Kate

Cold feet down deep?

For many Canadians, enjoying the cool waters of a freshwater lake represents the perfect way to escape the summer heat. The same is also true of many aquatic organisms, thanks […]

Ice-Off on Lake Opeongo

Lake Opeongo, Algonquin Parks’s largest lake (and the source of a tributary of the same name which flows to the Ottawa River through the Madawaska) was declared ice-free May 1st, 2016. […]

Ice on, ice out!

It’s winter, and not really the time for making freshwater observations… but that’s not really true! Northern folk with cold winters have been measuring “ice on” (when ice completely covers […]