IT WOULD BE NICE BY Ralph Bice From Wednesday, October 11, 1978 As I mentioned a couple of months ago I have been told that when a person begins to think and talk of things that happened many years back it is a sign of old age. Perhaps that statement is correct. Only for ever […]
MOSTLY MERGANSERS by Ralph Bice From Wednesday, September 20, 1978 Recently there has been an article in Ontario Out of Doors complaining about the lack of interest the Ministry of Natural Resources is showing about duck hunting along the shores of the Great Lakes where some species are getting very plentiful and hunting is not […]
IT HAD TO BE DONE by Ralph Bice From Wednesday, August 16, 1978 So often we read of happenings where men or women have shown great physical endurance like flying a balloon across the Atlantic, staying on your feet the longest at a dance marathon, swimming the English Channel and many others. (Marilyn Bell swimming […]
CANOE ACCIDENTS by Ralph Bice From Wednesday, July 26, 1978 I have not known very many canoe accidents. Especially those on the tragic side and deaths resulted. Every year there are rules written for canoeing and many talks on the air. Swimming is a must and life jackets. Years ago we were taught the proper […]
SPACESHIP GILMOUR There was a time some years ago when UFO sightings (unidentified flying objects) were happening quite often in North Hastings; often in the Graphite area as I recall. So I was somewhat surprised at that time to hear there was a man reportedly building his own spaceship in Gilmour. As is turns out […]
THE HUMMINGBIRD Our water supply comes courtesy of a bright red hand pump. When the hummingbirds begin to investigate the red pump we know it is time to put out their feeder. And so come the many questions. Here is what l have found. The oldest recorded Hummingbird was a Broad-tailed bird known to live […]
OUTDOOR POETRY Edgar Guest was a popular poet during the Depression Years. In his poem OUT FISHIN’ you could read hunting, gardening, hiking…in place of fishin’ and get the same spiritual feeling. Read on and see if you don’t agree. OUT FISHIN’ by Edgar Guest (1881-1959) A feller isn’t thinkin’ mean, […]
ONTARIO DIAMONDS The first Canadian diamond was found in 1920 by an Ontario worker digging a railroad cut in till for a new railway line near Peterborough (aka Peterboro) Ontario, Canada. Diamonds are a natural crystalline mineral; the transparent form of pure carbon. They were formed under intense pressure billions of years ago approximately 150 […]
THE Madoc Meteorite (1854) In 1854 an unknown individual, possibly a farmer ploughing a field, discovered a meteorite known as the Madoc Meteorite (MM). It is known to have landed in the southwest corner of Madoc Township just west of that town. The MM weighed in at 167.8 kilograms (369.9 lbs.) with an approximate diameter […]
BIG FISH FROM ALGONQUIN PARK by Ralph Bice From July 5, 1978 When people talk of large fish they usually think of quite large lakes where there is so much food and fish have a good chance to grow to a good size. So, when one thinks of Algonquin Park where only a few of […]
