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Anyone know of any helicopter tour companies in the area?
Does anybody have any info on the snowmobiling conditions.
Hi Debbie,
I was up there this past weekend…no trails to speak of, but lots of ice running. I came in from Penetang along Beausoliel, up to Roberts Bay and into the town centre. The back way thru North Bay, behind Charlies cut and north behind deer island. There are lots of open water spots….seemed like spring riding conditions with the currents. You can run the ice but need to be careful where you are going.
Thanks Ken. We’re hoping to go next weekend. I hope the trails are better by then.
Hi Ken,
You mentioned in your post about going “north behind Deer Island”. Just wondering if you were travelling along the edge of Deer Island Channel to get to the main channel near Tomahawk or are you referring to a trail that takes you north thru Bearshead Lake? I’m not sure if anyone breaks that trail anymore. About 30 years ago, we would run from the north side of the Deer Island Channel to Bearshead Lake and you could continue north back out onto the bay. It would come out between Powwow Island and Maltby Island (just south of Good Harbour) Cheers
Hi Eric,
I was referring to travelling on the east side of Deer up into the main channel at Tomohawk. We tried it on Sunday but it was open water right across from Beausoliel to where ’69′ channel starts…turned around. If you take the trail at the north end of Roberts Bay overland it comes out at the staked line that leads up to Cognashene….lots of traffic on it on Sunday. Our cottage is in Little Bass Bay and the trail you speak of would likely have started near there….I have not seen any snowmobile tracks in the last few years. The trails are there, we have walked to Bearshead in the summer a few times.
Hi Debbie,
Yesterday, I ran about the same route that Ken mentioned and yes, you have to be careful. The ice is nothing close to where it should be at this time of year. Avoid Pleasant Point in North Bay. Also in North Bay, take a route between the mainland on the west side and the islands in the centre. There was a small open spot in between the islands in the centre. We also ran from North Bay up to Bone Island (Palasade Bay) going thru Buck and McCrae lakes. Buck and McCrae Lakes seemed fine. The passage between Mermaid Island and Bone Island, which never really freezes, was a much larger open area than usual. We were going to venture further north across Bone Island to Hockey Stick Bay and then to Longuisa Bay but we heard from some locals that there are some open water spots just west of that route. We also heard about 2 or 3 open water areas between the top of Big Beau to Cognashene, mostly a bit east of this route near Big Ship Island. Probably better to wait for a good run of cold weather. (if it ever comes!!) Safest ride might be from Town Centre across Roberts Island and then to Big Beau and do the trail on Big Beau. (I’m assuming your in Honey Harbour ??) This is as of yesterday though before today’s balmy temps so be careful!
Eric S.
Thanks for the info. We were going to try to go next weekend but I think we’ll wait and see how the following weekend is.(family day and the winter fest) Hopefully it will be ok by then. This winter is crazy, were in Windsor and its like spring here…
…..Those pictures I took of my dog were just a week before Christmas!
Wow, just saw the pictures posted from Jenny. I thought it was a summer photo!!! Guess we could of left the boat in!!! The water levels will be very low if we don’t get some snow soon!!!
Does anybody have any info on the phone outages in Honey Harbour? It’s been almost a week now.
MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!! to all of our Honey Harbour friends. Hope you all have a very HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!
Merry Christmas Everyone,
Just wondering if the water is still open? My DH saw a boat at the LCBO docks the other day on the webcam. Think we can still get across by boat?
Can’t wait for snowmobile season to start….
Soon enough, as I see ice forming via the webcam…
It seem late this year. Hopefully by late January everything will be good….
I see a light dusting of snow on the webcam!
Glad we closed last weekend!!! I thought we might get another weekend but with snow on the ground I think we made the right decision!!!
There’s a bit more than a dusting there now!
Just a heads up…We were out for a boat ride on the weekend and were amazed at the large amt of police presence still on the water. They seemed to be checking fishermen more than anybody. So remember your boating and fishing licence and leave the beer on the pier!!!
wow what a shock after seeing no water for nearly the whole summer
Thanks for posting those pictures Bernard. Amazing how the water changes! Any chance you could e-mail me those pictures? I would really like to have these for my album. Also, can you see from where you are, if the tarp is still secure on top of the trailer in front of the flag?
Hi Jen,
Which site are you on? I don’t see a tarp on the trailer by the flag. You can email me at nicholsonconstruction@sympatico.ca
Why did they move the camera?
They move it from just after the Thanksgiving weekend until about the May long weekend. It’s good though because you can keep an eye on the ice conditions. You can tell when snowmobiles start using the ice.
Uh oh they moved the camera, we know what that means, snowmobile weather soon !!!!
Just got to the cottage and sitting on the dock. What a beautiful day. I think the weekend is going to be the same.
Could you believe that weather?!!! In our bathing suits the entire weekend. Water was cold at 66F. Hard to have the oven on for turkey with it being 25C outside!!!
Yea it was great, but now we have to wait until winter and snowmobiling I guess. Can’t wait !!!!