It was a short 15 miles from Bobcaygeon
to Fenelon Falls. Sturgeon Lake could not have been any calmer! We've
been so fortunate with the weather up here – warm (sometime too
warm!), sunny really beautiful days.
Craig and Karen in Rahn de Vous
weren't far behind as we made the turn to starboard at the top of
Sturgeon.
As we turned the corner into the
channel leading to the lock, the falls was running pretty much as
always. There is definitely a lack of rain up here this year as the
current below the falls was pretty much nonexistent.
The bushes spelling out Fenelon are
still there and growing taller every year. Kind of nice to know that
at least some things haven't changed!
Near the docks, the relatively new
Fenelon Falls sign is still there as well. It's been there since at least the 70's.
We've now traveled about 155 miles from
leaving the start of the Trent Canal at Trenton – with just one day
of rain. Must be one of the nicest starts to summer we've ever had!
It's a Saturday and we expected lots
of boats but it was even more packed than we though it would – even
below the lock. Still many fisherpeople looking for the elusive
pickerel (aka walleye) but from what we saw there hasn't been much
success for much of anything.
Good thing Steve fished at Lovesick.
Even at the bass fishing tournament we saw, many of the bass being
brought in were smaller than his!
Finally! We were here when the museum
was open! Tried to see this the last couple of time but never made it
inside. The building itself was called Mayboro Lodge and provided
housing for visitors of the area.
It was surprising large and had an
amazing collection of things from the 1800's when this area was being
settled.
The dog or sheep treadmill was
something we'd never seen before and quite frankly looked a bit
suspect. Why would the dog or sheep keep walking?? Just not sure what
the motivation would be and I question that it would really work.
When we were kids we had two burros
(ordered from the Sears and Roebuck catalog no less!) and we tried
carrots on a stick to get them to go. Didn't work …..
There was a schoolroom set up –
complete with student desks and a dunce cap on the teacher's desk!
Karen and I love the “Rules for
Teachers” posted next to the blackboard. Talk about a different
world :-)
A great sunset completed the two-day stay
at Fenelon Falls – on tomorrow to Coboconk.
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