Tag Archives: Ottawa River

Polar Bear Jump – New Years Day – Ottawa

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Graeme

Polar Bear Jump – New Years Day – Ottawa In support of Stopping Children’s Cancer, SEARS holds the Great Canadian Chill. This year, the event was located at Britannia Beach. (Location) The Great Canadian Chill is basically a Polar Bear … Continue reading →

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Polar Bear Swim – New Year’s Day – Britannia Beach, Ottawa, Ontario

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Ron

Polar Bear Swim – New Year’s Day, 2011 – Ottawa, Ontario Update: THe cold water is waiting for the 2012 event – see our 2012 blog Graeme and I and my father got to Britannia Beach (Location) this morning for … Continue reading →

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Mud Lake, Nepean, Ontario – Flickr Ottawa Outing

Posted on May 9, 2009 by Ron

Mud Lake, Nepean, Ontario – Flickr Ottawa Outing Mud Lake is a small body of water near the shore of the Ottawa River.  It is an ideal spot to view warbler migrations in Spring and, throughout the rest of the … Continue reading →

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Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival (Festival de montgolfi̬res de Gatineau) Р2008

Posted on August 30, 2008 by Ron

We had been sitting on the opposite bank of the Ottawa River for quite some time waiting for the first balloons to become airborne. Although the weather was nice for humans, there was too much of a breeze for the … Continue reading →

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Ottawa River Boating

Posted on August 30, 2008 by Ron

We were waiting for the lift-off of the hot air balloons across the river from the launch site of the Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival (Festival de montgolfières de Gatineau). The skies were nice and clear, the weather for spectators … Continue reading →

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Wakefield, Quebec and the Gatineau Hills

Posted on August 15, 2006 by Ron

Every so often, when the sky is blue and the clouds are passing quickly overhead, I get an urge to hop in the car, travel across the Ottawa River, and spend some time wandering around the Gatineau Hills and along … Continue reading →

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