Not only do “Come fly with George” pages provide current (June 2022) photographs of Collingwood, author-photographer George Czerny-Holownia also provides photographs which show bird’s-eye views of parts of the Town of the Blue Mountains; in particular focusing on parts of the popular Blue Mountains Resort.
Readers need not go to the expense of hiring a plane, or hope for good weather in which to fly. Bonus: George includes some historic photographs in the pages of “Come fly with George”, such as views of an unique side-launching of a ship. Collingwood’s main industry was once shipbuilding, but the shipyards closed in 1986.
“Come fly with George” takes readers from take-off to sightseeing over Collingwood, the Blue Mountains and parts of southern Georgian Bay before returning to land.
“For local residents, or out-of-town property owners,” it gives an opportunity to see their neighbourhoods, perhaps their houses, the way the birds see them,” said George.
“For people who don’t know the area, it’s a great way to visit it,” added George who has been taking photographs, both aerials and from the ground, for thirty-nine years.