Four processions of canoeists took place this weekend along the new mouth of the Don River through Biidaasige Park in Toronto's Port Lands, with a flag fluttering in the breeze from each of dozens of canoes. The event, A Lake Story designed by Melissa McGill, used pigments from plants and other materials found along the Toronto waterfront to create dyes for the 'wind-activated colour field paintings.' The overcooked artspeak aside, the sumptuously colourful event was great fun to witness, and along with all of the excitement in the adjacent Snowy Owl Playground, made for a great visit to the city's wonderful new park.

'A Lake Story,' essentially canoeing as performance art, brought colour to the new mouth of the Don River over the weekend, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor interchange42

This image comes to us courtesy of UrbanToronto Forum contributor interchange42, me. I don't normally post my own photos in this feature, but I was surprised to see so few photos in the Ookwemin Minising thread for this event. Want to see your work featured as a Daily Photo? You can post in the City Photos & Videos section of the UrbanToronto Forum, or submit your images to our UrbanToronto Flickr Pool for your chance to be featured on our Front Page. 

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