POTW: Hilton Beach Sunset

Hilton Beach Sunset

Sept 23, 2021

Days are getting shorter in the North Channel and many of the boats have left Hilton Beach Marina for home ports. But the sunset on St Joseph Island in Northern Ontario, even though it’s early, is every bit as dramatic.

Amelia E send this lovely shot taken last week.

Now it’s time for your Photo of the Week. Sunsets are great, but what else you got?? Send them along to cyonboard@kerrwil.com and put POTW in the subject line. We will look for the most beautiful or most unusual photographs in and around your boating world.

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