Snow Day
Tractor treads mark the sidewalk at Channel and Fifth St. after so much snow fell in 2008 that farm equipment had to be brought in to help. Click image to view larger.
Airport Waiting
Sarah waits in the passenger cabin of the old Maple City ferry back in 2001, in the good ol’ days of going through the Airport when the Ongiara was out of commission.
Black Ice Reflections
Skating on the legendary black ice of 2005, between the Island and the Spit. Will we ever see the likes of it again?
Internal Light
The small light on the breakwall at the end of Ward’s beach turns into a wonderful ice sculpture after a heavy winter storm. Click image to view larger.
Thoroughly Jones
Obviously unsure of the concept, the inestimable Jimmy Jones can’t decide which tool to use after a heavy Ward’s Island snowfall.
Porthole
Freezing snow clings to the wonderful (yet inaccessible) old wooden doors on the Ongiara in 2007.
Schoolbus Snowfall
Kids trudge to the schoolbus through heavy snow at Hanlan’s Point after ice conditions shut down the Ward’s dock.
Ice Shrine
A winter storm turns a single lightbulb on a pole into a monstrous ice sculpture the size of a minivan.
Ward’s Mountain
Taboganning on Ward’s Beach after a particularly heavy snowfall. What could be better?
Ongiara Gapping
An odd view of the Cove from the deck of the Ongiara, as some captain in 2001 takes her out the Eastern gap to open up an ice blockage.
Ice Dancing (timelapse)
Ice dances in the eastern gap in this roughly 1 hour timelapse, as the wind can’t make up its mind which way to blow.
Crossings
Ice sailing under winter clouds on the frozen inner harbour, as the Ongiara sails past. Click image to view larger.
Cool Place To Park
Perching on one of the last intact ice floes of 2004, looking for panoramic photo opportunities. Click image to view larger.