Sunset June 25, Lake of Bays - Muscoka
It was an OK day for the G8 to come visiting, no? They had to work anyway.
Welcome to your weekend! Apologies again for my tardiness in getting the forecast posted, as last night I was helping my spouse celebrate his birthday weekend. (I’ve now declared a moratorium on June birthdays. Two max. My Dad and my spouse. Everyone else, we’ll wait ’till a later date. It’s one of those preserving one’s sanity measures).
OK then. If it’s Saturday when you read this I suppose you can take a look outdoors and see either cloudiness or cloudiness & showers and temperatures running in the very low 60′s°F. Until late Saturday night that is what you can expect. By overnight Saturday you’ll feel a drop in temperatures to 48°F. The total accumulation of precipitation should be no more than 0.3 inches.
Long Term Weather Forecast Haliburton Highlands June 27 - July 2
Sunday, expect a day with cloudy periods, a high projected to be 73°F and a low overnight of 48°F. There may be up to 0.4 inches of precipitation accumulation in total.
Monday calls for thundershowers, a high temp of 70°F and a low overnight of 59°F. Precipitation accumulation will be 0.1 inch.
By Tuesday there is a slight change in the weather with variable cloudiness in the forecast and a high temperature of 61°F. The low overnight will be a blanket-worthy 50°F. No rain is in the forecast.
Wednesday, expect more variable cloudiness, a daytime high of 63°F and and overnight low of a chilly 48°F. Break out the quilts! No rain is in the forecast, however.
Thursday is a day of celebration as the the forecast calls for a mainly sunny day! The high temperature will be a comfortable 68°F, the low overnight 48°F (don’t forget your quilt!), and there is no rain in the forecast.
Friday, expect variable cloudiness, a daytime high of 72°F and an overnight low of 54°F. Again, no rain is forecast. (See below for the Bug Forecast.)
Haliburton sunset June 25, 2010 (click to enlarge)
Reach Harbour Lakefield June 25 sunset - (click to enlarge)
Chapleau River - June 25 sunset (click to enlarge)
Bug Forecast
In short, both the black flies and mosquitoes are expected to be rated “high” Friday June 25 through Wednesday June 30. You can check the graph for more specifics about other flying critters.
Delawana docks at sunrise June 18 2010
Welcome to your weekend!
I’ll be back to walk you through the weather for the weekend but in short, I want to apologize for it because it comes from here in the States. We lost power today–tree limbs flying, high winds, pounding rain and your area too possibly shall see similar weather through most of Saturday. It’s full-on thundershowers NOT scattered so I’d cancel what you may have planned outdoors for Saturday morning through at least afternoon. The problem here at least is that there are a series of storm systems …so you get past the one and a short bit later…here in my house one of my dogs starts shivering and I know they are coming back before they hit.
Weekend Weather Jun 18- 19 2010
EDIT/:6.19.10 After a thorough examination other the weather forecasts in your area for the next 36 hours, I agree that Friday overnight the Haliburton Highlands will be mainly clear and about 17°C.
By Saturday morning thundershowers turn to full- blown thunderstorms which will last in parts of Ontario until Saturday evening when the skies are to clear. It will be mainly sunny with a comfortable temperature of 21°C on Saturday evening. Sounds nice.
It will be continue to be mainly sunny at daybreak on Sunday after a Saturday overnight low of 15°C. More below.
Long Term Weather - 6.20 - 6.25.10
Kincardine Harbour - Pentangore River - Lake Huron - June 18 2010
Insect Predictions thru June 25 2010
Greetings!
I have an important and fun bit of information that I’m going to share and that, if you live in the Haliburton Highlands area or plan to be in the area on June 19, 2010 you’ll be intrigued to hear about. First click on the announcement below:
Minden Kinsmen Truck Pull and Show and Shine June 19, 2010
This year marks the 23rd year that the Minden Kinsmen Club has sponsored the Truck Pull and Show and Shine
in a continuing effort to support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the community as a whole.
The Truck Pull and Show and Shine will take place on June 19th 2010 at the Minden Fairgrounds. This is a fun family event which children under age 12 enjoy for FREE (ages 12-16 are $6 -adults, $12).
What will you see? I’m happy to report that there is something for everyone. New this year is the ATV Mud Bog with prizes presented at the event. Less messy but just as entertaining is the Vintage Vehicle Show for vehicles of an 80 year-and-older vintage. The fun continues with a Truck Pull which starts at 12 noon. There are more details on the flyer above so be sure to click on it to enlarge it for better viewing.
In addition to the activities mentioned, The Truck Pull and Show and Shine will feature Food, Refreshments, Camping and Beer Tents on Site!
Want to know more? Contact the Haliburton Visitor Info Centre at 1-800-461-7677.
This is a non-paid post in support of the Haliburton Highlands continued vitality.
Sauble Beach, Ontario 6.11.10
Weekend Weather Haliburton Highlands
Welcome to your weekend! I hate to be the bearer of bad news but if you had/have outside activities planned for this weekend, you just may wish to change them to inside activities–unless the rain does not impact what you’ve planned one way or another.
