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Comfort Country • Shops • Hiking • Heritage Sites • Accommodations • Sumptuous Dining • Live Entertainment • Antiques • Artist Studios & Tours • Lakes and Rivers to Explore
VISIT THE FARMERS
June 19 & 20 MADOC
Madoc Canadian Heritage Music And Arts Festival
MARkETS
SATURDAyS 9AM - 1pM Ay M THROUGH G THAnkSGivin WEEkEnD
Madoc Kiwanis Centre. Admission is free. www.madocfestival.com
CRUISIN SCHMOOZ’ & IN’
MARMORA
July 30 - August 1
Celebrate Marmora
Family fun festival celebrating arts, culture and heritage! www.celebratemarmora.ca
August 28, 11am-7pm STIRLINg
GO BUFF at the Water Buffalo Food Festival
Downtown Stirling at the covered bridge/ Mill Street Tickets $20 www.stirling-rawdon.com
Every Thursday evening from through September MarmoMay shuts down main street and ra out the red carpet for this fab rolls event. Stroll back in time witulous sounds of the 50’s and 60’ h View scores of amazing class. beauties and talk to the pro sic ud owners along with other clas sic enthusiasts. Live entertainm car face painting...its all free, eve ent, n the registration is free!. For more information go to www.marmoraclassiccruis ers.com
July 25
ILL O’HARA MD Y E g A HERITMill HomesteAad,
July 1 TWEED
Municipality Of Tweed Canada Day Celebrations!
O’Hara
Madoc
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Parade starts at 12:30 pm with an afternoon of entertainment and activities to follow at Tweed Memorial Park.
July 2 & 3
DESERONTO WATERFRONT FESTIVAL Downtown Deseronto (Mill & Main Streets)
TO OTTAWA
www.deseronto.ca
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MADOC
August 27 – 29
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SHANNONVILLE WORLD’S FAIR
TWEED
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Midway, arts & crafts, tractor pull, beach volleyball, classic car show and more.
...and more.
STIRLING 14
TO KINGSTON
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www.shannonvillefair.com
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BELLEVILLE
Bountiful! This being our summer issue, it would be fairly logical to expect us to concentrate on the out-of-doors and we have. And just in case you’ve forgotten, or perhaps didn’t know, we thought we’d better put it into perspective and remind you that Hastings is the second largest county in Ontario. I guess you could say when we do it in Hastings County, we do it big. And in addition to our impressive size our geographic diversity is almost overwhelming. On these pages we’re talking about agriculture, fishing, the multitude of bridges it takes to span all our waterways, and what lurks below. And we don’t just mean the fish. We mean the rocks and minerals that reside beneath the surface in the Bancroft area that make it such a unique geological region. These riches are known around the world and every summer for the past 46 years (this year 47) thousands of visitors have congregated in Bancroft for the Rockhound Gemboree. We are also home to some of the best farmland (and farmers) you can find. Just drive the beautiful country roads and you’ll see large, immaculate and in some cases very advanced farms, smaller farmsteads and farm gate stands with ultra fresh produce, and a Saturday morning market in nearly every town around. Visit www.harvesthastings.ca and you’ll be shocked at the variety of items farmed from our land. To truly experience the impact that farming has had on life in this part of the province a visit to the Hastings County Museum of Agricultural Heritage is a must. But it’s not just dry land we can boast about. Our waterways are, well, flowing everywhere! The Moira Watershed covers a large portion of central Hastings and the hills of northern Hastings are sprinkled with lakes. And we have it on good authority that this area has some of the best fishing you can find in North America, all within two hours of Belleville. It can be as simple as casting into a local stream or as adventurous as pulling out the big rigs for an outing on the Bay of Quinte. But if all this travelling over and under land and water has you tired out then no worries, there are also ample opportunities to rest in your lawn chair. Actually, we suggest you leave it in the trunk of the car for the summer. Then if the urge hits you can put it into good use on any Sunday for Music in the Park in Tweed, or for a production of Shakespeare in the Park in Marmora, or a picnic at one of our conservation areas, or a food festival, a music festival, art in the park, or… You can even experience the first ever local presentation of the Dodge Rodeo Tour as it makes Trudeau Park in Tweed its home for the Civic Long Weekend. Whew - so much to see and do in one summer. If there’s one overriding sentiment this issue of COUNTRY ROADS brings to mind for us it’s the sheer bounty of this land. We hope you feel it too! And one last thing - if you happen to find a billabong please let us know! ‘Voyageur Bob’ Abrames, featured in the Spring 2010 issue of Country Roads, departed in mid-May on his latest expedition. You can track his progress all summer long at http://www.abrames.com/v~2010.htm. Z
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Corrections For more information on events, attractions, places to dine, accommodations, shopping and more.
www.comfortcountry.ca
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Country Roads • Summer 2010
On page 24 of the Spring 2010 issue of Country Roads we incorrectly said that Bobbie Gates makes maple syrup at Apple Gates Orchard. The maple syrup is made by Joey Gates. We apologize for the error.