Season's Greetings 2017

Dear Friends of Arowhon Pines,
We’ve officially left the moose, fox and the grey jays in charge until spring! With temperatures dropping to -25 C and already a foot of snow – it was time to pack it in for the season.

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 https://arowhonpines.ca/stories/blog/seasons-greetings-2017/

As always we are grateful for each and every one of you. It’s exciting to look at the list of who has already booked for 2018. Thank you for making Arowhon Pines part of your family tradition.  We wish you the best of the season and a healthy, prosperous new year.

Theresa, David and Adam and all of us at Arowhon Pines

A Hug to the Medicine Tree

Dear Theresa and Arowhon Staff,

We prefer the very real world of Arowhon Pines and look forward to a reprise of our wonderful experience same time next fall. Please make sure that Theresa sees the photos--particularly the hug to the Medicine Tree. Theresa inspired that and we are sending her our hugs to an equally lovely--albeit younger being :)

Cheers, Cindy (and Norm)

Mist at Arowhon Pines

View more photos from Francesca:
https://arowhonpines.ca/stories/blog/mist-arowhon-pines/

A Few Pictures

"I didn’t take a lot of pics this trip, will get more at Thanksgiving.  Pic 2 and 3 are from across the bay at the beginning of the white trail.

Thanks for a lovely stay yet again. See you for dinner in a couple weeks." -- Sharon and Mike Arcaro

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Arowhon, the Real World

By Esther White (who participated in Brian Henry’s fall 2017 Writing Workshop Weekend)

I gladly left the hot hustle of the 407 on a Friday afternoon and headed north to cottage country. It produced a happy giddiness that only cottagers know. The roads twisted past gray-blue lakes edged with forests of vermilion, canary yellow and crimson foliage. The fall colours had arrived early and I felt as if I were the first person in Canada to see them on these lonely paths into the wilderness...Read more

June Writer's Retreat

"Evening all,

If you could manage to arrange a sort of teleportation device so I didn't have to contend with a 6-7 hour drive from London, that would be great. Otherwise, everything was pretty perfect. The facilities are awesome, the landscape is awesome, the staff is awesome...  

I am attaching a photo I took back in June which I had been meaning to send along.

Thank you so much for helping to make the writers retreat a success.

See you next June!" -- Helen E. Patterson

Justin Brunelle

"Thank you so much for sponsoring our visit last week to your piece of paradise!

I am Justin Brunelle (the director of the Must Do Canada series) and we had a great visit and got some great footage for our episode and the blog. I have my own personal YouTube channel where I film my own personal travel adventures and I filmed an episode at Arowhon Pines and thought I would share it with you."

(Click image to view video.)

Arowhon Aerial Photos

These amazing shots were taken with Adam’s drone on April 21st when the ice was still in the lake. Our crew announced the official “ice out” time on Little Joe Lake was Sunday, April 23rd, 2017 around 6 pm. It’s only weeks now until we open!

Click here to see more aerial photos and the video!

 https://arowhonpines.ca/stories/blog/arowhon-aerial-photos/

Arowhon Live!

It was great taking part in Liz Beatty’s The Native Traveler, a conversation about Algonquin Park.

One segment features Adam’s in-studio interview discussing all things Arowhon Pines!  The full show is one hour – it’s lovely and worth hearing!

To listen, click the image below and follow the link:

Moths Found & Photographed

"Here are a few of our Moth photos and an explanation of why we find them so exciting to search for, discover new species, identify, and photograph at Arowhon Pines each year." 

-- Ann and Brian Gray

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Max Polar Bear

Our friend Max polar bear dipping into Little Joe Lake, December 20th, 2016, Algonquin Park.

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Season's Greetings 2016

Thank you for being guests at Arowhon Pines last summer. We appreciate that a large number of you have already booked for next year! Perhaps it was the glorious weather, Friday night’s venison with risotto or the renovated rooms and new décor that are bringing you back. Or was it just that small yellow post-it note (handwritten with Sharpie pen stuck on the front counter) with the simple message “Have you booked for 2017?” If it was, kudos to our marketing department for that brilliancy! Whatever the reason, thank you again and we look forward to welcoming you back in 2017!

 Read more in our Christmas newsletter. Click here

June in Algonquin Writing Retreat

Friday, June 2 – Sunday, June 4, 2017

Or add an extra day and extend your retreat to Monday, June 5

Give yourself a weekend of writing time – a weekend of instruction, inspiration and creativity. Award yourself with time away from distractions, with no dishes to do and wonderful food at every  meal, as you sit with your feet up and write in the most beautiful wilderness setting in Ontario. This is where the Group of Seven got its inspiration (Tom Thompson is buried just a couple of lakes over); it’s a wonderful place for you to find your inspiration, too.

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Honeymoon in 1976...

...And 25th wedding anniversary! 

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Paddling and Relaxing at an Algonquin Provincial Park Resort

Click here to read blog post:

http://www.ottawaroadtrips.com/2016/10/17/paddling-relaxing-algonquin-provincial-park-resort/

The Osborne Family

Second and third generation Osborne/Roberts on the bridge in August 2009.  Fourth generation to visit again in October 2016.

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Four-Year Wedding Anniversary

"These aren’t that old, but thought you’d enjoy them nonetheless. We just celebrated our four year wedding anniversary this past week (September 8th) and have fond memories of our wedding despite the rain… and the lack of hydro.

Hope you had a great summer. We enjoyed our time at the cottage next door on Canoe Lake and we can’t believe that another season is coming to a close. Next weekend will be our last trip north for 2016. The season is just far too short!

Until next year!" -- Lisa & Simon, Elliot & Thomas

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The Gold Family - 1976 and now!

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Remembering Arowhon...from Japan

"This picture was taken on 26th September 2004. As you figure out, this is the lake in front of your Arowhon Pines. Twelve years have passed since we stayed…. All the days our staying, we wrapped in the most perfect happiness. We would love to come back to see you all and our unforgettable splendid memories…."

With love,
Miki IMAI (Ms.) from Tokyo, JAPAN

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Early Morning Memories

"Here are a few memories of many wonderful vacations at Arowhon. The early morning is the best time to see and be on the lake and many times we have navigated back in the mist by following the smell of breakfast!" -- Michael Cook

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