A Fun Day with My Sister in Thornbury, Ontario

Thornbury City Hall, Thornbury, Ontario

This summer, we have been busy with short term mission trips and church camps.

During the September Labour Day weekend, we started our week of relaxation in Collingwood, a vacation spot about two hours drive north from Toronto.

After leaving the Five Oaks Retreat Centre, we drove for about two hours and arrived in the rain at the Collingwood hotel around 9:30pm. My sister and brother-in-law arrived and checked in the night before.

Since M. and D. had never been in this part of Ontario, we volunteered to be their guide for the next few days.

Brilliant summer flowers in full bloom on the bridge above the dam, Thornbury

The next day, after breakfast, we drove to Thornbury, a little town about 20 minutes drive away from Collingwood, Ontario.


This is the beginning of September; we are moving towards autumn.





















We saw many brilliant colours everywhere we looked.

Mother nature is starting to change into her fall colours.

Seeing many colourful fruits and berries hanging on the shrubs and trees, we were tempted to pick some and try them.











However, we are no botanists and lack the knowledge of the many vegetation and their fruits they bear.

We had no idea of what these fruits were and not sure they were edible or not.

One thing we did learn on this outing was about the Thornbury Dam and Fishway.

The Thornbury Fishway

The Thornbury Fishway, known by the locals as the "Fish Ladder"  was built to help the fish pass around the dam.

The Thornbury Dam

Once above the dam the fish can continue to swim upstream to spawn.

In fact, we did see  Chinook salmons swimming upstream to spawn when we were here during the spawning season

The Mill Restaurant, Thornbury, Ontario

Besides the Thornbury Dam,  there is a nice restaurant called the Mill Restaurant.

Inside of the Mill Restaurant, Thornbury, Ontario

It was time for a break and we went in for lunch.

View from the Mill Restaurant, Thornbury, Ontario

My sis, her husband and we sat by the dam, enjoyed our lunch and admired the scenery.

Enjoying lunch at the Mill Restaurant

We had a delicious lunch and some great conversations with my sis and my brother-in law in this charming small Ontario town. Most importantly, we had some precious time for building family relationships and keeping in touch with our loved ones.


R.T.
Thornbury, Ontario