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Northumberland
Brighton • Cobourg • Colborne • Port Hope • Rice Lake • Trent Hills
ONTARIO CANADA 2009
Celebrate our
exciting festivals
Explore scenic
driving tours
Shop at specialty
outlets
Official travel guide of Northumberland County
Putting art in its place
When you enter this venerable classical
building on Colborne’s main street be
prepared to be impressed. The high, barrelvaulted ceilings reflect the building’s original
purpose – to protect the documents that
recorded the district’s land ownership. Today
it protects the works of art forged by the
Colborne Society of Artists. Founded 10 years
ago, this talented group has regular shows of
outstanding sculpture, paintings, crafts and
mixed media. Drop in throughout the year for
a 21st century experience in a 19th century
place.
Discover Colborne &
Cramahe Township.
Real people you’ll
be glad you met.
www.visitcramahe.ca 1-877-272-4263
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V Historic Port Hope
Ontario’s Best Preserved Main Street
Come for the day,
stay for the
night.
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Heritage and Architecture • Antiques and Speciality Shops • Capitol Theatre
Beautiful Inns, B&Bs and Spa • Great Restaurants and Pubs
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only one hour east of Toronto
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CONTENTS
DRIVING TOURS
6 On The Road Again...
WILDERNESS & OUTDOORS
10 In Nature’s Back Pocket
ACCOMMODATION
18 To Sleep, Perchance
To Dream
FESTIVALS
24 Join The Party!
SPA & WELLNESS
30 Oh So Good For You!
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
34 Resounding Applause
HERITAGE & CULTURE
40 What Was, Is Again
SHOPPING & CUISINE
46 Shop & Taste Your Way
Across The County
EVENTS
52 So Much More To Choose
CREDITS: Published by: Northumberland Tourism
555 Courthouse Road, Cobourg ON Canada K9A 5J6
Editorial: Valerie MacDonald
Photography: Brooklyn Allan, Cori Arthur, Glenn Cameron,
Harold Clark, Cobourg Tourism, Renee Duckworth,
Jennifer Gibson, David Hoare, Richard Kettle,
Bob Leahy, Eileen Lum, Port Hope Festival Theatre,
Ste. Anne’s Spa, Mark Toll, Debbie Stobbart
Design: Marg Round
Graphics Consultant: Creative Edge Graphics Inc.
Front Cover Photo: Gore’s Landing, Rice Lake:
Richard Kettle
Copyright © 2009 Northumberland Tourism.
All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced
without the permission of the copyright owner.
Since the turn of the century, people have planned getaways into Northumberland
and they are still discovering its charm and rejuvenating qualities.
In the early 1800s, a plank road carried visitors to Gore's Landing on Rice Lake to enjoy
canoe and steamboat rides across its inland waters. Today, visitors can explore the
Trent-Severn Waterway, the area's many nature trails, artists' studios, native culture,
driving and cycling routes, plus indulge in nearby theatre and shopping. And they can
still canoe along a shore and commune with nature.
The Town of Cobourg once rivaled Paris as a recreational destination in the late 1800s.
With its magnificent beach, recreational harbour and year-round festivals, people continue
to flock to the Lake Ontario town. Close by is the lakeside Municipality of Port Hope
with its legendary reputation for antique shopping in its historically restored downtown.
Travel eastward through the communities of Grafton and Colborne along the historical
Apple Route, a former stagecoach line.
Brighton is a community that reaches out into Lake Ontario with its waterfront restaurants
and many adventures in Presqu'ile Provincial Park, while the Municipality of Trent Hills
on the Trent-Severn Waterway entices people to return year after year to enjoy water,
fun and sun.
If you haven't had the pleasure, come pay us a visit. We're just an hour east of Toronto.
www.northumberlandtourism.com • 1-866-401-EAST (3278)
Northumberland travel guide 2009 3
Festivals See page 24
Arts & Entertainment
See page 34
Heritage & Culture
See page 40
Wilderness & Outdoors
See page 10
Spa and Wellness
See page 30
Shopping & Cuisine
See page 46
Shopping & Cuisine
See page 46
Accommodation
See page 18
Wilderness &
Outdoors
See page 10
Festivals See page 24
driving tours
on the
Road
again...
The picturesque landscapes that set Northumberland apart,
dotted with historic landmarks, museums, artistic destinations,
unique shopping and wonderful spots to enjoy regional food, turn
the words let's take a drive into an adventure.
Though the county takes less than an hour to traverse – and only about half an
hour travelling north and south – it's home to a surprisingly large number of unique
landforms and waterways. They include the Trent-Severn Waterway, the Oak Ridges Moraine,
the Greenbelt, Lake Ontario, the Ganaraska River and Rice Lake, plus both the Ganaraska and
Northumberland forests.
Whether you travel by car, bus, motorcycle or bicycle, each sojourn offers experiences to remember.
Northumberland County's tourism department has identified motorcycling routes throughout the county,
complete with information about restaurants with patios at the parking lots and scenic areas along the way.
In addition, eight scenic, pleasurable and historical tours, along with a new car rally adventure, are available in the
booklet: Driving Tours of Northumberland. Both are available at www.northumberlandtourism.com/drivingtours.
Check
these
out!
