Goderich Opera House Thanksgiving 2011

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I traveled to Goderich, Ontario on Thankgiving weekend (Oct 9, 2011) for some turkey dinner and family. Just the past week, the Goderich Opera House was demolished (conveniently just in time for the Out Of The Storm benefit concert), leaving nothing more than a pile of rubble.

Here are a few photos of the wreckage.

My Trip to Goderich, Ontario – One Month after F3 Tornado.

 

For those of you not aware, I grew up in the town of Goderich, Ontario. On the afternoon of August 21, 2011, an F3 tornado touched down and ripped right through the center of town. Most of my family still lives in Goderich, though thankfully my parents lost nothing more than a few flowers. My grandparents lost their truck and suffered some damage to their property but they were fine as well.

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