Category Archives: Ontario
Just A Barn
Just a photograph of a barn captured in the long light of late afternoon
Posted in buildings, Ontario, photography
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Canada Aviation And Space Museum
A window into the past – CT-114 Tutor painted as Snowbird 10
Posted in airplanes, museum, Ontario, Ottawa
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The Niagara Scow
The Niagara scow broke loose from its towing tug on Aug. 6, 1918 After breaking loose from its towing tug on Aug. 6, 1918, the iron scow became lodged in the rapids of the upper Niagara River. On Aug. 6, … Continue reading
Posted in history, Ontario, ships, waterfall
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Cumberland-Masson Ferry
Crossing the Ottawa River between Cumberland ON and Masson QC, the Cumberland-Masson Ferry operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The distance between the two shores is 610 meters. Length: 28m Width: 9.85m Draft: 6 to 6.4 feet … Continue reading
A Bit Of Bomarc
This goes back to July 2013, when I just happened to be at the Bomarc Site in North Bay. In the fall of 1958 Prime Minister John Diefenbaker’s Conservative government announced an agreement with the US to deploy two squadrons … Continue reading
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Diefenbunker
Welcome to the Diefenbunker The Diefenbunker is a massive four-storey underground bunker, built between 1959 and 1961. During the Cold War, top officials were to take shelter here in the event of a nuclear war. It was active as Canadian … Continue reading
CT-133 Silver Star Mark III
Known as the “T-Bird”, the Lockheed T-33 started life in 1944 as America’s first operational jet fighter, the Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star. In 1948 a second cockpit was added to create the world’s first purpose-built jet trainer: the T-33. Initially … Continue reading
National War Memorial
National War Memorial – Confederation Square, Ottawa The National War Memorial, also known as “The Response,” was unveiled in 1939 to commemorate the service of Canadians in the First World War 1914-1918. The memorial has come to symbolize the sacrifice … Continue reading
The Little Ferry That Could
A pair of time lapse videos, the first shot onboard the M.V. Glenora on the crossing between Glenora and Adolphustown , the second looking down from the top of Lake On The Mountain Provincial Park toward Adolphustown across Lake Ontario.
Cumberland – Masson Ferry
A time lapse video of the ferries operating between Cumberland Ontario and Masson Quebec
Posted in Ontario, Quebec, ships, time lapse, video
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