Overnight tonight (Friday) you can expect a few showers and a low of 55°F.
You’ll probably wake up to rain Saturday morning with a high of 55°F. By Saturday afternoon it will still be cloudy with showers with a temperature of 61°F. This 24-hour period’s precipitation outlook is 0.8 inches from Friday evening through Saturday afternoon.
Saturday evening is fixing up to look like you have a high temperature of 61°with showers.
Overnight Saturday the low is expected to be 57°F with more showers.
Haliburton Highlands Long Term Weather Forecast June 13-18
Sunday starts off with some sun, later in the day expect isolated showers and a high of 70°F. There may be up to 0.1 inch of rain accumulation. The low will be 57°F.
Monday will be yet another day of isolated showers. The high is expected to be 72°F and there may be a trace of rain accumulation. The low will be 52°F.
Tuesday will be a sunny day! Yes, you read that correctly. Woo-hoo! The high temperature is expected to be comfortable 70°F and the low overnight 48°F. No precipitation is in the forecast.
Wednesday expect cloudy periods. The high is expected to be 72°F and the low overnight 50°F. There may be up to 0.1 inch of rain accumulation.
Thursday calls for isolated showers and a high of 75°F. The overnight low is to be 59°F and there may be up to 0.1 inch of rain accumulation.
Friday brings a chance of thundershowers with a high of 77°F ( it will feel like 84°F) and an overnight low of 63°F. There may be up to 0.3 inch of rain accumulation.
Have a great week!
Haliburton Highlands Bug Report through June 18
"Maman" by Louise Bourgeois (1912- 2010) National Gallery Ottawa
I realized today that I should read more often as I happened upon several interesting news items including that the creator of the piece above, Louise Bourgeois died on May 31 at the age of 98. One of the more intriguing things about Ms. Bourgeois besides the daring in her creations (“Maman” means mother) is that she did not “break out” in the art world until she was in her 70′s. Bourgeois was both an innovative Surrealist and a feminist pioneer having been the first woman to have a retrospective at MoMA in NYC in the early 1980′s. It’s pretty cool that one of her most well-known pieces having been exhibited around the globe, is residing in a prominent place in Ottawa.
Haliburton Highlands Genealogy Group 20th Anniversary Party
June 12 2010
Come and celebrate on Saturday, June 12th from 1:00-4:00 pm.
FREE admission to all!
Door prizes!
Genealogy booths
Refreshments
Opening Ceremony: 1:30 pm
Keynote speaker: 2.00 pm – Melody Richardson “Memoirs-Legacy Writing for Future Genealogists”
“Melody will explore with us the technique of memoir writing, a form of legacy writing for future genealogists in your families and communities.”
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Place: Minden Hills Community Centre Minden
Contact: Linda Heeps Tel: 705 457-2064
Email: hhggroup@gmail.com
From the website:
*Haliburton County is located in Central Ontario Canada just to the southwest of Algonquin Park. The area was settled in the latter years of immigration (mid 1850s) when lands in Southern Ontario were all taken. Children of those settlers and new immigrants were led to believe that they might be able to establish farms in an area too rugged and rocky for that purpose but valuable mainly for lumber.
I knew about the lumber but until now hadn’t realized that people were told that the Highlands were good for farming!
Hey there!
For the heck of it and because I miss it so, I’m going to post some “best of” shots of Maple Lake. Most of them are by me but since I’m more of a “on-the-go”- type photographer and my spouse is quite precise the macros probably belong to him. Enjoy!
Maple Lake in Grey (2007)
Unretouched but a gaffe when trying out a (then) new camera.
Now for the weather.
As everyone in cottage country knows we need the rain. However most of us would be sort of pleased it a little more came during the work-week and a little less on the weekend.
Short Term Forecast June 4 -5 , 2010
As you may have observed tonight’s forecast includes clouds and showers with a low of 14°C. Close to 1mm of precipitation is expected from Friday overnight through Saturday evening.
Waking up on Saturday you’ll see more of the same, cloudy with showers and 14°C. Rain tapers off Saturday afternoon and the skies switch to variable clouds. The temperature should reach 22°C. Not much change through Saturday evening, variable clouds continue with the temps dipping slightly to 19°C.
Showers move in overnight Saturday. You’ll have a mix of cloudiness, clouds with showers and rain with temperatures dipping and temperatures fall to 13°C.
Long Term Weather Forecast June 6 -June 11
On Sunday expect light rain with a high temperature of 19°C and a low of 11°C. Rain accumulation is expected to be about 5mm.
There will be cloudy periods on Monday with temperatures struggling up to 20°C and a chilly low overnight of 10°C. No precip is in the forecast.
Tuesday looks like the best “outside” day of the week. Expect a sunny day with temperatures at a comfortable 22°C. There’ll be a rather dramatic drop in temperatures overnight–down to 8°C. No rain is expected.
Wednesday, variable clouds move in with a high temperature of 23°C. Another cold night is in store with 9°C as the low. Two to 4mm of precip is called for.
