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Gainesville, Florida

Arrived in Gainsville, Florida about 7AM after continuous driving from Toronto, set up the tent and then cycled for 64 km on the Hawthorne trail.

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Polar Bear Jump – Video and Additional Photos

As promised, here is a short video from this year’s Polar Bear Jump into the Ottawa River. Click on the image below and shiver along with the participants. Polar Bear Jump – Video and Additional Photos Below is a collection … Continue reading

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Polar Bear Jump – New Years Day – Ottawa

Polar Bear Jump – New Years Day – Ottawa In support of Stopping Children’s Cancer, SEARS holds the Great Canadian Chill. This year, the event was located at Britannia Beach. (Location) The Great Canadian Chill is basically a Polar Bear … Continue reading

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Polar Bear Swim – New Year’s Day – Britannia Beach, Ottawa, Ontario

Polar Bear Swim – New Year’s Day, 2011 – Ottawa, Ontario Update: THe cold water is waiting for the 2012 event – see our 2012 blog Graeme and I and my father got to Britannia Beach (Location) this morning for … Continue reading

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Battle of the Thousand Islands 250th Anniversary Commemoration – Ogdensburg, NY (Land battle re-enactment)

Plans for rebuilding this historic site are underway as funding permits. To learn more about the organization spearheading this activity, please visit their website at: Fort de la Présentation Ogdensburg Founder’s Day Reenactment 2010 – Battle of the Thousand Islands … Continue reading

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