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15/02/2022 1:17 pm
HUDSON, Ohio (AP) — The mayor who suggested that allowing ice fishing shanties on a lake could lead to prostitution resigned Monday after days of being mocked and drawing national attention to the city.
we really need a decision on this before we string our reels 
15/02/2022 1:26 pm
LOL.....sub-zero temperatures and icy surroundings don't exactly support such activity....I heard.
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15/02/2022 1:31 pm
LOL.....sub-zero temperatures and icy surroundings don't exactly support such activity....I heard.
ya gotta getcher hook wet and take your chances....I reckon
16/02/2022 6:57 am
Ya might land a hooker.
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16/02/2022 10:03 am
Ya might land a hooker.
(please overlook the engraving.....our first place comment trophies are in short supply)
16/02/2022 10:43 am
That prostitution is not as strange as it sounds. In the 1990s while camping in Algonquin Park, the washrooms had a sign saying Debrah and Annie were available for entertainment at Site #11. This was not too far from my campsite. We noted activity. At the end of the week, the girls moved out and my kids found several nicely rolled up $20 bills in the grass on site #11.
Similarly, while ice fishing on Colpoys Bay near the Bruce Peninsula, a fishing hut was being used for the same purpose and as a diversion for horny fishermen.
Where there is a will, and money, there is a way.
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16/02/2022 10:51 am
That prostitution is not as strange as it sounds. In the 1990s while camping in Algonquin Park, the washrooms had a sign saying Debrah and Annie were available for entertainment at Site #11. This was not too far from my campsite. We noted activity. At the end of the week, the girls moved out and my kids found several nicely rolled up $20 bills in the grass on site #11.
Similarly, while ice fishing on Colpoys Bay near the Bruce Peninsula, a fishing hut was being used for the same purpose and as a diversion for horny fishermen.
Where there is a will, and money, there is a way.
Personally for the sake of the kids it was probably best to end the whole business........as it were.
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16/02/2022 11:00 am
@david-green ............Thanks David.....you spin a fine tale that paints vivid mental imagery....sincerely...
...as I read your story,I was blown away by a little research into the Algonquin Park area
16/02/2022 12:23 pm
Hi John,
Algonquin is a fantastic place for canoe tripping and also for camping in one location with kids. For years we spent 3 to 4 weeks there each summer and even did a few Winter cross country ski trips. Best trips are by canoe portaging past the base camps and going away from any power boats and 'civilization'. That moose picture is typical. We also have wolves and bears.
An even better park is Killarney on the north shore of Georgian Bay. It is much wilder and isolated with fantastic canoe trips, wildlife and scenery, an artists paradise.
Images below. Last pair is of my wife and I, circa 1997 followed by me in Colpoys Bay, 2021.
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16/02/2022 1:22 pm
@david-green astoundingly vibrant pictures David !!! thanks to you and your co-pilot for sharing these.....is this YOUR ship???....what a beauty!!!
it`s been a few (too many) years since I`ve been out to our local pristine water spot : Lake Jocassee (think Dollar Store Algonquin Lite).
..it`s about a 40min drive......I favor kayaks over canoes. and a fully dressed Hobie Island for windy days.....these go back to 2010 or so.....taken with a small boat camera.....the yellow Hobie belongs to my amigo David,the orange Old Town to another friend,Jay (the fisherman)
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16/02/2022 2:34 pm
Nice images John. Looks like a great place to have fun and relax. I too like Kayaks but they don't work too well for long portages with equipment and food for a week or more. I started with fibreglass and kevlar canoes in 1970. My daughter currently has three kayaks, one ocean going.
The yatch belongs to my neighbour (see below). Its a 30 foot fibreglass with teak decks and a cabin that sleeps four with kitchen and head. Love to have one like it but I get to enjoy his often. It will go anywhere in the Great Lakes but I prefer windy day trips. I had a 17 foot Siren at one time which was fun but best used for day trips. I've used a sailboard but not too often. The Hobie looks a little larger.
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16/02/2022 2:50 pm
@david-green .......the hobie`s a 16 footer ......oh man.....that yacht is prettier than a new puppy !!! Thanks for the pics !!!
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