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“Signs of the Time” by Egils Rozenbergs exhibiting at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

A new year signals a new exhibit...

For Sale: Pacsafe EXP45 Anti-Theft Carry-on Travel Pack

Value new - $350. Used once. Selling for...

Judy MacDonald — obituary

MacDonald, Judy (nee LeClaire) Of Almonte, Ontario, in...

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What Is That … New in 2024?

Once we pack up our cottage on White Lake and move back into town for the colder months, we review all of our cottage pictures to cull the poorer...

WIT … Spider Eating?

We love spiders for the role they play controlling insect populations and balancing nature.  We love spiders because they eat insects we do not like.  We love spiders despite...

What Is That … Fall Caterpillar?

Many seasonal cottagers, like us, consider the fall a bitter sweet time of year, sweet because of the glorious fall colours of deciduous trees and bitter because it is...
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What is that … harbinger of winter?

The sun is rising later and setting earlier at the cottage, as it is everywhere on our side of the equator.  No longer can...

What is that … weasel?

Before getting into this article, we would like to thank one of our readers for pointing out that we incorrectly identified one of the...

What is That … Flutter of Butterflies? (part 2)

In our August 4th butterflies article, we promised to get back to you with another piece about the butterflies of the second half of...

What Is That … Heron?

Herons, egrets and bitterns are a few of the many species of wading birds belonging to the family Ardeidae.   All of the members of...

What Is That … a Bald Eagle or a Golden Eagle?

Rarely does a single book significantly alter the course of history, but Rachel Carson's Silent Spring did exactly that.  Its publication in 1962 persuaded...

What Is That … a Curious Thief or a Cunning Hunter?

Many animals figure prominently in children’s tales and cartoons, sometimes being honoured and sometimes being maligned.  Two of the most common fabled creatures we...

What is That … Flutter of Butterflies?

One of our most enjoyable times throughout the cottage season on White Lake is viewing the lazy flight of butterflies as they approach the...

What Is That … a Chickadee or a … ?

We have come to recognize many bird sounds we hear in nearby trees while sitting in our screened-in porch at the cottage, and have...

What is That … a Turkey Vulture or a Wild Turkey?

Before we bought the cottage, we had heard of turkey vultures.  From time to time, we visited friends at their cottages and on a...

What Is That … a Squirrel or a Chipmunk?

We are frequently entertained at the cottage watching the antics of our resident squirrels and chipmunks. Most people are familiar with these rodents as...

What is That … a Snake or a Salamander?

We try to keep an ever-watchful eye peeled for wildlife at the cottage, whether looking skyward for hawks; gazing out over the water for...

What Is That … a Bee or a Wasp?

Like most people, the first thing we think about when we see a bee or a wasp is avoiding its painful, venomous sting.  We...

What is That … a Flycatcher or a Phoebe?

At least ten species of flycatcher live in Ontario, three of which we know live and breed at White Lake.  We may have more...

What is that … a Loon or a Merganser?

The call of the loon is a quintessential, goose bump-generating element of our summer cottage experience, be it a nocturnal chorus at three a.m....
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