Poker Lakes, Minden Ontario courtesy of the Weather Channel

Haliburton County – Maple Lake Weather forecast 11.13-14.09 (above)

The weather forecast for West Guilford/Haliburton Highlands on Saturday begins in the morning with cloudiness with sunny breaks. Expect mainly cloudy skies in the afternoon.

The high temperature for the day will be 52°F. The evening is expected to be cloudy with foggy patches with a low of 46°F.

Haliburton Highlands / Maple Lake Ontario Long Term Weather Forecast 11.14.09 – 11.20.09 (below)

Sunday, expect variable cloudiness with a high of 50°F. A nighttime low of 37°F closes out the weekend.

The traditional workweek on Monday is predicted to be sunny with a high temperature of of 41°F. Overnight lows will be about 26°F.

Tuesday, expect  another bright and sunny day with a daytime high of 43°F. Overnight temperatures are expected to be about 22°F.

Wednesday, another sunny day! with a daytime high of 45°F. Overnight temperatures are expected to be 29°F.

Thursday, look forward to more sun. Expect a high of 45°F. Expect an overnight low of 34°F.

Friday is predicted to be mainly sunny with a daytime high of 48°F. Lows on Friday night will be 34F°.

Enjoy the webcam photos taken on 11.13.09, of several areas in Central Ontario. Almost all the leaves have fallen now and now Reach Harbour, a holdout, has taken their last few boasts out of the ever-colder water.

Chickopee Ski and Summer Resort webcam (increased saturation)

Saturday Weather Forecast Haliburton Highlands / Maple Lake

Haliburton County – Maple Lake Weather forecast 11.07.09 (above)

The weather forecast for West Guilford/Haliburton Highlands on Saturday is a mixture of cloudy periods and variable cloudiness in the afternoon.

The high temperature for day will be 50°F.  The evening is expected to be clear with a low  of  41°F.

Haliburton Highlands / Maple Lake Ontario Long Term Weather Forecast 11.08.09 – 11.13.09 (below)

Haliburton Highlands / Maple Lake Ontario Long Term Weather Forecast 11.08.09 - 11.13.09

Sunday, expect a sunny day with a high of  52°F. A nighttime low of 36°F closes out the weekend.

The traditional workweek on Monday is predicted to be a cloudy day with showers and a high temperature of of 54°F. Overnight lows will be about 41°F.

Tuesday, expect variable cloudiness with a daytime high of 46°F. Overnight temperatures are expected to be about 36°F.

Wednesday, another sunny day! with a daytime high of 45°F. Overnight temperatures are expected to be 29°F.

Thursday, expect a cloudy day with sunny breaks and a high of 45°F. Expect an overnight low of 32°F.

Friday is predicted to be cloudy with showers with a daytime high of 45°F. Lows on Friday night will be 36F°.

Enjoy the webcam photos taken on 11.06.09, of several areas in Central Ontario. Almost all the leaves have fallen now and except for Reach Harbour, the last few boats have been hoisted up and out and are on dry land covered up tightly, settling in for the long months ahead. Winter is just around the corner!

Have a great week!

Grimsby, with a view of Lake Ontario 11.06.09

Indian River - Port Carling, Ontario - 11.06.09

Penetangore River, Kincardine Channel, Lake Erie

Dorset, Ontario - 11.06.09

Kincardine Harbour, Lake Erie - 11.06.09

Reach Harbour, Lakefield, Ontario

Kawagama Lake - Dorset - morning - 11.02.09

Autumn Leaves Forecast Central Ontario

Indian River Sunset - Nov 2, 2009 - Port Carling

According to the Leaves Forecast “80%” of the leaves are now “on the ground.” Some of the photos I’ve posted bear this out, others it seems not quite so many have fallen. Regardless there are signs showing up like ice forming on Head Lake in Haliburton. To my eye and I’ve seen it up close and personal many times, Head Lake looks like a river. It’s that narrow. So, the appearance of ice is not unexpected. I’m sure the personal snow vehicle-riders are starting to get excited about the upcoming months where the frozen Head Lake is used for recreation. Haliburton is a very welcoming town and a great place to engage in a variety of fun times outdoors.

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Centennial Ridges Trail Algonquin

Haliburton County - Maple Lake Weather forecast 10.16.09

The weather forecast for West Guilford/Haliburton Highlands on Friday start with a cold morning with variable cloudiness and a high of 26°F.

Friday afternoon will also have variable cloudiness and a high of 37° F. Lows Friday night will be 26 F° with continued variable clouds.

Maple Lake - Haliburton Highlands Forecast for 10.17 - 10.22

Looking ahead to the coming weekend,  Saturday calls for variable cloudiness with a high temperature of  41° F.  Expect a low overnight of about 24°F.

A mainly sunny Sunday with a high during the day of 45°F and a nighttime low  24°F closes out the weekend.

The traditional workweek on Monday is predicted to have cloudy periods with a high of 48°F. Overnight lows should again be about 24°F.

Tuesday, expect variable cloudiness with a daytime high of 50°F.  Overnight temperatures are expected to be about 39°F.

Wednesday, expect variable cloudiness with a daytime high of a slightly-warmer 52°F .  Overnight temperatures are expected to again be 39°F.

Thursday is expected to be cloudy with showers with a high of 48°F.   Expect an overnight low of  41°F.

Have a great week!

