Beaverton Ontario, Labour Day Weekend

 Beaverton Ontario (not to be confused with The Beaverton satire site) is a small town within Brock Township on the eastern shores of Lake Simcoe roughly an hour and a bit's drive north of Toronto if you go all the way up the 404 to the end and taking some side roads. Beaverton is sort of cottage country, south of the Haliburtons, west of the Muskokas, it does not come to mind, but on the Beaver River there are boathouses that are also cottages. 

Usually I roll through in the fall on the way up north to Dwight Ontario for my annual fall photography retreat, I did visit Summer 2019 with a family reunion with some cousins and my aunt. There's a family connection to the town, my great uncle Masson Smith was the town doctor in the first half of the 20th century and to make house calls to Thorah Island during the winter he put skis on the front tires of has car. Beaverton honoured my uncle's memory on the wall of the Strand Theatre but my Aunt Mary Elinor, strongly dislikes the portrait they used, ok, dislike might be too gentle, loath is more accurate. 

What I noticed this visit on Labour Day weekend was Beaverton felt more alive, a new coffee shop and restauraunt opened up that changed the vibe of the small downtown, I think good things are going to come of this, aside from damn good coffee. 

I ran with Bergger Pancro 400 on this day trip as the original weather forecast called for a sun/cloud mix, leaning towards cloudy and I needed a film with some bite and latitude with the highlights. 


Nikon F2AS, Nikkor Ai lenses. 

Film; Bergger Pancro 400, HC110 B. 



Boathouses on the Beaver River_ Patio Boathouses and Powerboat Boathouses on the Beaver River Two_ Double Boathouse_ Vacation Boathouse and Power Boat Docks on the Beaver River Riverside Restaraunt and Pick Up Truck Gen One Mazda Miata in White Pakred Behind the Weekend Boathouses Mouth of the Beaver River Looking Toward Thorah Island Looking Back in the Outer Harbour on the Beaver River Strand Theatre Dr. Masson Smith Crosswalk to Rockin Burger and Pub Beaverton Mural Beaverton First Retail Block Beaverton Retail Grit Dr. Masson Smith's Surgery_ Empty Beaverton Storefronts Local Diner

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