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| #2691 "Facing Depot Harbour Sunrise" 8x10 canvas oils |
The northerly winds were bouncing shreds of turbulent stratocumulus across the ragged shores of Depot Harbour just south of Parry Sound. Some buildings still had the night lights on. The temperature was a mild plus 16 Celsius typical of the Dog Days of Summer. That is as chilly as the air mass will get behind a summer cold front.
One can visualize the wind shear that creates the horizontal vortices in the clouds. Imagine a large cylinder rolling over the landscape. Friction reduces the wind at the ground compared to the stronger winds aloft making the cylinder roll along.
Tom Thomson and members of the Group of Seven painted in the area for a while around 1914. Parry Sound slumped a bit in economic activity shortly after World War I when J.R. Booth built the rival town of Depot Harbour on nearby Parry Island. An accidental fire destroyed the entire town of Depot Harbour on August 14, 1945.
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Warmest regards and keep your paddle in the water,
Phil Chadwick
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