A man's home may be his castle, but in these times, no man is an island. As the summer of 2001 rapidly comes to a close, we already know that we've made history during the first official summer of the New Millennium. It's mainly because of the weather, and Bob. Energy consumption and low water level records were set during the heat wave and drought of 2001. We're still feeling the effects.
Crops are stressed, well levels are low and fish in the South Nation River are trapped.
We had one singular history-making event, when Bob Hartley brought the Stanley Cup to Hawkesbury. Meanwhile, because of the drought, beer sales soared, tourism zoomed, and no outdoor activities were rained out. We will all store away different memories, some of which will not make headlines. It was all quite innocent. The rain came during cattle and horse shows.