Update about HST checks

We just learned that the Canadian government is discontinuing the HST tax rebates at the end of this year. We advise sending in any rebates you need to apply for as soon as possible, just to be on the safe side. Then, once again, endorse the back of the rebate check...

HST Rebate Checks

Many of you have asked if we are able to take your Canadian HST tax rebate checks and apply them to your trip next year. Yes, we can, and it is a usually a better deal for you since you will get the full amount of the check…no fees deducted for a foreign check...

Our “New” Neighbors

The end of our first season at Bow Narrows was a time of time of mixed feelings: happiness that we had a successful first year, sadness to leave the Canadian wilderness, and excitement to see family and friends in the states One of the most prominent feelings though...

A Fish Etched in Stone

A few weeks before the Ministry of Natural Resources’s Trout Project was in full swing, long-time guest Ray Gildersleeve came to me with an interesting photo. It was a carving of a fish in the shoreline! I knew that Dan Baughman would know the story so I emailed...

Back in Business

The trip to our winter home went smoothly…the weather was gorgeous other than a little rain…and the fall colors were amazing, especially just north of Fort Frances, Ontario. I never knew that Tamarack trees, an deciduous pine, turned a beautiful orange in...