#SummerInOntario

[ghostacolytev2]

Lady’s Thumb

[thekimeleon]

A beautiful Giant Swallowtail stopped by for a late lunch:) They ate the largest species of butterfly found in Canada:) #butterfly #butterfliesofinstagram #summerinontario #beautiful #giantswallowtail https://www.instagram.com/p/BmBzN2AhQnX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=24w09l6sqldm

[misssupertestiii-blog]

Celebrate a Canadian racing legend

Sixty years ago, a new boat rolled out of a barn near London, Ontario. It was destined to do something that had never been done before.

Miss Supertest III was designed and built with one thing in mind: to win the Harmsworth Trophy, an award given to the winner of an international challenge race. No Canadian boat had ever won the Harmsworth; Miss Supertest III would not just win it, but it would win it three times, a feat that no boat has done before or since.

It is an amazing powerhouse of a boat, 30 feet of gleaming mahogany, powered by a Rolls Royce Griffon V12 airplane engine. The engine and supercharger alone are eight feet long, pushing out 2,000 hp that could propel her across the water at well over 170 mph.  At full speed the boat would rise up out of the water entirely: the only parts touching the water were two palm-sized patches of wood, 14 inches of rudder, and half the propeller that was churning at 11,000 revolutions a minute.

For many years, Miss Supertest was arguably the most famous boat in Canada. It was featured on the front pages of newspapers, and on the cover of Macleans. It was paraded down Yonge Street and shown at the CNE. When the Ontario Science Centre opened in 1967, Miss Supertest was put on permanent display and remained there for nearly 40 years.

This summer, Miss Supertest will be seen again, on display at boat shows in Gravenhurst (July 6) and Rideau Ferry (August 17-18). And plans are underway to build a Canadian RaceBoat Hall of Fame, with Miss Supertest at its heart.

This summer, we will be celebrating the boat, and the people who made it and raced it.

Follow us on facebook and Instagram. Share your memories of that amazing summer of 1959. And on August 25 – the anniversary of its first historic Harmsworth win – join us on Twitter as we “live” tweet the three-race challenge.

[misterboulder]

Forest canopy at the cottage. Perhaps the only preserved privacy on the entire lake that is about 10 miles end to end and much more in total surface area. Summer life of the semi introvert? #chandoslake #chandoslakeestates #untouchedforest #ontarioforest #ontarioforests #kawarthas #northkawarthas #thekawarthas #cottage #cottages #cottagelife #cottagetime #lakelife #ontario #ontariolakes #summerinontario #ontariariario http://ift.tt/2w4I6Az

[boulderseocoach]

Just Pinned to Instagram: Forest canopy at the cottage. Perhaps the only preserved privacy on the entire lake that is about 10 miles end to end and much more in total surface area. Summer life of the semi introvert? #chandoslake #chandoslakeestates #untouchedforest #ontarioforest #ontarioforests #kawarthas #northkawarthas #thekawarthas #cottage #cottages #cottagelife #cottagetime #lakelife #ontario #ontariolakes #summerinontario #ontariariario http://ift.tt/2v4mbMx

[thekimeleon]

Rob desperately trying to squeegee off the window before the storm ⛈ passes but I think he’s too late... and he stepped in a puddle... and it’s sunny and raining 🌦? #thundershowers #summerrain #summerinontario #waitingforrain #stompinginpuddles

[boulderseocoach]

Forest canopy at the cottage. Perhaps the only preserved privacy on the entire lake that is about 10 miles end to end and much more in total surface area. Summer life of the semi introvert? #chandoslake #chandoslakeestates #untouchedforest #ontarioforest #ontarioforests #kawarthas #northkawarthas #thekawarthas #cottage #cottages #cottagelife #cottagetime #lakelife #ontario #ontariolakes #summerinontario #ontariariario http://ift.tt/2uHtfMT