The ice is still on Lower Rideau lake

Still ice on S. E. Ontario lakes, but the geese have come back. They perch on the edge of the ice.
Here are two pairs!

Also, I spotted a pair of mergansers. They like the cold, cold water!

Crespular clouds, with sun peeking through

It's a lovely spot for the Rideau Ferry General Store, and Shipwreck restaurant. The restaurant owns what were public docks. Some want dockage space, perhaps to visit the liquor store?
It's bad enough with the helicopter touching down there!

Helicopter landing in parking lot!

Public docks a step closer - News - By Amy Hogue Perth Community ...

Rideau Ferry, old bridge, restaurant

24 Nov 2011 – EMC News -  The proposed project is to create a new commercial-grade dock next to the original public docks, between the Rideau Ferry Bridge and the concrete abutment of the old bridge. 

Here is the new bridge, looking out to the lake. It'd be good for general store business, not for drinking driving laws!

Stakeholders: Lanark County, Parks Canada, Township of Drummond North Elmsley, First Nation Algonquin, Rideau Ferry Yacht Club, people who have post office boxes on the site; birds and wildlife.

There will be parking issues, traffic issues, with nothing but the general store and pub.

County, township hope for Rideau Ferry docks soon

Written by Ian Sutton

Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Left, orange: shelter for mail boxes, cars parked by RF General Store, right, Shipwreck restaurant, who leases dockage in front. Those waiting for public docks to be accessible again at Rideau Ferry may see their hopes become reality later this spring. Lanark County and Drummond-North Elmsley Township are waiting for response from Parks Canada on an proposal to acquire land on both sides of the Rideau Ferry bridge to build public docks.