Winter's Finally Here

Well, it's true. Winter has finally arrived in Goderich and Huron County... And it's definitely more like a lamb than a lion this season!

I know we're all used to eight foot tall snow banks and keeping an eye out for snowmobilers crossing the highways... but I can't help to feel like that won't be happening this year. As a born and raised city girl, I vividly remember the first time I saw a flock of snowmobilers bomb through the parking lot here at 300 Suncoast Drive. I actually had no idea that people even did that! Of course, now I know they're not supposed to do that but it never stopped me from feeling like an outsider when I saw these people fly by on their machines.

Of course, that all changed last year when I mentioned on-air that I had never even been on a snowmobile. One of our listeners came in and offered to take me out on the trails. Honestly, only in Huron County! Of course I agreed without hesitation and got Ally on board as well. So Sid Bruinsma (who helps run the local snowmobile club and maintains the trails) taught us the basics and took us out for an afternoon... and let me just tell you that it was amazing. An all around amazing experience, thanks to the generosity of Sid and a few of his pals who lent us their machines and helped us cross the highways!

So I've been a bit bummed out this winter because there's been little to no snow and the trails aren't even open yet. I'm hoping for more snow soon, but let's be honest... none of us want to be shoveling our driveways in June!

Dianne