King's Landing & Memorial Beach (Winter)

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A different view of Memorial Beach then earlier this summer. Lake Nipissing is starting to freeze over (the ice is still not thick enough to venture upon).

Airplane Ride (6) - Osprey Golf Course

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This is the front nine of Osprey Golf Course. I have marked part of the Kate Pace Way (paved bike/walking trail) that winds it way through the forest. Here's a link to a photo I shot while riding my bike while on the trail in this area.

http://northbayphoto.blogspot.com/2007/06/kate-pace-way-near-deciare-rd.html

You can search through my blog for other photos taken along the Kate Pace Way.

Kraft Hockeyville @ Memorial Gardens

Kraft Hockeyville arrives in North Bay today. Actually it's been here for a few days. The Stanley Cup was on display yesterday in Thomson Park as well as a function up at the college. NHL alumni Peter Mahovlich, Bryan Trottier, Gary Leeman, Ken Morrow, Jeff Odgers and Troy Crowder were also on hand to sign autographs.

The New York Islanders (coached by Ted Nolan) will face off against the Atlanta Thrashers (coached by Bob Hartley) at Memorial Gardens. Should be lots of fun. Don Cherry and Ron Maclean will be there as well. CBC is supposed to be doing a webcast of the event.

Heritage Carousel (Horses)

Here's a shot of one of the North Bay Heritage carousels located on the Lake Nipissing waterfront. When you click on the photo you can see a bird at the top of the building, it's real and just happened to want to pose in my photo!!

Here's a bit of the history of the carousel from the Heritage website:

"Todd Goings of Marion, Ohio, was contacted to rebuild a 1908 Herschell-Spillman mechanism. Chuck Kaparich of Missoula, Montana carved 28 horses and the North Bay Wood Carvers carved 9. Each of these horses were put up for adoption and were adopted in about three months. Other parts of the carousel where then put up for adoption, thus raising funds to pay for the horses, and to paint and furbish the Carousel.
Local artists were approached to paint 33 horses and 28 original paintings of local scenes. A rocking chariot, stationary chariot, spinning tub and band organ were carved using local designs that reflect the wildlife of Northern Ontario. The carousel was assembled by its dedicated volunteers."

View from Kids Playground (Memorial Beach)

Click on the photo above to get a larger and better sense of the scene that the children see when they aren't busy playing on the equipment in the ACT Playground that was the subject of the previous days photographs.

ACT Playground (Memorial Beach) 2

Here's a wider shot of the ACT Children's playground on the shores of Lake Nipissing.

ACT Kid's Playground @ Memorial Beach

Located just a stone throw away from the Saturday's photo of the beach volleyball pitch is the Associated Canadian Travellers (ACT North Bay Club) playground at Memorial Beach on the shores of Lake Nipissing. Tomorrow I'll post a photo of the some of the equipment on the playground. Lots of sand and padding in case any of the little ones slip while pretending to be pirates or adventures!

Volleyball at Memorial Beach

Just a hop, skip and jump from the downtown core is where you will find this volleyball game on the shores of Lake Nipissing (Memorial Beach).

Disc Golf Course - Jack Pine Hill

Today's photo is at the start of the Disc Golf Course that is on the Jack Pine Hill (during the winter, this is the downhill ski hill that is right in the middle of town). The North Bay Mattawa Conservation Authority is responsible for the Laurentian Escarpment Conservation Area of which the ski hill is well-used recreation facility.

This photo is taken near the top of the hill, while I had previously posted one of the ski-hill from the bottom.

I have not played disc golf but it does look like fun and the views from this course are fantastic! The Rotary Club of North Bay were one of the leading volunteers in creating the disc golf course.

North Bay YMCA

South side of the North Bay YMCA located at 186 Chippewa St West. The facility includes a 25 metre multi-lane pool and therapeutic, shallow and wading pools (that's the new addition which is the light coloured & glass section in the photo).

Laurentian Ski Hill (right in the middle of town)

The Laurentian Ski Hill is right in the middle of town. Although it is not a large ski hill (veritcal of 350 feet), it serves it the community quite well. They have night skiing as well as a terrain park for snowboarders. It is convenient since it is just down the road from Widdifield High School and it on the city bus route.