Our Place

We have some rural property outside Caledon East, Ontario. It was purchased by Joan's grandfather after the Second World War. It was a 100 acre more-or-less square lot, but is now an 'L'-shaped 55 acres, outlined in orange in the image below. There are two cabins on the property. The all-season 'Hill' cabin is to the west, the summer 'Pond' cabin to the south. The Pond cabin is adjacent to an artificial pond Joan's grandfather built after Hurricane Hazel in 1954.

The property is mostly wooded now. Hardwoods appear as relatively open areas in the 'Satellite' layer, in the north west near the Hill cabin and in the north east corner of the property. Part of the land south and east of the Pond cabin is a pine plantation. The topography layer shows a fairly extensive cedar swamp surrounding small streams running through the property.

There are a number of trails on the property. One trail goes from the Hill cabin to the Pond cabin. A second trail loops from the Pond cabin through the pine plantation and into the hardwoods. An old 'loggers cabin' (now just a rusted bed) marks the turning point before heading back. Just before reaching the Pond cabin, there's a small stream and trail that heads upstream toward the Hill cabin.

The map and satellite imagery below show the property.