You’ll have isolated showers on Thursday with temperatures edging up to 25°C for a high and 13°C for the overnight low. You’ll have less than 1mm of rain accumulation.
Expect light rain on Friday with a high temperature of 24 °C and a low of 15 C° overnight. This will be the rainiest 24-hr. period this week with 10mm-plus precipitation accumulation.
Have a great week! Don’t forget to check the bug forecast (below).
Maple Lake Bug Report June 4-9, 2010
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Hampton Hotels. All opinions are 100% mine.
The Hampton Inns are running a sweepstakes in which the grand prize winner in going to have to make one of those rare life choices: Which 100 of my friends shall I invite for a FREE weekend at any Hampton Inn? (And if I do win the grand prize I will not worry a whit about the hotel taxes because I’ll be awarded $5000 to help pay the tax for the weekend!)
I’ll be quite forthright. I don’t have 100 friends that I see face-to-face but I’ll bet I could get 100 Internet buddies rounded up! That would be my first inclination. However, in-line with how many people feel that due to our ever-changing lifestyle more folks are considering family as friends (you’ve heard expressions like “My mom is my best friend” and the like) I might just invite every relative and FoR ( friend of relative) that I could contact.
Years ago, my grandmother made sure that my extended family got together for ginormous family reunions. Unfortunately times change, people leave us and traditions fall by the wayside. But one thing that hasn’t changed is that we all enjoy good food, great company and fun times shared so I think then that I’d invite friends yes, but family too–even family I’ve not ever met but know of and we’d meet up at the Hampton Inn in Barrie, Ontario for the weekend. I really love Barrie, Ontario as I’ve watched the lovely city on Lake Simcoe grow before my eyes as I frequently stop over on my way to our cottage which is north of there.
The Barrie downtown has one of the most scenic waterfronts in Ontario–Lake Simcoe,whichfor me is a must-visit. Barrie downtown has quite a number of exceptional restaurants and unique shops too as well as an outdoor farmer’s market. This area depicts turn of the century Ontario architecture, and many of the buildings have been restored to their original state which evokes a charming, small-town atmosphere. A portion of Barrie’s history can be viewed through the Ontario Historical Association Plaques if you want to dig more deeply into the city’s roots. The family aspect of the “100 friends” might particularly enjoy this because we have roots in the not-too distant area.
This is one side of Barrie, but the flip side is the highly-charged outdoor sporting opportunities and a vibrant nightlife offering a taste of excitement and fun-filled adventures for anyone wishing to partake of them. With 100 people to keep busy, Barrie seems to me the ideal locale to enjoy my Grand Prize from Hampton Chain of Friends Sweepstakes .
So what are you waiting for? Wouldn’t you dig a weekend away with 100 of your closest friends? Want a few more details that make this getaway sweepstakes even more enticing? Alrighty!
- There is no purchase required.
- The contest is quite inclusive about who can enter. Eligible folks include residents of the 50 US States, Washington, D.C., Canada (excluding Quebec), the United Kingdom and Mexico!
- The contest is currently underway and I’d urge you to enter NOW but the official last moment to do so is at 11:59pm CT on 9/4/10.
Oh yes, one more thing that is awesome about the Hampton Chain of Friends Sweepstakes: The sweepstakes is open to everyone! You don’t have to be a Hilton Honors member. You don’t even have to have previously stayed at a Hampton though I daresay once you do you will be likely to do so again.
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Hey Folks!
Welcome to your weekend! (More events to be talked about here in a few hours!–plus later tonight, the weather for the weekend and week-to-come).
I’m sure you noted the name of this blog. Not much thought needed to go into naming it as it is written on behalf of the Haliburton Highlands and more specifically when an occasion arises, the Maple Lake area, which I believe is properly referred to as the Township of Dysart et al.
There’s a fantastic FREE opportunity, Young Eagle Flights for kids ages 8-17, to fly for free out of Stanhope Airport this weekend which calls to mind some of my own recollections of the airport.
My memories of Maple Lake–and one cannot separate Maple Lake from the airport if you take a quick peek on the map*–is how awesome it is when a plane takes off over the water. I’ll be in my default place–in the lake–hear the sound of the small aircraft engine, and look up to see the undercarriage of said small aircraft zipping by overhead, then watch the plane as it disappears into the distance.
*in the aerial photos it looks closer to Green Lake which it indeed may be
I’ve always loved that. However, when I was younger and my mom was around she expressed her displeasure with the noise. That left me perplexed but I’ll leave it at noting that we all have our own reactions/perceptions of things large and small. So dear mum would gently curse the plane flying just a short distance above us and I would silently cheer for the plane and think “Wow!”
My mum cannot make it up to the lake anymore but every time a plane flies out of Stanhope airport I think of her–then I think, “Cool!”
Free small airplane flights for kids age 8-17 (click on Visit Website for details)
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Haliburton/Stanhope Airport Haliburton/Stanhope Airport road Minden
Contact: John Packer Tel: 705 754 2611
Email: airport@halhinet.on.ca
