It was a beautiful day out, warm and the sun was shining on little Acton. In Prospect Park I notice some ice fishermen out on Fairy Lake so since they obviously made it I gather my courage and also head out onto the ice.

One father had brought his children out for a round of ice fishing and he told me the ice was about 16 inches thick. There was also two other men fishing and they had caught a small pike and a crappy (bad name for a fish I thought). I like the little rods and the use of the fish finders. The dog was very friendly and wanted to play more than he wanted to fish.

The snow had started to taper off when I went downtown to see the impact of the latest snow fall in Acton. This is a calm time before the ice pellets and freezing rain had blown into town. The storm started in our area around 1pm and in two hours had created a difficult driving situation - especially in and around Toronto.

Combined with the bad weather that continued into Friday morning the kids had a couple of snow days.

The three Hamilton brothers - John, Jim and Joe, gather with families at the Barrie Hamilton's (John) location in Big Bay Point. Joe, the youngest brother, wears a cool HBC trappers hat which he needs as we head out onto the ice of Lake Simcoe.