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POTW: Incredible Northern Lights

Aurora Borealis

Oct 24, 2024

A lot of you were talking about it, but one of our readers caught them – the astonishing Northern Lights show that descended south on Thanksgiving Weekend.

“For your POTW  – we were lucky enough to be out on our boat for the Thanksgiving weekend when the Aurora’s lit up the Georgian Bay sky – an amazing show! “

Elizabeth Wilson

Thanks, Elizabeth. These shots demonstrate that your boat will take you to the right place at the right time!

When you get there, wherever that turns out to be, take a picture and share it as Photo of the Week.  This has been going on for years and we continue to receive new and interesting shots. Please send yours to onboard@kerrwil.com and put “POTW” in the subject line.

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