are is so beautiful that it's not really difficult to write a good blog... it writes itself!Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01119054699374924586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010465805591966615.post-77000564817894563752012-12-24T02:15:37.922-08:002012-12-24T02:15:37.922-08:00Thanks for sharing, this is a fantastic blog.Reall...Thanks for sharing, this is a fantastic blog.Really thank you! Really Great.<br />Northern Lights Primohttp://www.adultsmart.com.au/noreply@blogger.com