Monthly Archives: August 2011

Fort Niagara, New York State

August 20, 2011 – After stopping in Youngstown, NY for a few minutes so that I could photograph some of Youngstown’s painted fire hydrants, we headed on to the point of land where Fort Niagara was located. It is a … Continue reading

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Elvis is coming to Tweed, Ontario

The people of Tweed, Ontario are getting ready for an invasion of Elvis lookalikes for their big Elvis imitator weekend at the end of August. Everyone in Tweed was talking about the event when I stopped in town on my … Continue reading

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International Fireworks Competition at Lac Leamy

Since returning from Italy three weeks ago,  I have had my camera out of its bag only twice. When I saw Wagboy’s fireworks photos in  a Flickr posting, I decided my shutter finger needed some exercise and off I went … Continue reading

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Astronomy Camping at Nirvana

Astronomy Camping at Nirvana Nirvana is a nice dark sky zone known to Members of RASC where one can go for astronomy. That weekend there were over 9 of us out there, from planetary observers to DSO (deep space objects). … Continue reading

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