Dorset Fire Tower - 10.08.09 courtesy of weathernetwork.com

Short term weather forecast

Thursday evening – Friday morning

The weather forecast for West Guilford/Haliburton Highlands on Friday is an expected high of 52° F.  There will be cloudy with showers conditions through afternoon when light rain is expected through the evening with cloudy with showers/light rain conditions continuing and a nighttime low of 41°F.

Long term forecast for the Haliburton Highlands including Thanksgiving

Expect a sunny day on Saturday with the high a brisk 46°F. Expect a low overnight of about 36°F.

The Thanksgiving weekend continues with isolated showers on Sunday and a high of 43°F. Evening temperatures will yield to a low of 37°F.

Rounding out the long weekend on Monday the forecast calls for a cloudy day with showers and a high of 39°F.  Overnight lows are expected to go down to 34°F.

Tuesday, look for another  sunny day (2 in one week!).  Temperatures are only set to be a high of 43°F. Better make sure the winter blankets,  quilts and comforters are at the ready as the low temperatures overnight on Tuesday are plunging down to 22°F.

Wednesday, expect cloudy periods and a high of only 36°F .  Overnight temperatures are expected to drop to 20°F.

Rain with a snowy mix is in the forecast for Thursday with a high of 34°F . Thursday, the overnight lows are to be about 27°F.

Happy Thanksgiving! Have a great week!

History of  Thanksgiving  in Canada

The history of Thanksgiving in Canada goes back to an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who had been futilely attempting to find a northern passage to the Orient. He did, however, establish a settlement in Canada. In the year 1578, Frobisher held a formal ceremony in what is now the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, to give thanks for surviving the long journey. This event is widely considered to be the first Canadian Thanksgiving, and the first official Thanksgiving to occur in North America. More settlers arrived and continued the ceremonial tradition initiated by Frobisher, who was eventually knighted and had an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in northern Canada named after him — Frobisher Bay now known as Iqualuit.

It should be noted that the 1578 ceremony was not the first Thanksgiving as defined by First Nations tradition. Long before the time of Martin Frobisher, it was traditional in many First Nations cultures to offer an official giving of thanks during autumnal gatherings. In Haudenasonee culture, Thanksgiving is a prayer recited to honor “the three sisters” (i.e., beans, corn and squash) during the fall harvest.

Source: Wikipedia.org

Kawagama Lake, Dorset, Ontario morning 10.06.09

The fall colours seem to be ablaze.  So pretty.

There is plenty of green here simply because of the abundance of evergreen trees  in this area of cottage country.

It is rather nice don’t you think, that all the foliage doesn’t disappear? The evergreens get especially pretty after a snowfall and to my eyes they  look like Christmas trees.

A number of the photographs here are reduced but if you scroll to the bottom of the post you can click the individual thumbnail and enlarge them to their full size for the most detail. Enjoy!

Hawkesbury, Ontario morning - 10.06.09

Lagoon City, Ontario - 10.06.09

Silver Lake Resort, Ontario - 10.06.09

Douglas Point & Inverhuron Bay, Ontario - 10.06.09

Reach Harbour, Lakefield, Ontario - 10.06.09

Kincardine Harbour, Lake Erie, Ontario - 10.06.09

Kincardine - Penetangore River Channel, Lake Erie, Ontario -10.06.09

Grimsby, Lake Ontario - 10.06.09

Head Lake, Haliburton, Ontario - 10.06.09

Healey Lake, Hawkesbury, Ontario 9.28.09

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As promised, here are a number of fall photos taken by webcam of the Southern Ontario area. I’ve adjusted a few for brightness and the very first one of  Healey Lake to amplify it a no-so-natural but I think, pretty way.

It was my plan to have a webcam trained on the trees and lake of Maple Lake but security issues presented themselves and I had to rig things that the cameras keep an eye on the most mundane areas surrounding the cottage. May as well make best use of the 2-year contract for high speed Internet, right?

These scenes are lovely however and they give you a good sampling of various regions in the rather large southern Ontario area.

Thanks to the Weather Network’s Weather cams.

Cheers!

Photo: Janet Gosselin - North Bay, Ontario Canada // Shot: September 12, 2009

More than a dozen overnight “Fall Colour” Routes & suggested fall colour foliage road trips are within 1-7 hours from the junction of Highways 400 & 11 in Barrie, Ontario. With the routes mapped out so nicely, the hardest part is deciding which one(s) to take. The guides that follow can help you plan the timing of your fall foliage trips so that you can enjoy them when fall colours in each region are at their peak!

Additional fall colour road trips are available by geographical locations east of Toronto, and west of Toronto to Northern Ontario. Unsurprisingly, leaf colour changes occur earlier the further north in Ontario one travels.

The diversity of the Algonquin area resorts destination is unmatched in North America.  Below are three  spectacular suggested fall colour routes which could form part of an Algonquin Park circle tour drive or road trip.

The fall colour road trips include the Southern Algonquin Route, Algonquin East Side and the Northern Algonquin Route as recommended touring routes with helpful identification of attractions, accommodations, and driving directions.

More links to Fab Fall Colours!

Ontario Fall Colour Routes & Links to Color Reports

Fancy Fall  Colours
Algonquin Area Getaways Fall Colours (Fall
Colors)

Check for Fall Fairs on your fall colours  road trip

This information  is offered in an effort to promote Ontario tourism and because I really miss experiencing firsthand the beautiful fall colour change that can only be found in this part of North America.