Marsh marigolds proliferate, as do tiny azure violets and several varieties of wild orchids. For those who hunt with a camera or a paint brush, there is a wealth of vibrant flora waiting to be captured on film or canvas. The boreal forest of the Laurentian Highlands continues to be home to a native population of timber wolves. An exceptionally privileged visitor might be treated to a spell-binding evening serenade. Moose, deer, pine martens, beavers and otters are the animals most frequently seen.
Summer is the season on abundance for every sense.
Wild flowers and berries flourish in the woods and along the shorelines, a feast for the eyes, and some, for the palette. August brings the purple wild iris, Indian pipe, purple vetch, asters, Joe Pye weed, daisies, buttercups, hawkweed, and Queen Anne's Lace, as well as highbush cranberries, red raspberries, wild currants, rose hips and blueberries. In her book Gunflint, she artfully describes the color this moon brings to the woodland. A weaver is creating a colorful carpet for the forest floor with an intricate pattern of gold and red intermingled among deep greens, pastel browns and purples. With a gift to present to every sense, the magic of this time is only justly experienced.