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 […]
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Swords Schoolhouse © 2009 Michelle Basic Hendry With rain in the forecast for the next 4 days, I decided to abandon the studio for a drive out to a couple of my favourite locations in north and west Muskoka. On the way, I picked my Mom up to show her the place that inspired last […]
Continue ReadingSwords General Store – A Painting
Old General Store – Swords, acrylic, 30×24″ © Michelle Basic Hendry (larger version available on my home page) So after telling the story of the ghost town of Swords, Ontario last week, I thought I should show this painting first. As I had mentioned in that post, I fell in love with this elegant old […]
Continue ReadingA Ghost Town & An Exhibition
Places have personality and one of the exciting things about visiting ghost towns and abandoned rural sites is that, in the quiet, one can get a sense of them. Although NOT abandoned, the old general store is one that has a warm feeling, with its history not too far behind – and like the old […]
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