Jonses Lighthouse Parry Sound Archipelago Acrylic Print

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This is Jones Island Range Rear Lighthouse as seen in September 2019. In 1891 Staff Commander John G. Boulton of the Royal Navy conducted a detailed survey of the various channels leading to Parry Sound using two open boats for shallow water sounding and his large vessel for deep water sounding. Commander Boulton discovered the area of the Parry Sound Archipelago to be dominated by "upwards of 4,000 islands and dry rocks". There was an important need for lighthouses to guide the ships into Parry Sound along the four channels leading toward the port. I do not know if anyone has actually counted all of the rocks and islands but Georgian Bay is now renowned as sixth Great Lake featuring more than 30,000 islands and 2,000 kilometres of shoreline. Navigating this inland sea would require some lighthouses for sure.

Charles Mickler of Collingwood, who had built the Pointe au Baril Range Lights in 1889, was awarded a $3,165 contract to erect the five lights. He carried out the work d...

I paint outside - nothing between my eyes and the inspiration. That special connectivity gets into the pigments and you quickly realize that we are all stewards of the land, privileged to appreciate its beauty during our lifetime but responsible for leaving the environment better off for the future and all inhabitants... Phil was born and raised along the St. Lawrence of Ontario, Canada and studied at Queens University as a nuclear physicist. A meteorologist for Environment Canada for 35 years, Phil specializes in severe weather and training. Remote sensing is his forte - you might want to see a tornado before you die... but not just before you die! He has farmed, raised bees, written books and articles, lectured and instructed...