Bon Echo Provincial Park: Flinton Memories Special Events 2016 Glenn Davison
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Dogs are not permitted at this event. Time: 10 a.m. Location: Children’s Program Area
Saturday, July 2: Sciensational Sssnakes! Do you or someone you know like snakes? Want to learn more about the amazing reptiles we have in Bon Echo? Staff from Sciensational Sssnakes will give two interactive presentations on snakes and other reptiles and help us understand why it is so important to protect them and their habitats. Ontario snakes will be featured with a hands-on session so you can hold some of these fascinating reptiles. Bring your camera! Times: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Location: Children’s Program Area
July 22-24: Friends of Bon Echo Art Exhibition and Sale The Friends of Bon Echo Park host their annual Art Exhibition and Sale. There is art for everyone including photography, stained glass, paintings, and pottery. Children’s activities are offered by the staff of the Lennox & Addington County Library, who will be providing crafts, songs, stories and games from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. on Friday and staff from Sciensational Sssnakes will be presenting fun and interactive programs about reptiles at 11 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Each afternoon, local musicians share their talents. Food and refreshments will be available. Times: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. each day Location: Children’s Program Area
Wednesday, July 13: David Archibald Dust off your singing & dancing skills and join songwriter & children’s entertainer David Archibald. Hear the two songs he wrote about Bon Echo. David is a songwriter/composer & playwright who has worked with Avril Lavigne and performed songs on Sesame Street. His music is regularly featured on CBC Radio. Join David and park staff for a one-hour energetic & interactive show for the whole family. Time: 7 p.m. Location: Amphitheatre
Wednesday, August 10: Speaking of Wildlife Do you like birds, turtles, and other wildlife? If you do, join staff from Speaking of Wildlife for a close encounter with some animals native to the Bon Echo area. Bring your family and friends to this one-hour presentation to learn some amazing things about Ontario wildlife and increase your appreciation for the wildlife around you. Time: 1 p.m. Location: Amphitheatre
Friday, July 15: Healthy Parks Healthy People Day Ontario’s provincial parks play a vital role in the protection of our natural environment, but did you know spending time in nature is good for your health too? It actually helps us live happier and healthier, lives. Exposure to natural environments such as parks enhances our ability to cope with, and recover, from stress, injury, or illness. Start your day with some yoga to get your body moving. Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Pumphouse Beach
Saturday, August 13: Phil the Forecaster Phil Chadwick is a painter, avid environmentalist, and worked as a meteorologist with Environment Canada for some years specializing in severe weather. He will combine this knowledge & examine how the weather was depicted in some Canadian paintings, including those of the Group of Seven. Join Phil as we explore art in a new way. Time: 7 p.m. Location: Amphitheatre
Saturday, July 16: Traditional Teachings with members of Ardoch First Nation Members of Ardoch First Nation are back this year to provide insight into their culture and history. Join staff, elders, and traditional people for an hour of sharing.
Please contact the park office 613.336.2228 for more events & updates.
s a kid growing up, my life was blessed, always has been. My grandfather, Jack Davison, taught me a lot about doing a good job. He taught me blacksmithing, and how to work with metal. My dad taught me everything I needed to know about running a farm and fixing machinery. He even gave me a Chilton manual, as they called it at that time. When I was thirteen years old, a ‘57 Ford station wagon needed a new camshaft. My father parked it and said, “Go ahead and put the camshaft in.” I tore it all apart and put a camshaft in it no problem. There used to be an old carburetor where the dome goes on. In an eight cylinder, it was an intake. My father told me what intake exhaust was, the whole bit. I dropped a nut, and it was sucked in. As soon as I started it up, it was “rattle, rattle, rattle.” Not wanting to get in trouble, I didn’t say anything. He knew exactly what I’d done just from listening to it, and I thought “oh boy, I’m going to have to tear it all apart again.” Spark plug out, long magnet down in, pull it out, put that back in, and it purred like a kitten. The river was our biggest friend. In the summer time, we swam at what they called the boom, which is a conservation area now. Why they called it the boom, I have no idea. It was a sandbar, and someone’s mother would always come and watch while we were there. The men built a big diving board for us to dive from. In those days, there were twenty-six farms in the Flinton area. There are just three left now. Mechanization certainly played a big role. I remember the first tractor, a Ferguson, I believe, purchased by the Haslers. I remember Garry McLuckie, Robert Woods and myself going to the Spicer farm at the end of Freeburn Road, to hunt porcupines. But when we got to the top of the hill, Gordon Hasler was out there plowing a field with a tractor. Some of the farming families from that time were the Sedores, Wegars, McLuckies, Trepaniers, Brydens, and O’Donnells. Their farms were like little settlements on their own. On the River Road, right across from the Fevrals, there was a hotel that the loggers
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would use when they drove logs down the Scoot. Across the road from it was Ralph Goodmurphy’s place. On down from it, was Louis Lessard’s farm and then Billy Lamb’s farm. When I was a very young boy, me and my best friend Cecil Lessard were sitting out on the long sidewalk in front of the school. Freeburn’s store was there. Billy Lamb stopped with his team and went into the store. Cecil and I had two firecrackers. We waited until Billy came back out and got back on his team. We set the two firecrackers off. The horses and Billy went one way, and Cecil and I went the other way!
UN – DANDY LION UN – long stemmed hollow tube curving over UN-der the weight of a frowsy impertinent ample head UN – bowed by winter’s piercing frost UN-daunted by hoeings and cursings and sprayings UN-wanted, UN-loved ... ....but never UN-noticed Jerry Ackerman
Sharbot Lake Farmers’ Market will be at the Oso Beach every Saturday from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Come and explore the offerings of new and returning vendors. All foods and goods are produced within 100 km of Sharbot Lake. Food items include farm fresh produce, grass-fed heritage beef,
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pork and other meats, maple syrup,
Thursday, June 9, 6-9 p.m. Sunday, June 12, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
preserves, fresh baking (including
$20 per person
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gluten free), fair trade organic coffee and herbal teas and snacks to enjoy while you browse. Crafts include quilts, fine yarns and crocheting, wood turning, tie-dye
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