I was just thinking, perhaps you shd call Killarney, tell them you enjoyed your stay but that you wld have enjoyed it even more if the porch had been screened. That is not a major improvemnet in terms of cost. But, it could be a major improvemnet in terms of enjoyment. Big ROI for Killarney & Guests many of whom return, year after year.

Ask to speak w/ the Owner(Miglin). He is a bit abrupt & kind of a "know it all" but once you get past that, he is ok.

Ocean ((H))

My typing is awful...sorry for my typos...

Yes, good feedback. As mentioned, I have never stayed at Domain of Killean, but a number of years ago I heard it was nice and it's not cheap, plus the photos on the website look good. But you never know.....
We were up in Algonquin just last week and the bugs are particularly bad this year in some areas - all the rain in the spring, and a late spring at that. They're not always that bad but unpredictable. The black flies are usually gone by now (but weren't last week) and the mosquitoes usually ease up considerably by mid summer.

It took 3 hours from aurora to Killarney lodge.
We did meet Poppy &Eric- the owners for over 25 years.
Both very nice.
Good idea to call and suggest screened porches.
Enjoy your trip.

I will read the negative reviews first from now on , because they have proven most accurate on the places we saw.
The one on domain of killian was right on!
Let me know if you have more good ideas !

Forgot to answer your question about the gardens!
Nice begonias around the front reception area.
Other than that / nothing special.
I did however like the black iron pots on the balconies with small purple flowers in them.
Wish I knew what they were called. I have never seen them before.

A little bit of Canadian legal history for you. Miglin vs Miglin is a very famous Canadian divorce case. It went all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada. The main issue focused on the division of property. One of the more contentious issues was: Who gets KL? Obviously, Eic got it. Poppy is Mrs. Miglin #2 so she has not been there for 25 years. :)

Wow- very interesting.
Poppy did tell me that Eric has been the owner for about 25 yrs , snd she has been spending summers there for 17 yrs. I thought it sounded like a second marriage.
We are born in Montreal and spent almost all our lives there till last year.
I didn't know the story. Interesting!

Yes, if you want more info, just Google Miglin vs Miglin.
But, maybe now you already have more than you want! :)

You were right about the second marriage. Actually, I do not know if they are married, or what. I often wonder if she has read the case! :)

I love Montreal! My son went to school there & I loved going to visit!

To be more precise, the case focused on Separation Agreements.

Hi ocean,
Now you really have my curiosity going about Eric.
In their news letter they talk about their 4 children( ages 17-25??) and show the pictures.
I guess the first 3 must be from his first wife?
My husband and I are born in Montreal and lived there most of our lives.
Our sons grew up there too.
We know Maine, new Hampshire and vermont well .
We decided that it is worth the extra 5 hours driving to visit our favorite inns ,in new England.
More to do and see than north of Toronto .
The ocean in ogunquit Maine is our favorite.
Great lobster and outlets to add to the fun.

Is Maine 8 hours from Aurora? Or more? I would have thought it was a lot more. Are you in New England now?
I love the ocean having grown up in NS. (Hence my screen name)
When you are in Maine do you ever go to Nova Scotia?

As I understand it, all 4 are from marriage #1.

Ocean ((H))

Hi again.
Ogunquit Maine is about 11 hrs from aurora.It is a beautiful seaside town with a huge white sand ch and huge tides. We have been Going for over 30 yrs. An easy 5 hr drive from Montreal .
Now with a much longer drive , we found a nice place about 5 hrs away in north hero NY, to stay overnight.
We have been to Halifax many times- and Newfoundland once .
We love the drive along the lighthouse route thru Chester to Lunenburg.
So many beautiful places.

Fleuvee,
Have you been to Cape Breton Island, NS ( I just knew we cld bring this thread back to travel for those who may have been wondering about our aside!!). If not, you have to go!
Cape Breton was just voted "Top Travel Destinatin" in Canada.

Ocean ((H))

Ocean
We drove the cape Breton trail,
But it was raining ,and a long time ago.
Too bad.
I think you have to be lucky to be there when it is sunny and clear.

The trick is to allow a few days for the Cabot Trail....fog days, rain days.
It's nice there now...you shd go! ((H))You wld love Keltic Lodge
(not the Inn, Main Lodgelocated on a peninsula( way bigger thanthe one @ KL) which juts out into the Atlantic Ocean.)

I saw your post about brown sod.
Funny/ we have the same problem. We live in a new development and had nice grass till the landscaper did our interlock.
Some grass areas were damaged and now matter what we try some areas are still brown.
Frustrating.
Do you live in Ontario?

Hi - the topic on this post is wandering, the only problem with that being that I want to comment on the Cape Breton comments but they won't by necessarily be seen by people following NS or CB threads.

It's mentioned here and in a number of other posts I've read that Cape Breton can be foggy and rainy. We've stayed in Cape Breton 4 times in the last 18 years and maybe we've been lucky because we've never found weather to be a major problem. If there was fog at all, it has usually been in the morning and burned off quickly, or later in the evening in the highlands, and I don't remember ever getting much rain (our last visit was last summer). Maybe it's the time of year - one visit was in the first half of July but the other 3 have been around the end of August.

Just thought I'd offer that piece of information for whatever it's worth.

mat,
Your comments are very interesting. I wonder if we shd start a CB thread. I apologize for wandering...I tend to do that. Sorry.

There is no question about it, that Cape Breton Island can be rainy and foggy. You have been very fortunate indeed if you have had 4 "fogless" trips around The Cabot Trail! Because of its coastal location, the possibility of fog always looms on Cape Breton Island. I was there the beginning of June and our flight out of Sydney was cancelled (not delayed...cancelled) because of fog. It was foggy for 2 entire days! I have never seen anything like it at that time of year. We have also had fog in Cape Breton over Thnaksgiving weekend and even once about 10 years ago on Christmas Day!! It was weird hearing fog horns on Christmas morning.

So, as I have said above, the trick is to allow as many days as you can to tour The Cabot Trail. If you do not get fog (the kind that hangs around) or rain, then that's great. But if you do, then you will still have time to explore the grandeur & beauty of one of the most spectacularly beautiful places on Earth.

Fleuvee,
Yes I am in Ontario. Grass is now golden brown...like straw. Yours too? "The Guy" has not come back to replace it. And, this morning I noticed that one of our newly planted trees has some yellow leaves instead of green. What's going on?

Ocean ((H))

Sorry Mat about wandering off the subject.
You are right but I couldn't resist.
Ocean- my husband just bought EZSeed- guaranteed to grow on cement.Our 3 new trees have some brown edges.
Will let you know.

Mat and Ocean
I posted a new thread in Bayfield, grand bend - lake Huron area.
Can either of you comment?
Maybe you have been?
Thanks