Dawson Trail Design

Dawson Trail Design Dawson Trail Design is a freelance graphic designer and visual artist from Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Previously known as diamondtonedesign, we decided it would be a great time to freshen up our image and welcome you into the cabin!

There’s a chill in the air, the leaves are beginning to change, and that means one very important thing… interesting-loo...
09/16/2026

There’s a chill in the air, the leaves are beginning to change, and that means one very important thing… interesting-looking mushroom season is back. ⁣
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One of my favourite parts of fall photography is slowing down and noticing all the tiny, strange things popping up across the forest floor. Some are delicate, some are colourful, and some look like they belong in a little enchanted forest. ✨⁣
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Here’s to wandering around with my iPhone camera and inevitably stopping every five feet because “WAIT, LOOK AT THIS MUSHROOM!” 😂⁣
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𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 - 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟰⁣𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘎𝘪𝘭𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘈𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘴 ⁣⁣These two photos have been hanging at our camp for as long as...
08/15/2026

𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 - 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟰⁣
𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘎𝘪𝘭𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘈𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘴 ⁣
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These two photos have been hanging at our camp for as long as I can remember. They were taken during the May 1984 forest fires at Shebandowan, 42 years ago.⁣
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My grandfather took them shortly before evacuating our camp and driving back to Thunder Bay, using a wet washcloth over his mouth to help with the smoke. He told my parents that he expected our camp would be gone by morning. The fire eventually burned through the forest behind our property and stopped just before Highway 11. Sometime around midnight, the winds changed direction and our camp was spared.⁣
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The first photo shows the smoke beginning to close in, taken from our west window (toward 586). The second faces northeast toward the microwave tower, Crescent Point Road and Swamp River. I was always told there was confusion over which direction people should evacuate, with some initially being sent toward the fire rather than toward Thunder Bay. Looking at these photos, I can understand how terrifying and disorienting that situation must have been.⁣
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