August Long Weekend Part One.

 August long weekend was perfect weather wise, and being part of 100 ISO Summer, I rolled with Kodak Pro Image 100 in my Nikon F3/T. I went up to Beaverton then worked my way through Brock Township down to Cannnington. The North end of Brocktownship around Beaverton is what I think the gateway to the Kawarthas and Haliburtons if you scoot over to Highwy 35. If you continue up the Trans Canada Highway (12), you're headed to Muskoka by way of Orillia. Lake Simcoe itself was seen as cottage country in the past, today, something else. 

I loved the results from Pro Image 100 and the Nikon F3/T's perfect metering felt almost like cheating. 


Camera: Nikon F3/T Nikkor AIS lenses. 

Film: Kodak Pro Image 100. 


Grant Barn One Aug 2026 Grant Barn Two Aug 2026 Grant Barn Three Aug 2026 August Long Weekend Traffic in Beaverton Beaverton Remax Aug 2026 Beaverton Remax Aug 2026 (2) Classic Pick Up Aug 2026 Jack Simcoe Corner Aug 2026 Beaverton Pharmacy Aug 2026 Beaverton Museums Aug 2026 Beaverton Museums II Aug 2026 Yellow Bloom Aug 2026 Bee Harvestng Pollen Aug 2026 Beaverton in the Middle of Town Aug 2026 Crossing the Beaver River Aug 2026 Where Lakeridge Road meets Simcoe Street Aug 2026 Joe's Barber Shop Aug 2026 Great Uncle Masson's Sugery and Residence Aug 2026 Restored Beaverton Boathouse Aug 2026 Beaverton Harbour Boat Houses Three Aug 2026 Beaverton Harbour Boat Houses One Aug 2026 Beaverton Harbour Boat Houses Two Aug 2026 Beaverton Harbour Boat Houses Three Aug 2026 Beaverton Harbour Boat Houses Four Aug 2026 Brock Concession Road 11 Aug 2026 Laidlaw St. Two Aug 2026 Rescued Mount Albert Station Aug 2026 Cannington GTR Caboose Aug 2026 Cannington Station One Aug 2026 Cannington Station Two Aug 2026 Canadian Northern Sign Aug 2026 Cannington Museum Barn Aug 2026

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