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Somewhat uncommon spring and summer winds have been knocking down a growing number

of Morrisburg's elder maple trees. The one in the above photo stood on what is currently

Peter McGregor's front lawn east of Mariatown, for what we counted as 120-plus years.

Others, along the entrance to the graveyard east of McGregor's, and several along

Lakeshore Drive within Morrisburg's village limits were lost. Dwayne Hummel,

assisted by Fred Laforge cleared McGregor's site while other crews worked

around the community, harvesting the spoils of the aging giants that

for years have been attractions to South Dundas visitors . . .

Morrisburg's Arena project continues to move forward with the completion target to coincide with the

opening of the local hockey season. Early this week the work crew were removing unexpected parts

of the foundation supporting the original ice hockey rink that had apparently been used as fill

when the current version of Morrisburg Arena was updated some 50-years ago.

A replica of the early 1800's war ship Niagara that took part in the war of 1812 motored past South Dundas

Tuesday, June 23rd in the a.m. The ship is a training vessel today piloted by a crew of 23 instructors

and student and calls home the Erie Maritime Museum, Pennsylvania, USA.

Great weather translates into great photos,

especially with the variety of South Dundas backdrops available

almost everywhere one glances in our community. This shot, captured at

Mariatown Park early this week, was only lacking a few viewers taking up the chairs,

although it was quite early and quite crisp on this morning . . .

An overcast day on the river . . . 

When the sun sneaks into the mist on a very cold St. Lawrence River morning,

Boxing Day2025 at Morrisburg

Relax (meaning): See above . . . 

It is indeed a spectacular stroke of good fortune that our community can so shout out such

natural appeal.  Last evening at 6:59pm the Captain Henry Jackman moved into the spotlight

that was the setting sun, around the point at Mariatown. I had just set our dinner plates

on the table when she passed our frontage, excused myself, grabbed the camera

and raced to the waterfront a bit west of our place. We've seen this set-up

every fall since we moved to our current home. These sunsets and these

ships will recreate this scene time and again before the St. Lawrence

Seaway closes for the season. And you're welcome to visit anytime!

Bring your camera, take in our updated restaurant scene, and

chase the big gals climbing the waterway to inland ports . . . 

There are few  locations in Eastern Ontario that can provide exposure to the natural beauty

and diversity as well as does the Upper Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary . . .

The Algotitan running into an afternoon Fall storm east of the Iroquois Lock, South Dundas . . .

The last of the fall colors captured while on a road trip thru

Williamstown and the Long Sault Parkway . . .   . . .

Every once in a while we find captures that we've set aside for editing 'later'!

According to the camera data we set this one aside years ago. The camera used in the shoot is gone!

The data provides model info, dates, gps locations and more, like July 25th, 2019 at 7:21:10 a.m.

And we were using a Canon camera with a Canon 24-105mm lens.

Our parks along the river are something so special . . . 

The Trillium Class CSL Baie Comeau slips past our front yard, highlighting the last

of the fall colors and dragging the cold temperatures of the Great Lakes

into the  eastern ends of the St. Lawrence Seaway . . .

The sun had just dipped below a building cloud bank on the western horizon

when the Algoma Innovator slipped quietly by Mariatown's Duncan Park,

making her way to the Iroquois lock and then on to Cleveland, Ohio.