Aircraft vapor trails make a pattern around the setting sun at Craganmor Point Resort tonight

The Coast Guard vessel 'Cove Isle' went past today checking positions of the channel buoys

The Coast Guard vessel 'Cove Isle' went past today checking positions of the channel buoys. It has bow thrusters that allow it to hold position in strong wind while using the crane on the bow to move the buoys. They have repositioned the 'stray' green buoy in 7 Mile Narrows!

 

First fish of the season at Craganmor Point Resort, a catfish from the water pump stand!!

Saturday April 27th. First swim of the year at Craganmor Point Resort in 2 degree water! Brrr!

First campfire of the year at Craganmor Point Resort!

Great sunset at Craganmor Point Resort on Saturday night!

The salt boat unloading in Parry Sound last week

MISSING CHANNEL MARKER IN 7 MILE NARROWS!

MISSING CHANNEL MARKER IN 7 MILE NARROWS
FYI for those of you coming to the cottage this weekend.

Entering 7 Mile Narrows from town past the flashing light, the first pair of red and green floating buoys are in there normal position. As you curve right past the green and point towards Craganmor Point the SECOND pair is missing the green. The red is in the CORRECT place!
The green has drifted towards Craganmor and is at the end of the beach on the right just before you pass the green square and red triangle on the rock and can see the restaurant clearly.
Safe boating everyone, remember that the water is EXTREMELY cold and life jackets save lives, if you wear them!

The Ospreys are on the nest in 5 Mile Narrows

Looking West from Craganmor Point over Kineras Bay this afternoon. Rainstorm heading our way!

Snow on the cottage roof in 5 Mile Narrows this morning

Yesterday sun, today snow!

The rain on Wednesday morning turned into snow on Wednesday afternoon!

Docks are connected at Craganmor Point Resort

Got the docks connected at the Resort on Monday and Tuesday. Water is low but we are very lucky with deep water under our docks!

Craganmor Point Resort in the sun this morning.

Still some patches of ice in the shady areas.

Looking down 5 Mile Bay today!

Boated to Craganmor Point Resort on Monday 22nd April. Here's a photo of the beach, we have some extra this year!

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Boating across 5 Mile Bay in icy channel

Aerial of 5 Mile Bay on Wednesday showing 'channel' barge has cut through ice

Barge heading back to Parry Sound through the ice on wednesday!

TVO episode on Great Lakes water levels

An interesting show on the water level issues of the Great Lakes and Georgian Bay. Use link below;

ww3.tvo.org/video/189542/trouble-great-lakes

Chantler Barging has made it down past Craganmor Point Resort today!

Barge made it down past the Resort a couple hours ago. Boating season has begun!
Sorry about small photos, they are from a phone text, best we can do!
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Chantler Barging out breaking ice this morning!

Chantler Barging has been out breaking ice to make it down past Craganmor Point Resort today...looks like pretty heavy going!!

Big Barge breaking ice yesterday!

One of the big barge companies was out yesterday breaking using a backhoe to break ice. They are working there way from Sound Boat Works to the Swing Bridge!

Barge will start breaking ice down to Craganmor Point Resort April 15th

Chantler Barging will start breaking ice across 5 Mile Bay tomorrow (Monday April 15th) in one of there big barges. They are hoping to get down to Craganmor Point Resort on Tuesday 16th.
Fingers crossed and we will keep you posted on developments!
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Warm weather week ahead - Craganmor Point

The weather forecast for this coming week of April 15th is looking nice with temperatures in the low teens and some wind to move the ice around, lets hope it arrives!
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Winter storm in Parry Sound!!

The winter storm that is currently hitting is hopefully the last for this spring! Weather conditions mean that the ice on the lake is still quite thick. The latest we have ever boated down to Craganmor Point Resort is April 16th, starting to think that we might break that record this spring!! With 4 days to go until the 16th and warm weather arriving early in the week its possible we could make it...fingers are crossed!!

Winter storm - Craganmor Point Resort

Winters last Hurrah is bearing down on us, ice pellets and 10-15cm of snow is the prediction!! Not pretty for this time of year. My friend Brent came into town on the 9th and there was still 10" of ice on Five Mile Bay...it is fairly soft ice so won't take long to go in the right conditions.

Photos of the ice melting - Craganmor Point Resort

Check out my friend Brent Wargas blog at www.parrysoundsouthchannelblog.blogspot.ca/
Brent lives in Kineras Bay year round and takes lots of photos of winter on Georgian Bay. lots of shots of the ice melting around the resort

Craganmor Point Resort-15mm of rain

15 mm of rain last night will make a big difference to the ice! April showers bring May flowers!!

Ice melting fast at Craganmor Point Resort

Over the weekend the ice is starting to pull away from shore in the Big Sound in Parry Sound. Looking forward to boating on Georgian Bay soon!!

Muskie caught at Craganmor Point Resort

Customers Paul Murray and Roy just sent me this photo of the Muskie they caught last year when they were staying with us. released to fight another day! What a beauty!!

Dock relocation in 2013

Some of us in the Township of the Archipelgo are going to have to relocate our docks the season due to the low water levels! The Township is making this process easier! check the front page of their web site for details. www.thearchipelago.on.ca

The weather...

The weather forecast for this week is not good news for getting down to Craganmor by boat!!
Minus 10-12 deg C at night is not melting any ice, thats for sure!!

Craganmor Point Resort, winter photos

Looking down Kineras Bay

Craganmor Point Resort, winter photos

Water is very low!

Craganmor Point Resort, winter photo

We rowed across the channel in Brent Wargas dingy, thanks Brent!

Craganmor Point Resort in winter

Snowmobiled down to Craganmor last week!