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Open water with just a strip of ice near the shore at Bayfield on Monday. The landscape will soon green up and we look forward to those lush breathtaking views over Bayfield! Enjoy seeing Bayfield from above in as short as a 25 min flight from Seaforth for $233+hst for a planeload (under $80/person in a group of 3). Come fly with us: PappleAviation.ca for online booking and gift certificate orders. Flights available from Seaforth, Goderich, Wingham, Kincardine, Port Elgin, and Lucan

Most of the ice has melted on Lake Huron along the stretch from Grand Bend up to Goderich. Photo taken today. Spring is just around the corner and we can't wait to start taking passengers up for scenic flights again. Online booking is available now at PappleAviation.ca.

Trees that had washed down the river and out into the lake after the big thaw and rain last week. You never know what you'll spot on a scenic flight! PappleAviation.ca for 2026 online booking and gift certificate orders.

The lake ice is breaking up - it's even more interesting than it was a month ago! This photo was taken yesterday of Point Clark. Online booking for the 2026 season is available now at PappleAviation.ca, gift certificates can also be ordered online anytime

Comparaison of some of the rivers we've flown over, from largest to smallest: Mississippi River, at the SW corner of Kentucky St Clair River, south of Sarnia The Maitland River, west of Falls Reserve (Benmiller) The Bayfield River, inland from Bayfield Visit PappleAviation.ca to book 2026 scenic flights, order gift certificates, and learn more about our business.

Comparaison of some of the rivers we've flown over, from largest to smallest: Mississippi River, at the SW corner of Kentucky St Clair River, south of Sarnia The Maitland River, west of Falls Reserve (Benmiller) The Bayfield River, inland from Bayfield Visit PappleAviation.ca to book 2026 scenic flights, order gift certificates, and learn more about our business.

Do you recognize this point of land? The island off to the right in the distance may help. Online booking for 2026 is now available at PappleAviation.ca

National Aviation Day celebrates Canada's air transportation safety, strength and success. Without pioneers like J.A.D. McCurdy who achieved the first powered heavier-than-air flight in Canada we may not be where we are today in aviation. It's such a privilege to be able to fly and share aerial views of our beautiful part of Canada with passengers and our followers on social media. This photo, taken Feb. 16, 2026, shows a ship being loaded with salt in the Goderich harbour, along with pathways cut through the ice into the harbour. 2026 scenic flight booking will be available online by this coming weekend at PappleAviation.ca.

Do you recognize these grain elevators and the restaurant? The restaurant building was built in 1907 and served as a Canadian Pacific Railway station, in 2005 it was moved over 100' to it's current location. PappleAviation.ca: online booking for the 2026 season will be available soon on our website.

Looking up the harbour at Goderich on Feb. 2nd, 2026. It looks like there has been some activity in the harbour recently. PappleAviation.ca: online booking for the 2026 season will be available in late Feb.

Looks like people have been out walking the beach at Point Clark lately - you can see the footprints in the snow. PappleAviation.ca - online booking will be available in late Feb.

The Maitland River at Ball's Bridge in all it's winter glory! PappleAviation.ca - 2026 online booking will be available in late Feb.

We saw soooo many deer on our flight on Feb. 2nd - more than we've ever seen before! It was late afternoon and their shadows were bigger than them. Online booking for the 2026 season will be available in late February at PappleAviation.ca

Photos out to the west in the Goderich & Port Albert area: The first photo is just out from shore near Port Albert looking into the open lake The 2nd photo was taken at about Point Farms Provincial Park (you can faintly see the point in the beach under the ice) The 3rd photo is just north of Goderich airport PappleAviation.ca - online booking will be available in late Feb.

We flew the shoreline from Bayfield to Point Clark on Sunday and saw a variety of lake ice formations and open water. Looking south toward Grand Bend wevery little open water but as we got to Goderich and Port Albert there was more open water than there was ice. Online booking for the 2026 season will be online in late Feb: PappleAviation.ca

A standing corn field with the rows on the left side burried in snow all the way from the edge of the road - a good example of how snow fences work. PappleAviation.ca

Do you recognize this dam, built in 1965 at a cost of over 2 million dollars? Seeing dams and reservoirs from above shows such a contrast between the volume of water being held in the reservoir and the small streams on the outlet side of the dam. Fly at 2025 prices this season with a gift certificate bought before Feb. 1st: PappleAviation.ca for online gift certificate bookings. Our 2026 schedule and updated prices will be posted in February.

Fly this year at last year's prices with gift certificates bought by Jan. 31st. PappleAviation.ca for online gift certificate orders or 519-318-4224 for phone inquiries

Does this city look familiar? What buildings do you recognize? Fly in 2026 at 2025 prices with a gift certificate bought before Feb. 1st: PappleAviation.ca or 519-318-4224 for phone inquiries

This photo is from mid-Feb. a few years ago along the Lake Huron shoreline. We hope to get up for a flight later this month - it will be interesting to see what the ice shelf looks like this year. We're working on website updates and the 2026 online booking calendar which will be online by late Feb. PappleAviation.ca