Mary Katherine Keown
@mkkeown.bsky.social
Award-winning multimedia journalist with The Sudbury Star. I also take and post a lot of photos. Find me on Instagram at mkkeown or monochromeMK. I am also on Facebook at mkkeown. I ❤️ paddling, the outdoors and dogs, so there may be some of that too.
In early October, #KoralTheKayak and I spent a glorious day on #MijinemungshingLake in #LakeSuperiorProvincialPark. The area is largely #BorealForest, so lots of #conifers glowing in yellow and gold. The drive in was so pretty - like passing thru the sun. The #kayaking season isn't over just yet...
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
In early October, #KoralTheKayak and I spent a glorious day on #MijinemungshingLake in #LakeSuperiorProvincialPark. The area is largely #BorealForest, so lots of #conifers glowing in yellow and gold. The drive in was so pretty - like passing thru the sun. The #kayaking season isn't over just yet...
Happy #NationalBorderCollieDay to this distinguished gentleman, my favourite floof... It is no understatement to say I love and adore this #dog beyond all measure... Dakota the #BorderCollie is the best #GoodBoi at all times, even when he's being naughty ❤️ He's the best #WingDog a girl could have.
November 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Happy #NationalBorderCollieDay to this distinguished gentleman, my favourite floof... It is no understatement to say I love and adore this #dog beyond all measure... Dakota the #BorderCollie is the best #GoodBoi at all times, even when he's being naughty ❤️ He's the best #WingDog a girl could have.
In Sept as part of a 3-week #camping trip thru northern #Quebec and #NorthernOntario, I spent a day with #KoralTheKayak on #LacLaPeche in @gatineaupark.gc.ca. It was a gorgeous lake (and creek) under cloudless #BlueSkies w a ton of #wildlife, inc. 2 deers and 1000s of fish. La Pêche is well named.
November 24, 2025 at 4:59 AM
In Sept as part of a 3-week #camping trip thru northern #Quebec and #NorthernOntario, I spent a day with #KoralTheKayak on #LacLaPeche in @gatineaupark.gc.ca. It was a gorgeous lake (and creek) under cloudless #BlueSkies w a ton of #wildlife, inc. 2 deers and 1000s of fish. La Pêche is well named.
Time well spent on Saturday with #KoralTheKayak. Conditions were perfect - not a cloud in the sky - and the #tamarack trees were aglow…
October 28, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Time well spent on Saturday with #KoralTheKayak. Conditions were perfect - not a cloud in the sky - and the #tamarack trees were aglow…
I also visited #AubreyLake during my time in #AlgomaDistrict, which is separated from Rocky Island Lake by a dam. Both are part of the Mississagi River system, which supplies hydro to the USA. Aubrey Lake was especially gorgeous, with tons of cliffs, some great early-morning mist and rocky inlets.
August 24, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I also visited #AubreyLake during my time in #AlgomaDistrict, which is separated from Rocky Island Lake by a dam. Both are part of the Mississagi River system, which supplies hydro to the USA. Aubrey Lake was especially gorgeous, with tons of cliffs, some great early-morning mist and rocky inlets.
In July I visited #RockyIslandLake, in #AlgomaDistrict. Stunning place. I toured the bottom half of the lake - I was not disappointed. Those early-morning reflections were perfection. The water was still as ice. My 🩵 affair w #NorthernOntario - and #Highway129 - continues. #KoralAdventureSeries
August 24, 2025 at 4:58 AM
In July I visited #RockyIslandLake, in #AlgomaDistrict. Stunning place. I toured the bottom half of the lake - I was not disappointed. Those early-morning reflections were perfection. The water was still as ice. My 🩵 affair w #NorthernOntario - and #Highway129 - continues. #KoralAdventureSeries
The calm after the storm... #Paddling #CrowleyLake at #sunset. Part of #KiviPark, Crowley is def worth an outing, as long as you portage into #LintonLake. Way prettier than Crowley and the trail is super easy. I can't wait to go back for golden hour... #GetOutside #ExploreTheNorth #NorthernOntario
August 24, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The calm after the storm... #Paddling #CrowleyLake at #sunset. Part of #KiviPark, Crowley is def worth an outing, as long as you portage into #LintonLake. Way prettier than Crowley and the trail is super easy. I can't wait to go back for golden hour... #GetOutside #ExploreTheNorth #NorthernOntario
A perfect Friday night with #KoralTheKayak in #GreaterSudbury. There is so much life along the river after dark... Night paddling creates such special interactions with #nature. #NorthernOntario really shines in the #summer…
July 5, 2025 at 5:48 AM
A perfect Friday night with #KoralTheKayak in #GreaterSudbury. There is so much life along the river after dark... Night paddling creates such special interactions with #nature. #NorthernOntario really shines in the #summer…
