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Setting up a Roadside Easel: Part 2

Text and Images contributed by Mike Shatilla Continued from Part 1 …. Painting Plein Air: Standing Where They Stand Much…
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Posted on: April 6, 2026 Last updated on: March 1, 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn
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Setting up a Roadside Easel: Part 1

Text and Images contributed by Mike Shatilla Here’s what I do: As an emerging artist based in Milton, over the past…
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Posted on: March 2, 2026 Last updated on: March 1, 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn
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A Little Log Horse Stable in Lanark County

By Claudia Smith, OBP Secretary Horses built this country. With plodding hooves, sweat-darkened hides and dust-clearing snorts, horses pulled everything…
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Posted on: February 2, 2026 Last updated on: February 9, 2026 Comments: 1 Written by: ONTBarn
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Preserving the Memory of Paul May’s Old Barn

(aka: Paul, the father of ‘Farmer Tim’ on Facebook; January 2026) by Hugh Fraser, President of Ontario Barn Preservation (OBP)…
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Posted on: January 20, 2026 Last updated on: January 20, 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn
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Bruce Godkin

By Krista Hulshof, OBP Treasurer Bruce Godkin, former regional Rep for Perth & Huron counties, passed away of October 16th,…
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Posted on: November 3, 2025 Last updated on: November 2, 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn
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“Field Work” at the MOD

by Jim Campbell, Duntroon: OBP Director/VP “Driving out of town,as landscapes blur by,fond memoriesof childhood visits to a family farm:the…
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Posted on: October 6, 2025 Last updated on: October 5, 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn
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Island Barn Mystery: Part 4 of 4

by Everyday Lillie Continued from Part 3: Ice Harvest Method Why Our Little Bay? Our island is in a large…
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Posted on: September 15, 2025 Last updated on: September 1, 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn
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Island Barn Mystery: Part 3

by Everyday Lillie Continued from Part 2: Ontario’s Ice Trade Ice Harvest Method The process of ice harvesting involved cutting…
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Posted on: September 2, 2025 Last updated on: September 1, 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn
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Island Barn Mystery: Part 2

by Everyday Lillie Continued from Part 1: “…. why would an island need a barn?” One day a neighbour stopped…
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Posted on: August 18, 2025 Last updated on: August 4, 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn
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Island Barn Mystery: Part 1

by Everyday Lillie. (Editor’s note: During this hot spell, I thought it may be perfect timing to share Lillie’s story….)…
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Posted on: August 5, 2025 Last updated on: August 4, 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn
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