October 6, 2024
Read the Fall issue of Shorelines here.
September 30, 2024
https://westcarling.com/wca-summer-newsletter/
May 25, 2024
May 25, 2024
Aah, Spring - the renewing cycle begins as we are back in Carling, greeting friends and neighbours in anticipation of another cottage season and new memories to continue the cycle. Five years ago, I asked our grandchildren (now aged 17, 14, 12 and 9) what they like most about being at the cottage. ...
May 25, 2024
Many city dwellers might not think that we had a winter in 2024. One person, Irma, who lives in Snug year-round, may beg to differ. ...
May 25, 2024
Mark your calendars for the evening of August 10 to view All Too Clear - an amazing scientific documentary film with spectacular underwater footage and informative narrative to understand more about the impact of invasive quagga mussels on the ecology of our irreplaceable Great Lakes. Georgian Bay ...
May 25, 2024
By Donna Tucker When you have an emergency at home, at your cottage, out on the Bay, or while hiking, how do you convey your location to emergency services? The what3words app is a useful tool that, once downloaded, is easy to use. The what3words (w3w) system divides the globe into 3-meter by 3-meter ...
May 25, 2024
May 25, 2024
By Cynthia Milburn FROM THE GARDEN Having moved to the cottage for most of the pandemic, we became increasingly innovative in maintaining a self-sufficient food supply while elevating our culinary game. We started by building a raised garden exclusively to grow vegetables. Our most bountiful yields were ...
May 25, 2024
By Donna Tucker The Quagga Mussel was introduced to the Great Lakes via ballast water released from commercial shipping vessels before spreading into the St. Lawrence River and most Northeastern U.S. waterways in the late 1980s. It is now found throughout Ontario's southern Great Lakes and Lake Simcoe. ...