The true north, strong and free

And white, and wet, and cold!!  They don't call Canada 'The Great White North' for nothing.  As with most parts of the American mid west, and the rest of Canada, spring has been interrupted by another blast of winter.  We fared better in Northern Ontario than many parts around the great lakes, but were still hit with freezing rain and several inches of snow.  It has been a couple of days of hunkering down with good old fashioned comfort food and some good movies.  Today is showing some promise - the snow on the ground appears to be melting again.

We visited our marina the other day, but there is still lots of ice in the bay.  We were shocked at how low the water is - down a good three feet  from 2010, when we were last here.  The marina does have floating docks, but many of the access areas are standing well above the water line.  It will be an interesting season, and we have decided that our first weekends will be spent exploring in the dinghy, to see which of our favourite places are still accessible.  There will be new routes, and new rocks to avoid, for sure.  Marinas all over Georgian Bay have been dredging to ensure they have enough water for their boaters, but that is just putting a bandaid on it.

On one of our road trips, we found this beaver dam, which has obviously made a big difference to the local landscape.

Too bad we can't build a dam on the St. Clair River, and stop the outflow there!!