ABOUT CORONATIONS To date – May 8, 2023 – I have seen two Royal Coronations; in 1953 Queen Elizabeth11 and 2023 her son Charles 111. Charles the 1st was a victim of English civil war (not very civil) and he lost his head – literally, he was beheaded for treason by the axeman. Charles 1 […]
ONTARIO WOLVES – An Update First Some Background 2001 – COSSARO, the Committee on the Status of Species at Risk in Ontario, deemed the eastern wolf a species of “Special Concern” and the provincial government announced that trapping/killing them in the 39 or 40 (depending upon your source) townships surrounding Algonquin P.P. has come to […]
The IODE by BARNEY MOORHOUSE For Reproduction Rights call Access 1-800-893-5777 PART 2. 1940-1949 The Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire raised $100,000 in just one month to purchase a Bolingbroke Bomber. In 1990, members agreed to help the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum restore a Bolingbroke Bomber, Number 704 IDA, the very same […]
IODE by BARNEY MOORHOUSE For Reproduction Rights call Access 1-800-893-5777 PART 1 The Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire I first learned of the IODE during Miss Coverdale’s, a.k.a. Miss Covergirl’s, grade 13 history class in 1964. In addition to the regular material we learned about The Depression, which, like the war, was seldom mentioned […]
Evolving Name Changes for the MNR Since the birth of our nation the present Ontario MNRF has undergone some name changes. Following are the timelines as of April 16, 2023. 1867 – 1905 – Commissioner of Crown Lands 1905 -1906 – Ministry of Lands and Mines 1906 – 1919 – Ministry of Lands, Forest and […]
Algonquin Fire Towers At one time there were at least 23 fire towers in Algonquin Provincial Park. One of the first was built on the top of a giant white pine at Smoke Lake which featured a rough observation platform at the top. A ladder at the base helped the climbers. Clearly safety concerns were […]
ONTARIO’S FIRE WATCHTOWERS by BARNEY MOORHOUSE For Reproduction Rights Call Access 1.800.893.5777 During the late 1960s and early ‘70s I did a lot of canoe tripping throughout Ontario. Whenever I saw a fire tower I was obsessed to find and climb it. Somewhere, among boxes of film and slides, are loads of photos and the […]
The Stages of Hunting & Fishing Apparently there are 5 stages of hunting. Fishing? We’ll see. For a while “Foodies” became well known as people who wanted to harvest their own wholesome, nutritional game for the table. This movement resulted in many adults taking hunter safety courses so they could harvest and gather their own […]
A 7-point plan to save Ontario’s moose A longtime friend used to sit on Ontario’s provincial Fish & Wildlife Board. The annual moose headache caused him to comment, tongue firmly embedded in-cheek – “just kill all of the moose and that will end this problem.” The moose issue never lets up. Retired moose biologist Alan […]
BRAGGING RIGHTS? Who holds the record for the ‘fish of 10,000 casts’? There appears to be some debate. Of course length, girth and weight are the key factors. According to Fishbase.org two different fish hold the world record for either length or weight. The longest documented length is 183 cm (72.04”) and the heaviest is […]
