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Before they tore down the blast furnace, we had redtails that nested on it and we would often see them carry off pigeons. There aren't many birds of prey here now but we have some rare herons that the birders would go nuts for. I counted 8 of them in one drive past..

Was a great event and I scored a few deals.. thankfully they had food and coffee because there was none in the horse arena. 😁

I'll be there for the swap and in the large arena my daughter will be running barrels sometime around noon or so.. its going to be a busy place

Fish are being caught along the shores of Lake Ontario if you can get out on a calm day..

Its a great fishing spot but when you have to park up the hill in st Williams, it can be a pain in the ass to drag your sled down the pavement to the lake.. Collins is good and they have a shuttle but it costs $15 for each person for parking and access..

Long point fishing is similar to lake simcoe in that it's a long walk from shore and if you get cold it's a long walk back. Plus, half the fun is when you are sight fishing which means you need a hut.. with that comes a machine to pull it .. when I was younger, I would pull a small sled and it wasn't a problem to go 40 minutes.. my limit now is 10 or 15 minutes.

I haven't been in years due to poor ice conditions. This year my focus has been on other things like making sure my mother has enough firewood and working on the house. Motivation has been low either way.. I'm an hour and a half from long point bay and digging out my equipment seems like too much work..

Binbrook hasn't bounced back yet.. I was involved in doing counts back when the population was massive and it's rare to catch one now. The walleye are reproducing and the Bass are holding their own. Even the pike is nothing like it was in the early 90s and the conservation authority hasn't spent a dime to find out why the fish population has been the way it has. I was involved in stocking walleye and bass and the money was raised for that with the crappie derbies..

Someone must know of a guide.. the kawartha lakes, Georgian Bay or Bay of Quinte would be great areas to start searching

Yeah, that area is pretty good as well.. all my spots around the Hamilton area have been fished out or the population has crashed.

Awesome. I used to love crappie fishing. They're tough to find consistently in southern Ontario now..

Spent some nights in the former fire tower cabin. The beach had footprints from a bear, moose and wolf all within a few feet of each other..

3 rescues.. if we could handle more we'd have them.. there are so many that deserve a good home..

Paradise for any outdoors person..

The merchandise is pretty much the same at all the stores.. the setting is cool.. what's unique about this one is the number to boats floating in the water within the store..