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From Ottawa to Montreal- A Photo Essay

Thanks for reading this week’s post, From Ottawa to Montreal. Most of this post is photos with captions!

For the most part, the weather has been fantastic. Upon our arrival to Montreal, however, it was 66 degrees Fahrenheit and raining. We make the best of it!

In spite of camping at some great-looking fishing spots, I haven’t been fishing. It’s killing me, but I’ll be getting back to it before long!

At Byward Market in Ottawa.

Same place, different scene.

House of Parliament, undergoing renovation.

Locks on the Rideau Canal.

Ottawa waterfront scene featuring what truly is a party barge.

Totems, National History Museum.

Totem close-up, National History Museum.

Sculpture, National History Museum.

At the National History Museum.

This is a halibut hook of the type the Northwest tribes like the Haida and Tlingit used prior to European contact. National History Museum.

Susan on a hiking trail Voyageur Provincial Park.

Bumblebee on Joe-pie weed, Voyageur Park.

Leopard frog, Voyageur Park.

Largemouth bass, Voyageur Park.

Bullfrog, Voyageur Park.

Purple asters, Voyageur Park

Voyageur Park.

Susan at the Bank du Montreal.

Mural in Montreal.

At the entrance to Montreal’s Quartier Chinois.

I had no idea what this building was. Looked like a church!

Ice cream, anyone?

One of Montreal’s oldest buildings, the Marche Bonsecours.

We’re having a small problem with the French here in Quebec province, because we don’t speak it. Fortunately, many Quebecois are bilingual! My apologies for any errors in spelling!

That’s the From Ottawa to Montreal post. Thanks for reading!

Every day is a blessing. Don’t waste it- Go fishing! Go paddling! Take a walk! Stay active!

John Kumiski
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Between Presqu’ile and Ottawa- A Photo Essay

Thanks for reading this week’s post, between Presqu’ile and Ottawa. Most of this post is photos with captions!

We had warm weather when we first got into Canada. The past few mornings have been in the low 50s (Fahrenheit), and the leaves on a few maple trees are beginning to change color.

After the drive from Hell through Toronto, we camped at Presqu’ile Provincial Park, on a peninsula into Lake Ontario.

Lake Ontario shoreline.

A family enjoys the lake.

A twelve-spotted skimmer in the marsh.

A leopard frog in the same marsh.

After leaving Presqu’ile, we traveled east to Cornwall to visit Dr. Mary Ann Perron, a research scientist at the River Institute. This extraordinary young woman went from “bush brat” (her term, not mine), running around barefoot and working in her father’s bait shop in northern Quebec, to Ph.D. in aquatic ecology. She wears shoes now 🙂 and is an expert in dragonfly identification.

Leaving Cornwall, we drove to Charleston Lake Provincial Park, an outstanding place!