Possible UFO over Heritage Mall; that or digital camera malfunction. 

History of Inglis Falls 

Phew! Now I can sleep better. Navigational safety is important, you know. 

A Big Photo on City Council building; rather looks like a drive in theater screen. 

More famous Owen Sounders 

Famous Owen Sounders 

Inglis Falls 

Sidewalk Mural; Rather intricate and no explanation whatesoever as to why this was where it was nor who had done it. 

Owen Sound City Council 

Downtown near City Council. 

Farmer's Market. Open all year on Saturdays. This was a Saturday. It was closed. Go figure. 

Harrison Park

The restaurant at Harrison Park. It is very nice but likely expensive. I was once horribly mistaken and thought that our Christmas party was being held here, rather than the shed out back, and I was briefly ecstatic. Until I was guided to the shed with my co-workers where a holiday feast of hot-dogs and pudding awaited.


Well, they tried. It only looks like a Canadian flag if you look at it on an angle. And kinda squint your eyes. Perhaps it hasn't fully blossomed yet.

Paddle boats - the ultimate in relaxation. Not. Can't think of a more annoying way to manoever the waterways than in one of these suckers. They don't go very fast, and you pay by the hour. Rather take a canoe out. It's fun taunting those poor fools stuck in the paddleboats, arguing with each other about whose hare-brained idea it was in the first place

The river here is unaccountably clean. I just want to wade in it and muck about, but when no one else is doing that, you tend to wonder why.

Inglis Falls

The information kiosk at Inglis Falls, detailing the history of the area and the mill. It also gives information on the Niagara Escarpent, of which Inglis Falls is a part. Kinda cute and cosy - in a grade-school fieldtrip sort of way.





I don't know if you can see them in this picture, but there are several young teenagers down there, where they are not supposed to be, just itching to be on the 5:00 news.

Near the Library

Owen Sound Library - Interior

A quilt hanging on the wall inside Carnegie Library. I believe it has something to do with music. To find out more, check out their website: http://www.owensound.library.on.ca/

The library was actually funded by Andrew Carnegie, hence its namesake. It is a good size for the community that it serves, though it could use a dozen more computers with internet access.

A nice fireplace to cozy up to on those cold winter days, just to read or hang out. If I were homeless, I'd be in here a lot. Except that I wouldn't be able to get a library card. Well, if I found a good book, I'd just re-file it so that no one could take it out until I was finished with it. Sneaky me. But hey, I'm homeless, gimme a break. (If I really were homeless, not being able to find my library book would be the least of my worries.)

OS Library

Owen Sound Public Library

Welcome to Owen Sound

Observing a rather unfortunate lack of information on Owen Sound on the net, I have decided to throw out some homegrown info and pictures to the aspiring tourist. Knowing that newer is better for all you net junkies out there, I shall endeavor to keep this as recent as possible. I also know that pictures from home can be comforting when you are nestled in some stinking, smoke-filled internet cafe fighting malaria and homesickness in Kathmandu or Borneo. You google 'owen sound' and bask in the nostalgia of your childhood days. I shall try not to disappoint. This is a work in progress. Comments appreciated and welcomed.

Map of Owen Sound, firmly splitting up OS into East and West quadrants, and those lucky rich people who live near Inglis Falls or along the river. The founders of this city decided in all of their wisdom to name the streets numerically for ease and conveniance. For some reason, however, there are several streets of the same number and the East version does not necessarily turn into a later West version. For newbies attempting to locate apartments, it can be a tad nightmarish. But for all of the oldtime Owen Sound-ites, the recent radio announcement that city council had decided to change all of the street number names into real names caused an outcry. The announcement had been an April Fool's prank. People really are attached to their numbered streets here.

On the bridge overlooking the river near the library.

A little bit about the origins of Owen Sound. Perhaps I should actually read it. Then I might discover the real name of the river instead of just calling it "the river" .