LOOKING BACK by RALPH BICE December 19, 1973 It seems so long ago that Morry Barr decided that he would become a newspaper man. I was sitting on the Regional Tourist Council along with Morry and a number of others when he told us of his new venture. I suggested that it might be a […]
A.A. with Thanks There is a group of older gentlemen who had a positive impact on my life although they will never know as it wasn’t instantaneous. After my school year at university ended, usually in later May, I would gather my belongings and head north to work at Y.M.C.A. Camp Pine Crest, near […]
WHAT IS THE VALUE OF A TURKEY GUIDE? Would you believe the first bird? No golden haired hunter, I can’t brag that I bagged my first turkey on my first hunt. In fact, on my first hunt I witnessed a brilliant blue-green meteorite entering the earth’s atmosphere in the blackness of 4 a.m. It turned […]
UP & DOWN, UP & DOWN The story of our one and only ocean going fishing trip while vacationing during the Christmas break (1991). Published in 1992 The Times – OODs. Ponce Inlet, Florida Any similarities between actual people and those described in this article are purely co-incidental. Names have been mainly altered to protect […]
MOLSON Penned on Wednesday October 28, 1987 OUT OF DOORS Serious dog men will tell you to leave the wife and kids at home when it comes time to pick a pup from a litter. That way you can follow the sage advice of professionals who have mapped out intricate, and some not so intricate, […]
HOME HEATING FIREWOOD COMPARING 1980 TO 2024 With some tongue-in-cheek ITEM COST in 1980 same value in 2024 Stove, pipe, installation $458.00 $1,736.02 Load of logs $500 $1875.59 Chain saw $149.95 $562.49 Gas & lubricants…for saw $44.60 $167.30 Basic 4-wheel drive pickup $8379.04 $31,431.23 Pickup maintenance $438.00 $1643.01 Replace […]
ONTARIO OTTER FOR MISSOURI by B.M. 1984 The state of Missouri needs otter and the province of Ontario wants wild turkey. No problem. Ontario has otters, Missouri wild turkey. The solution is simple. Ontario and Missouri will trade otter for turkey. Otter for Rebel’s Cove, Missouri and wild turkey for Simcoe, Ontario. The turkey didn’t […]
OPEONGO LAKE TROUT STUDY by B.M. I first met Gary Ridout at the Bancroft Retriever Club Hunt Trials. Ridout raises Chessies. In discussion I learned that Gary is a Senior Technician at the Harkness Research Lab in Algonquin Park. Each October a team of researchers head out for the spawning shoals of Lake Opeongo to […]
THE SHOE TREE by B.M. circa 1988 Plainly speaking, we are not talking about the shoe tree that granddad used to keep his leather shoes in shape. This tree is alive and thriving. If tongues could talk they would tell you that Bill Boland, of Kinmount, started it all in 1982 by nailing shoes to […]
BANCROFT SLED DOG RACING by B.M. 1988 What do the Bear Grease, the Iditarod and the Bancroft International have in common? How did diaper rash prevent a competitor from finishing his race? Read on if you care to know. On Saturday, February 21, the 5th Annual Middle Distance Bancroft sled dog race took place. The […]
