http://maplelakeontario.com A lake is the landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is earth's eye. ~Henry David Thoreau Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:05:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Despite the fact that this year's time spent at Maple lake was unique and precious to me, there were a couple things I want to acknowledge in case anyone is wondering what planet I'm from, though in the states I am actually an alien. Har. First, the weather. If I hadn't ... http://maplelakeontario.com/2008/09/07/is-the-crime-rate-in-haliburton-county-on-the-rise/ Our family is on the United States' "No-Call" list/directory. Even so, we get unwanted calls--usually at mealtime. That is one really compelling reason to utilize Phone Lookup, a company which has a data base brimming with cellphone telephone numbers (try finding a cellphone number in your white pages--not doable). You may wonder, ... http://maplelakeontario.com/2008/09/05/look-me-up/ A well-made groin. :) (above--the rock thingy). Spouse just kept at it until he couldn't doing anything else to it. :D First, hello officially from the US. It was so perfectly beautiful. I went to Maple Lake three times between June and September 2008, staying for 4 weeks straight in July/August plus two ... http://maplelakeontario.com/2008/09/04/maple-lake-ontario-2008-part-1/ Hey there from Maple Lake! The Labour Day weekend was perfect. No one wanted to go home. All my relatives live close enough to come upon the weekends if September continues from it's fantastic beginning. I'm a bit envious as living too far from here will prevent us from ... http://maplelakeontario.com/2008/09/01/outstanding-holiday-weekend-in-cottage-county/ I'm getting pretty excited and a admittedly a bit anxious about our trip  to Maple Lake, Ontario on Friday. The weather looks fantastic though (!), especially Labour Day--Monday. Finally, the people who really need good weather will have something to enjoy. I'd like it to be calm enough that we get a ... http://maplelakeontario.com/2008/08/26/labour-day-weekendlong-range-forecast-for-haliburton-highlands/ I was just mulling over how when we go to Maple Lake, we are much more aware of our environment and how we impact it and visa-versa. For example, cleaning products. At home I live in a condo in a big suburb and really don't put much thought into what my ... http://maplelakeontario.com/2008/08/24/eco-friendly-products-sunmoon-jar/ Spouse has been following the Haliburton Highlands weather forecast like a hawk as he is concerned about his grass seed getting enough water. Our gardens here at home look the worse for his being gone three weeks. Spouse says they are at the end of their life cycles but I ... http://maplelakeontario.com/2008/08/23/haliburton-highlands-long-range-forecast-weather-improving/ My favourite rock has been on this beach a very long time. Now it is the bottom step. Cool, no? Both sets of stairs are wicked awesome. Spouse is very industrious and exacting whenever possible. This is repurposing these rocks back to what they were doing long ago. Very pretty and through ... http://maplelakeontario.com/2008/08/21/hand-made-stone-steps-leading-to-maple-lake/ It's rather quiet here though we've had a brief respite from the storms. I even managed to get myself in a bit of a fix going out on the Lake as a novice canoeist yesterday! Just the same it's going to be hard to leave on Saturday but leave we must. ... http://maplelakeontario.com/2008/08/12/shelter-from-the-storms-long-range-weather-forecast-maple-lake-ontario/ Do you use coupon codes when you shop? Think they might be too much trouble or too confusing, too much of a hassle? Well, consider please Famous Footwear coupons. With just a click you have your choice of many ways to save at Famous Footwear. The particular code I chose gives ... http://maplelakeontario.com/2008/08/12/famous-footwear-coupons/