I've sourced them in Manitoba but to have them shipped to Ontario doesn't make them affordable. I'd love to find an Ontario source for them.

I remember living in Shilo Man. when I was 2 1/2 to 5 1/2. Yup - wind chill in the 60's of up to -70 (and no I'm not joking at all). Used to wear a snowmobile suit in the winter on top of layers of clothing with woolen sweater. My Mom would wrap the world's longest scarf around my head until only slits where on my face so I would not get frostbit. Nothing like a clear, cold night sky on the prairie to see the northern lights and a billion stars. Then the summers nothing like fields of crocuses as far as the eye could see and later tumble weeds rolling by. My sister put a letter on one, let it blow away in the field. She got a postcard from somewhere just outside of Winnipeg.

As much as I hate the cold spells on the prairies, there is a fond place in my heart because the prairie solitude if you live out of town is something else. And gophers and jack rabbits everywhere. Oh yeah, spear grass - hate that stuff. Especially since I pulled on that when I was young playing house. It took a darning needle and ice cubes later to remove it from under the skin on my hands. Ouch.

But I still find the prairies an experience of a life time.

Wow. I blab a lot.

North53 I've ordered from Lindenberg before, with success. I never thought about the ice roads not being available due to the weather. That sure throws a wrench for some I bet.