by Rick Crouch | Apr 2, 2023 | Community Affairs, Environmental Issues, Live Play - Georgian Bay, Odds and Ends
Although I was born and raised in Toronto, I have been visiting Georgian Bay and specifically Manitoulin Island since I was an infant. My mother was born and raised on Manitoulin so in addition to the Island being our summer destination for holidays, I have a great...
by Rick Crouch | Apr 27, 2022 | Environmental Issues, Live Play - Georgian Bay, Odds and Ends, Real Estate General, Waterfront Properties
In Part 1 of this post I covered how after a sudden and unexpected rise in the water levels of Lakes Michigan, Huron and Georgian Bay had taken place from 2019 into 2020, it has for many including myself taken a surprising and worrisome drop of 28″ in the past...
by Rick Crouch | Apr 25, 2022 | Community Affairs, Environmental Issues, Live Play - Georgian Bay, Odds and Ends
Every year since I was an infant, I have spent summers on Georgian Bay and Lake Huron. As such, I have seen both the highs and lows of the water level on these two bodies of water. Never in my lifetime however, have I seen a decrease in the water level happen so...
by Rick Crouch | Apr 22, 2019 | Live Play - Georgian Bay, Real Estate Statistics
Real estate activity for the 1st quarter of 2019 across the Southern Georgian Bay region has shown some improvement from the slowdown we experienced in the second half of 2018 with stronger sales in specific portions of the market particularly in the higher price...
by Rick Crouch | Mar 21, 2019 | Live Play - Georgian Bay, Real Estate General, Real Estate Help Tips
We have had a long cold winter and while I like many enjoy skiing, snowshoeing and other outdoor activities this time of year, I am now looking forward and I am ready for the warmer weather and especially the start of another cottage season. Waterfront...
by Rick Crouch | Mar 2, 2019 | Business Matters, Live Play - Georgian Bay, Odds and Ends, Real Estate General
People often say to me “you are really smart” and I beg to differ. As a kid I was an average student and I have never been afraid or embarrassed to share the fact that I repeated grade 3. At some point however things changed and I became...