Every year my family heads up to Algonquin Park for a few days of camping. We try to stay on Mew Lake and we try to get a camp site on the water. In the summer of 2020, we were camping on the water again. On the last morning of… Continue reading
Attention budding young story tellers: This is your chance to become a published author. Submit your original story about a fishing experience, real or imagined, inspired by our local fish celebrity, Millie, and see your story in print in the Millbrook Times and on our website. Send your article of… Continue reading
After a five-year hiatus, the much loved annual Fishing Derby returns to the Millpond next month. The event has been organized by the Millbrook and District Lions’ Club for more than 20 years, and runs from 8 am to 1pm for participants up to age 12. A few days before… Continue reading
As March begins, all of us are keeping watch for signs of spring, and after this year’s rather old-school winter, I am all ears and eyes. The very earliest sounds of spring have been sporadic so far: the occasional dripping of melting snow and ice, the early morning song of… Continue reading
Otonabee Conservation is once again encouraging landowners in the Otonabee Region Watershed to enhance their property and mitigate climate change by planting trees. Each year, Otonabee Conservation offers a wide selection of native tree and shrub species for landowners to purchase. Orders can be placed online at otonabeeconservation.com “Trees play… Continue reading
The extreme cold has certainly limited our time outdoors. And if you’re anything like me the amount you are reading has increased. One of the many books from our library I’ve been enjoying is a book of essays and articles by Helen Macdonald called “Vesper Flights”. All the pieces are… Continue reading
Many of us, I’m sure, in idle moments have dreamed about hibernating away the worst part of winter. Imagine curling up in our warm, comfortable bed and not waking up until the cold of winter is over! I know I have! But luckily (?) it is simply not possible. And… Continue reading
“Deep roots are not reached by the frost.” J.R.R Tolkien It was a quiet holiday season here in the valley. Foolishly I left the beavers to their own devices thinking that maybe they would take a break over Christmas. Of course they didn’t do this and their intentions to expand… Continue reading
Now that the leaves are down, it’s time to profile another native tree: the Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus). There are some glorious specimens of this remarkable and storied tree in the Millbrook area. These majestic conifers are beautiful all year, but their true glory is revealed only now in the… Continue reading
