The Perseids are coming! The Perseids are coming!

The Perseids are coming! The Perseids are coming!  (August 12-15)

The Perseids are the most famous of all meteor showers! This year, due to its summertime appearance, and the timing of the new moon which will make the night sky at Arowhon appear even darker – the show should be exceptional! We anticipate 50-80 meteors an hour to be on display overhead. All you have to do is pull up a chair on the beach, look up and be amazed - bring a glass of wine!

Bart Tecter, a highly educated and extremely well equipped amateur Astronomer will be joining us on Friday and Saturday nights giving a tour of the night sky. He will be setting up an impressive list of stargazing equipment including a “MallinCam’ which is able to show live views of deep space objects like Spiral Galaxies, Nebula and Star Clusters – in colour! Your jaw will drop when you see what views his Telescope will provide! During the day Bart will set up a telescope equipped with a solar filter so that we can look safely at the Sun, which is probably the most fascinating object in our universe.

All in all it will be a very exciting weekend to be at the Pines.

There is still space available if you are looking for some time away from the city lights!

Fishing with Frank!

A Match Made In Heaven

 I’ve just returned from the inaugural “Yoga Weekend” at Arowhon. By the end of the three days I felt as though my body had gently been taken away from me to be replaced by a new, younger, more relaxed one.

Amber Morphy, the yoga instructor was a master at describing the asanas (positions) with step by step with personal directions to those (like me) who were new to Yoga while showing the experienced members of our group how to extend their bodies (literally) into positions I can only imagine being in. Even after three one hour sessions a day for three days, Amber was still coming up with new asanas to keep to keep me interested.

I always come back from my trips to Arowhon relaxed and filled to the brim with the Algonquin spirit, but coming back from the Yoga retreat added a new dimension to my mind/body experience, one that I will not hesitate to repeat should this dynamic combination be offered again.


Thank you to Arowhon for providing the setting and impeccable service.

Arowhon Loon nesting

Here is a lovely photo of our Loon nesting.

Thank you to Mrs Bernice Hill and her husband for this lovely shot.

This Weekend is what running a summer resort is all about!

What a gorgeous Saturday of the Canada Day Long Weekend!

Walking to work this morning, I saw a dozen people from our first Yoga Group stretching on the main dock. 
Jeff, the organizer from Wolf Den Expeditions (http://www.wolfdenexpeditions.com/) along with the yoga instructor Amber and the massage therapist, Shaunna - are getting rave reviews.  Some of our own guests are taking part in morning and evening yoga sessions.

After breakfast, our fleet of canoes, kayaks and sailboats were out on the lake!  What a sight!

Many guests ordered picnic lunches and are planning to paddle to Tom Thompson or Burnt Island Lake. 

Our group of German reporters took in the Germany-Argentina football game in the TV Room.

Frank Kuaick took a lovely couple out fishing for the day. 

Some guests are just relaxing and reading in the sun!

Welcome to summer in Algonquin Park!

Moth photos taken at Arowhon Pines

Hi Arowhon Team,
Brian and I enjoyed our stay with you and the great Arowhon team last week. Thought you might enjoy a few photos of the beautiful moth that we emptied the dining room for you and the guests to see and photograph. Had the species identified when we got home.
Enjoy the weather now that summer is officially here.
Ann & Brian

St. Lawrence Tiger Moth- Algonquin Park-15 June 2010













St. Lawrence Tiger Moth-Algonquin Park-15 June 2010













St. Lawrence Tiger Moth-Algonquin Park-15 June 2010

There are a number of events planned at Arowhon Pines, Algonquin Park this season.

We hope that you can join us.

 

Canada Day Long Weekend
Yoga Retreat - 4 days of yoga, meditation, canoeing and hiking. Visit: www.wolfdenexpeditions.ca

August 12 and 13 Meteor Showers. 
We have a new telescope and it will be by the boat dock on many nights - come join us! On August 12 and 13 we’ve invited a professional astronomer who will show us the wonders of a summer night sky – stars, constellations, clusters and galaxies. He has a MALLINCAM which will show you on a computer screen what we see in the sky. This weekend is also the PERSEIDS Meteor Shower, one of the best to observe, producing up to 60 meteors per hour at their peak.  Weather permitting, this has the potential to be a spectacular show.


An Evening with Floralove Katz & Friends - August 21st, 2010
Join us for a weekend of old fashioned fun - singing around the piano with Floralove Katz and Natasha Guiller. Everybody is welcome! The more the merrier! Come sing along! There will be golden oldies, Broadway tunes, classic standards, Cole Porter, George Gershwin and others – song sheets are provided! Floralove Katz has been studying piano all her life. For 20 years she’s been a cellist with the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra as well as a soprano chorus member of Opera Lyra Ottawa. She was founder of the Ottawa Klezmer Band and has been entertaining people to sold-out shows!


“RECLAIM YOURSELF” Yoga and Painting Holiday, September 13 – 16, 2010
Combine the peace and tranquility of Arowhon Pines and Algonquin Park with daily yoga, meditation walks and painting sessions. Susan Vandel Sompel is a certified Kripalu yoga teacher from London, Ontario with 15 years of experience. Kripalu yoga combines Hatha yoga postures and breathe work to revitalize the body, calm the mind and deepen self-awareness. She is also an avid water colour painter.  For more information: svandesompel@hotmail.com

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