Most of this stuff is from on-the-way-to-EDGEfest moments in and around Barrie, or from the lake up at Bala. I wish I would have taken more time out to create some pretty pictures, but this is some of the coolest stuff I saw and was part of for more than a fleeting moment.

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The back of the Kee to Bala that looks over the lake. It was a gorgeous building, and I wish it was a bit less of a dingy day.


The old Bala Bay Inn, housing one of two pizza joints that sit across the street from one another.


Rippling sand beneath shallow water, taken from the balcony. if you look carefully, you can see a beercan pulltab in the top left corner.


The promo radio vehicles out front of the Kee. Note the Bala watertower in the background.


A nicely silhouetted surrounding to Bala Bay behind the Kee.


A pretty corner of the Kee, with the intricate lanterns. Over yonder are some of the Cleavage party playing football on the side lawn.


The unassuming front of the Kee to Bala. Hardly looks like the location of a big rock concert.


Dunn's coffee shop sits beside the Kee, and is the local concert ticket vendor as well. Good cups of joe, and nice canoes on the ceiling.


A slightly different view of the silhouetted surroundings of the lake out back of the Kee.


This shot and the next are two views of the pretty early evening sky above the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto.


Is that a great backdrop for Bon Jovi or what??!!


This is part of the view over the water in Barrie. My friend and I arrived to this, gorgeous, sunny, cool. Shortly thereafter, as we went back to the bus depot to wait for our ride to Molson Park for EDGEfest, it began to rain. and pour. And get freezing cold.


A dramatic image of the big statue on the water in Barrie. This was about ten in the morning. After the downpour that occured after this shot was taken, the skies again cleared, but the weather stayed uncomfortably chilly, especially being dressed expecting a hot Ontario summer day.


So, this statue is supposed to be some sort of Native American deity, a protector of sorts. am I the only one who finds the thing a bit scary? It's huge, black, angular and ominous, and when the wind blows, the feathers (I guess) on it's arms move back and forth and *squeak*.


It is pretty powerful, and I suppose when standing guard over a township, one should look fairly imposing. Nonetheless, in striking contrast to the pioneer-style buildings nearby, it made for an impression of Barrie being a pretty eclectic little place.


Happy Canada Day! These fireworks ended off the chilly day at EDGEfest 2001. Just after Tool wrapped up and left the stage, and the crowd was getting ready for the stampede to the parking lot, suddenly the sky was lit flaming red.


You can almost hear them oohing and ahhing, can't you?


It was quite lovely. Not as nice as the Symphony of Fire (or, sorry, the "Celebration of Light"), but then again, this wasn't under a millions-of-dollars budget.


So ended my time in Barrie.



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