A Muskoka & Parry Sound Gem – Swords (Part 1)
Donna on the porch at Swords © 2010 Michelle Basic Hendry There is a place just north of Rosseau that has a remarkable history. Built originally by lumber interests in the 1890′s, lived in and run by a family that gave the village its name and then, for the last 80 years, it has been [...]
Visiting Uffington, Muskoka
Bruce Johnson (left), Judy Veitch (right) © 2010 Michelle Basic Hendry I finally had the pleasure of meeting Pete Marchildon and Judy Veitch, the new owners of the Fleger House last weekend. It is so exciting to see one of the few examples of turn of the century (20th) buildings being preserved. Judy took me [...]
Exhibition of Muskoka Heritage
Cooper House Bathroom Sink, 10×8, acrylic © 2010 Michelle Basic Hendry Saturday, October 9th 2010 marks the opening of “Legacy” at the Auburn Gallery of Fine Art in Gravenhurst. It is an exhibition of portraits, paintings and photographs depicting the people and places of 19th and 20th century south Muskoka and some of their stories. [...]
Looking to the Autumn
Old Truck, Germania © 2008 Michelle Basic Hendry Other than the fact that my head is so stuffed that my keyboard peckings reverberate in my skull, all is moving towards recovery from a terrible late summer cold. After losing a week to it, I can finally sit up long enough to start thinking about the [...]
New Hope for Uffington, Muskoka
Twilight © 2008 Michelle Basic Hendry My last post introduces the work in progress, Crystal’s Room. I have news today…. On my way back from the doctor in Bracebridge (follow up on a routine check-up) I decided to swing by Uffington, the location of the “Twilight” house and my WIP. I had assumed by the [...]
The 'White House' & a WIP
“The White House”, Ufford © Michelle Basic Hendry Earlier this week I visited with one of Bracebridge’s most noted historians, Mr. Ken Veitch. Mr. Veitch’s family along with the Shea’s has been in Muskoka for over a century and was one of the founding families of the town of Ufford just north of Bracebridge. The [...]
News… & Happy Canada Day!
Sandbanks Provincial Park © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry To say the last week has been eventful would be an understatement! Here’s what happened… We went to Prince Edward – County! …and visited Sandbanks Provincial Park (today’s pics) A couple of family crises that have turned out OK – (whew!) I had a milestone birthday My [...]
Prince Edward Island National Park
Prince Edward Island Pt 3 Perfect Dune, PEI National Park © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry I think my husband and I spent more time at the beaches, despite the cold wind, than anywhere else. The Dunes were a place for buried and burying treasure. There were clam, oyster and crab shells all over the beach. [...]
The Land of Anne of Green Gables
Prince Edward Island Pt. 2 Anne of Green Gables Museum, Campbell Farm, Park Corner, PEI, Canada © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry No trip to Prince Edward Island is complete without touring “Anne’s Land”. It is so easy to see why this coast was Lucy Maud Montgomery’s favourite. Unlike much of the waterfront here which is [...]
Windswept Beauty – Prince Edward Island
Part 1 Cabot Beach Cliffs, PEI, Canada © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry I have traveled to a few places in my time, and my husband to far many more in North America, Africa and Europe. Of all of those places, there are only a few that strike the chords of the heart in such a [...]
