#2751 "Lyndhurst Creek Autumn October Colours"

I went for a paddle to Lyndhurst on Sunday, October 23rd, 2022. The waterways get very quiet after Labour Day and I was all by myself. The water was like glass and I was intrigued by the backlit, autumn colours on the east bank of Lyndhurst Creek. This view was just north of Covey Bridge and just south of where the original Latimer Rapids Bridge used to go straight across Lyndhurst Creek. I much prefer the slow-lane approach to life. A paddle or a walk through the forest reveals more of nature and the beauty of the area and is silent as well. 

1905 Image- Ernest and Oscar Harvey from Lyndhurst,
in their motorboat "Keoka", pass downstream under the
old wooden bridge above Latimer's Rapids.
It was replaced with a steel bridge in 1913. After a century,
that steel bridge rusted away and was replaced in 2015. 

The original Latimer Bridge was built sometime in the mid-1800s spanning the Gananoque River between Lyndhurst Lake and Singleton Lake It was typical of the wooden bridges constructed across the river and other streams from as early as 1798. Despite the substantial frame construction of hewn timbers held together with pegged tenon joints, these structures often were no match for the spring freshets on the river, especially with the accumulating logs being driven down the river pushing against the posts. The straight crossing was replaced by four sharp right-angled turns passing through the front yard of the Covey Farm. 

The new replacement Latimer Bridge was renamed Covey Bridge in the summer of 2015 in recognition of the Covey's and Rapid View Farm which has been in operation since 1900. 

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Warmest regards and keep your paddle in the water,

Phil Chadwick