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GETAWAY by Margaret Swaine Columnist and Author www.margaretswaine.com
EAT, DRINK AND GOLF IN THE KAWARTHAS When Karen Irvine, Editor of this magazine, suggested
I do my summer column on golf in the Kawarthas area, little did I imagine how delicious the task would be. Not only did I play some great tracks, but I was also introduced to excellent local food and drink produced by talented entrepreneurs in the region.
Wildfire Golf Club 18th Hole
Hobart’s Lighthouse Rib Eye Steak dinner
Chicken Dinner at Wildfire
First on my itinerary was to check into Burleigh Falls Inn. It was originally built in 1857 by a Mr. Holmes to offer a welcome bed to tired lumbermen driving logs through the lakes and rivers southward on their way to the lumber mills in Lakefield and Peterborough. After a devastating fire in 1899 it was rebuilt as a summer destination for fishermen. Over the years it evolved to include lodging, a market for supplies, a marina and a restaurant. When I arrived on Monday of the July Canada Day long weekend the inn staff was busy cleaning up after their influx of guests had departed. I checked into my large, comfortable room with a balcony and found it well equipped with a fridge, kettle, coffee machine and snacks. As I headed out to dinner, I learned that the inn’s restaurant was closing until Wednesday evening and I was alone in the inn for the night. For reasons I’ll reveal later, I was in for a restless sleep. www.burleighfallsinn.com I was off to meet Karen at Hobart’s Lighthouse at McCracken’s Landing on beautiful Stoney Lake for a meal and to have a chat with owner Wesley Found. The original Hobart’s, a steakhouse in Lindsay, was founded 20 years ago by Wesley’s father Ken and Frank Peters. It was named it after Frank’s father, Dr. Hobart F. Peters, an agrarian researcher with a distinguished career in beef cattle. A second Hobart’s Steakhouse was opened in 2013 in downtown Peterborough on Hunter Street. This latest restaurant (Hobart’s Lighthouse) opened this May and is aiming for uncompromising service and product with a lakeside twist, according to Wesley who now oversees all three locations. Wesley has a Master of Arts degree in Economics.) Chef Scott Hudson who helms the kitchen at Hobart’s
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Peterborough Golf and Country Club
