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It doesn’t have the rugged granite or cache
of Muskoka, but Balsam Lake in the Kawarthas is remarkably clean, clear, and
quite lovely. At sunrise, it’s particularly enchanting when the water is
mirror-still, as in this photo, which I took at the family cottage a few weeks
ago. There’s nothing more soothing, yet inspiring, than sitting on the dock savouring
your morning coffee, watching loons swimming and diving, and hearing only their
trilling songs cleave the silence.
The highest lake in the Trent-Severn
Waterway, which connects Lake Ontario with Georgian Bay on Lake Huron, Balsam is also reputedly “the highest body of freshwater in Canada
from which you can circumnavigate the globe without ever having to travel on
land.” It’s certainly not unusual to see yachts from Florida or even California
on the lake.
But for us it’s more satisfying to watch these adventurers cruise by while relaxing on our island sanctuary.
But for us it’s more satisfying to watch these adventurers cruise by while relaxing on our island sanctuary.
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