Woke up to this view on the #OpikinimikaRiver in #NorthernOntario. Sandhill cranes, loons, beavers… So much wildlife. I ❤️ the north…
July 2, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Woke up to this view on the #OpikinimikaRiver in #NorthernOntario. Sandhill cranes, loons, beavers… So much wildlife. I ❤️ the north…
With #KoralTheKayak on #SamMartinLake. It was a 💜 day w oodles of #wildlife interactions, including a close encounter w a mama #bear and her 2 cubs. This is a gorgeous lake tucked into the #Boreal forest in #NorthernOntario. I would really like to know who Sam Martin was, and why he got a lake. 🐻🧸
June 27, 2025 at 5:49 AM
With #KoralTheKayak on #SamMartinLake. It was a 💜 day w oodles of #wildlife interactions, including a close encounter w a mama #bear and her 2 cubs. This is a gorgeous lake tucked into the #Boreal forest in #NorthernOntario. I would really like to know who Sam Martin was, and why he got a lake. 🐻🧸
The #VermilionRiver in #GreaterSudbury has many faces... This stretch, between Grassy and Ella Lakes, is verdant and lush. #KoralTheKayak, my buddy Lynn, her #kayak and I took a stroll down the Verm on Sat, at a leisurely pace. At times, I just floated with the current. Like #ForestBathing by kayak.
June 16, 2025 at 5:48 AM
The #VermilionRiver in #GreaterSudbury has many faces... This stretch, between Grassy and Ella Lakes, is verdant and lush. #KoralTheKayak, my buddy Lynn, her #kayak and I took a stroll down the Verm on Sat, at a leisurely pace. At times, I just floated with the current. Like #ForestBathing by kayak.
I got an all-access pass last week to @snolabscience.bsky.social, one of the coolest spots in #GreaterSudbury. SNOLAB is investigating theories that could revolutionize our understanding of the universe. The lab is about 2 km below surface and accessed via the #CreightonMine drift. #PhysPics25
June 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I got an all-access pass last week to @snolabscience.bsky.social, one of the coolest spots in #GreaterSudbury. SNOLAB is investigating theories that could revolutionize our understanding of the universe. The lab is about 2 km below surface and accessed via the #CreightonMine drift. #PhysPics25
My buddy and I spent a lovely afternoon w #QuillTheCanoe #exploring a small creek N of Capreol, which leads to a pretty #waterfall. It was my first time in Q since her catastrophic injuries last yr on the Spanish River. She performed like a champ. Many thx for #BlackSheepCustom for the restoration.
June 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
My buddy and I spent a lovely afternoon w #QuillTheCanoe #exploring a small creek N of Capreol, which leads to a pretty #waterfall. It was my first time in Q since her catastrophic injuries last yr on the Spanish River. She performed like a champ. Many thx for #BlackSheepCustom for the restoration.
What a great day. I went underground at @snolabscience.bsky.social last wk for the 2025 #PhotoWalk. I put on 11K steps walking thru #CreightonMine and the labs. I took a ton of photos. Thank you again to Juliette and Mike. You were excellent hosts, and so generous with your time and knowledge.
June 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
What a great day. I went underground at @snolabscience.bsky.social last wk for the 2025 #PhotoWalk. I put on 11K steps walking thru #CreightonMine and the labs. I took a ton of photos. Thank you again to Juliette and Mike. You were excellent hosts, and so generous with your time and knowledge.
I spent a night #camping along the #WanapiteiRiver, at the base of a small #waterfall. #OrionTheAdventureJeep was a great fit for #boondocking. I'm looking frwd to some good #adventures across #NorthernOntario, starting soon. The #BorderCollie was a stellar companion, yet again. I ❤️ my #WingDog.
May 28, 2025 at 4:55 AM
I spent a night #camping along the #WanapiteiRiver, at the base of a small #waterfall. #OrionTheAdventureJeep was a great fit for #boondocking. I'm looking frwd to some good #adventures across #NorthernOntario, starting soon. The #BorderCollie was a stellar companion, yet again. I ❤️ my #WingDog.
#KoralTheKayak and I spent a beautiful Sat afternoon on a creek in the #KillarneyON area. It was filled w photogenic rock formations; the #peepers were singing; and I saw lots of waterfowl. I love watching a river wake from its winter slumber. It felt so good to be back in the proverbial saddle.
May 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
#KoralTheKayak and I spent a beautiful Sat afternoon on a creek in the #KillarneyON area. It was filled w photogenic rock formations; the #peepers were singing; and I saw lots of waterfowl. I love watching a river wake from its winter slumber. It felt so good to be back in the proverbial saddle.
