Nipigon History

08/29/2026

Those dangling offshoots are not decorative. They are fully committed to survival before they ever touch the ground. Each one grows its own root system while still hanging in open air — pulling moisture from humidity alone, no soil contact required. That is not a side effect of the plant being healthy. That is the whole strategy. Spider plants are one of the few plants that clone themselves in stages, first building the roots, then seeking the ground. The parent plant keeps producing new offshoots even while previous ones are still mid-drop. One plant can send out dozens of clones in a single season, each one capable of starting its own colony. Scientists studying plant communication have found that some clonal offshoots stay chemically connected to the parent plant even after rooting — sharing stress signals across the line like a quiet family network. The factory does not stop running just because the first shift clocked out. Some things do not wait to be planted. They arrive ready. [DGXXB]

08/29/2026

08/29/2026

Lake Ontario's modern shoreline is only the latest version of a landscape that has been changing dramatically since the last Ice Age.

Around 20,000 years ago, the Laurentide Ice Sheet covering the Toronto region may have been roughly a kilometre thick.

When that ice retreated, Glacial Lake Iroquois filled the basin at a level about 60 metres higher than today's Lake Ontario, pushing its shoreline kilometres inland.

The St. Lawrence Valley was still blocked by ice at first, so Lake Iroquois actually drained southeast through the Hudson Valley rather than along the route Lake Ontario uses today.

Once the St. Lawrence opened, water levels plunged below today's shoreline and formed a smaller body called Lake Admiralty before the rebounding land gradually helped create modern Lake Ontario.

Long before today's international border existed, Indigenous nations travelled, fished, traded and lived along these waters, with the Mississaugas of the Credit later becoming deeply connected to the lake's northwestern shore and river systems.

So when you stand beside Lake Ontario today, you're looking at water sitting inside a basin whose geography, shoreline and human story have been evolving for thousands of years.



(Source: Parks Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation)

08/29/2026

Fishing guide Gord Ellis out of the The Lodge at Red Rock . Ted Miller came to the Nipigon to beat his personal best from the Sutton. He did that…twice. This was the largest, caught on the bronze bomber GE special. What a brute.😊👍🎣

08/29/2026

08/29/2026

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$40 for 3L

08/29/2026

🐕🐻 Meet Chloe, the Ontario dog being called a hero after protecting her family from a black bear that broke into their home.

The seven-year-old mixed-breed dog from Nipigon was outside when she came face-to-face with a bear hiding near the house. The bear followed Chloe inside, attacked her owner and then went after her husband.

Chloe ran to wake her sleeping owner before repeatedly charging at the bear and barking, helping force it back down the basement stairs until police arrived.

Chloe suffered serious injuries and needed stitches, but survived the attack. Her bravery has now earned her a spot in the Purina Animal Hall of Fame, which recognizes animals that have gone above and beyond to save human lives. 🥹❤️

A true Ontario hero. 🐾

📍 Nipigon, Ontario