Tobermory, ON

The Valentine’s weekend was also a long weekend here, with the Monday being Family Day. It’s a fairly new holiday – this is only the second year!
To take advantage of the long weekend, eight young adult friends and I traveled north to the church camp we’ve all been going to for years. Only this visit was my first time to be there in the winter! Shouldn’t be much different than winter in any other area in Ontario, right… well! I’ve never stood on a frozen lake only to be deafened by the absolute silence. It was pretty amazing. So amazing that I decided to venture a little farther north to the very tip of the Northern Bruce Peninsula.

WOW! I’ve been up to Tobermory many, many times in the summer, but again, never in the winter. It was pretty neat. I was just amazed at just how silent it was… I could faintly hear a snowmobile across the Big Tub Harbour, as well as a dog barking nearby. I was wandering around the lighthouse for about 20 minutes before another couple showed up, also with a camera.

After admiring the area for awhile, I drove into the little village. Everything but the grocery store was shut down. Wow! I didn’t realize it would be that desolate in winter. So, I took a few shots in the area. It was really windy and frosty out, so I didn’t spend much time outside my car.

Click here to view the set of Tobermory in Winter photos.
Also, the set of photos from the Young Adults retreat can be found here.