The #WhitsonRiver in #GreaterSudbury under #BlueSkies and warm May temps. That river was definitely an ambitious project, but totally worthwhile. Story to come... Welcome to the 2025 paddling season. #Adventure awaits. #KoralTheKayak #KoralAdventureSeries #NorthernOntario #WaterbodiesOfTheWards
May 6, 2025 at 4:11 AM
The #WhitsonRiver in #GreaterSudbury under #BlueSkies and warm May temps. That river was definitely an ambitious project, but totally worthwhile. Story to come... Welcome to the 2025 paddling season. #Adventure awaits. #KoralTheKayak #KoralAdventureSeries #NorthernOntario #WaterbodiesOfTheWards
The re-elected #Sudbury MP @vivianelapointe.bsky.social enters her victory party… With 165 polls reporting, the Liberal won with 50.5% of the vote.
April 29, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The re-elected #Sudbury MP @vivianelapointe.bsky.social enters her victory party… With 165 polls reporting, the Liberal won with 50.5% of the vote.
A surprising finish in #SudburyEastManitoulinNickelBelt - Conservative candidate Jim Belanger has been declared the winner. Congratulations Mr. Belanger and welcome to federal politics.
April 29, 2025 at 3:21 AM
A surprising finish in #SudburyEastManitoulinNickelBelt - Conservative candidate Jim Belanger has been declared the winner. Congratulations Mr. Belanger and welcome to federal politics.
Congratulations to the new prime minister, #MarkCarney. The Liberals have been declared victorious in this federal election... #Elxn2025 #CanadaVotes
April 29, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Congratulations to the new prime minister, #MarkCarney. The Liberals have been declared victorious in this federal election... #Elxn2025 #CanadaVotes
There’s a festive energy in the air at #Sudbury candidate @vivianelapointe.bsky.social’s HQ at Days Inn.
April 29, 2025 at 2:29 AM
There’s a festive energy in the air at #Sudbury candidate @vivianelapointe.bsky.social’s HQ at Days Inn.
The crowd at @vivianelapointe.bsky.social HQ are getting anxious watching poll results trickle in. The crowd has turned its attentions to the TV screens and #Elxn2025 results.
April 29, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The crowd at @vivianelapointe.bsky.social HQ are getting anxious watching poll results trickle in. The crowd has turned its attentions to the TV screens and #Elxn2025 results.
Three of the cutest @vivianelapointe.bsky.social supporters, waiting for the candidate at the Days Inn in #GreaterSudbury.
Ajrif Ashraf Bhuiyan, 6 (right); Ansarah Afseen Bhuiyan, 8; and Taseefa Jaman, 22 months, were helping their parents keep things lively.
Ajrif Ashraf Bhuiyan, 6 (right); Ansarah Afseen Bhuiyan, 8; and Taseefa Jaman, 22 months, were helping their parents keep things lively.
April 29, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Three of the cutest @vivianelapointe.bsky.social supporters, waiting for the candidate at the Days Inn in #GreaterSudbury.
Ajrif Ashraf Bhuiyan, 6 (right); Ansarah Afseen Bhuiyan, 8; and Taseefa Jaman, 22 months, were helping their parents keep things lively.
Ajrif Ashraf Bhuiyan, 6 (right); Ansarah Afseen Bhuiyan, 8; and Taseefa Jaman, 22 months, were helping their parents keep things lively.
I'm watching the #GreaterSudbury ops cmte mtg. Ward 1 Coun. Mark Signoretti has just asked for a report on the #Python5000 pothole-patcher. He said it often sounds like it's undergoing maintenance, so he wants to know how much use we're getting. The #pothole machine doesn't work well at cold temps.
April 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I'm watching the #GreaterSudbury ops cmte mtg. Ward 1 Coun. Mark Signoretti has just asked for a report on the #Python5000 pothole-patcher. He said it often sounds like it's undergoing maintenance, so he wants to know how much use we're getting. The #pothole machine doesn't work well at cold temps.
Speaking of #potholes in #GreaterSudbury... This behemoth is located at Regent and Oak in the West End. It had to be 2 ft x 2 ft and really deep. I could have bathed the border collie in it. Someone is definitely going to lose a tire to this crater. What a monster. TDS, it needs some attention.
April 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Speaking of #potholes in #GreaterSudbury... This behemoth is located at Regent and Oak in the West End. It had to be 2 ft x 2 ft and really deep. I could have bathed the border collie in it. Someone is definitely going to lose a tire to this crater. What a monster. TDS, it needs some attention.