Two-Lake Connection
this ornately designed building, with its
This driving route is a loop that circles
Grecian columns. It contains the Olde
from the shores of Lake Ontario in the
Bailey courtroom and magnificent
south to the shores of Rice Lake in the
double, winding staircases leading to the
north. You can start anywhere along
second floor concert hall and the third
County Road 2 which connects the two
floor art gallery. Take the opportunity for
lakefront towns of Port Hope and
a walk among the downtown specialty
Cobourg on Lake Ontario or in the
stores in Cobourg and along the sandy
And if you want to stay the night,
northern villages of Gore's Landing and
beach and wooden boardwalk. Listen to
there are several bed and
Bewdley on Rice Lake.
the rhythm of waves hitting the shore
breakfasts including Albion House,
before returning to your vehicle. Travelling
a former Georgian-style inn built
west on King Street, turn right on
in 1857. The next day you could
For this trip, begin at historic Victoria
Hall in downtown Cobourg for a tour of
While in Port Hope, check out a
show at the Cameco Capitol Arts
Centre, which includes Canada's
DRIVING TOURS
Whether you travel by car, bus, motorcycle
or bicycle, each sojourn offers experiences to
remember.
only operating atmospheric
theatre. Musical performances,
plays and movies are just part of
the entertainment you'll find here.
check out the Canadian Firefighters'
Museum on Mill Street South in
Port Hope. Or take a little trip east
to Cobourg again (it's only eleven
kilometers away) and check out
the Dressler House museum
dedicated to 1930's, Oscarwinning comedic actress Marie
was recently selected to be part
of a commemorative Canadian
postage stamp collection.
Cruisin’ on a lake
For lunch, stop at The Victorian Inn in Gore's Landing where you
can eat on the deck of this former mansion overlooking the lake,
or on board a cruise boat (if you have time for an afternoon
cruise around Rice Lake). Your host, Donna Cane, brings only
the freshest and most carefully prepared food to your table.
She serves up interesting history and local fare.
Dressler. Marie Dressler's visage
William Street at the five corners where
great place for hiking, exploring and in
the library is located and continue north
winter, snowmobiling and skiing.
over Highway 401 where the road is
known as County Road 18.
Immediately you'll see the change
About half way to Port Hope and
Lake Ontario, continuing south along
County Road 28, is Herma's. It is a
in terrain and the famous hills of
countryside oasis offering a variety of
Northumberland as the elevation rises
gourmet foods, crystal glassware, fine
from Lake Ontario. Rich farmland and
china, home décor and garden delights.
forests emerge along side the historic
Next door is Vanderwindts' farm market
hamlets of Precious Corners, Camborne,
amid fields of fresh produce. Further
Lower Cold Springs, Upper Cold Springs
south along County Road 28 you can stop
and Plainville. The fragrance of lilacs and
at a factory furniture outlet and just north
fresh cut hay are on the breezes during
of Port Hope, an import warehousing
spring and summer and freshness tinged
site with items from around the world.
with frost, as winter approaches. After
County Road 28 will take you right
crossing County Road 9, you'll be met
into Port Hope's downtown and its fully
with a spectacular, panoramic view of
restored 19th century streetscape. The
Rice Lake and its tear-shaped drumlin
archives are not far from the Ganaraska
islands. This single view is worth the
River if you'd like to learn more of the
entire trip. From here you'll descend
quickly into Gore's Landing where you
can drive right up to the lake near the
waterside gazebo on the public dock.
Back track south on County Road 18
to Lander Road and travel west to enjoy
Enjoy a cycle along the Waterfront Trail near
Lakeport with friends or family.
more lake views as it twists and turns
southward to County Road 9. Turn west
area's history. And perched on the
again and continue to Cavan Road
opposite side of the river is the library
where you take a right onto Rice
with its special local history section.
Lake Drive South and you are
Enjoy your trip!
in the Village of Bewdley.
There is a lakefront
Scenic Cycling Routes
park and boat rentals
Northumberland is getting the well-
in the village if you'd
deserved nickname The Tuscany of
like to go out on the
Ontario for its beautiful undulating
water.
countryside. It's this challenging terrain
Continue on Rice
Lake Drive through this
waterfront village, following
that brings cyclists from afar for fun and
to train.
Brian Hedney of the Freewheelers
the edge of the lake and
Cycling Club says a cycling route dubbed,
you'll come to a “T”
the Glorious Ganaraska, is among his
intersection with County
favourites for the number of times it
Road 28. Turn south and you'll
crosses the river, concluding with a
see you've entered the area of
pleasant ride adjacent to Lake Ontario.
the Ganaraska Forest, a
It's about a 30-kilometer ride starting
municipality. The rural roads are a hard
surface of chip and tar and lead you past
the United Church in the long-established
Village of Canton and through the pretty
scenery along Massey Road up to Loyalist
and Kellogg roads area where deer are
sighted regularly. This is where you start
the returning circle south toward town
again. To avoid traffic on County Road 2,
DRIVING TOURS
area, in the more rural part of the
keeping to less used roads, come south
on Deer Park and Dickson roads (over
the old train bridge) and then join
Lakeshore Road that parallels Lake
Ontario and joins Walton Street. This will
take you to downtown Port Hope where
you might like to stop for a cool drink,
ice cream or maybe some sightseeing
through its 19th century restored retail
district.
For this and scores of cycle routes
Push Your Pedals
Several clubs and individuals ride routes that start in almost every municipality
you've just got to experience in
Northumberland, visit us online at www.
northumberlandtourism.com/cycling. 4
of the county taking cyclists past rivers, lakes, forests, near old railway bridges
and through grain-filled fields.
at Port Hope's historic
town hall, suitable for a family
picnic along the way, or for professional
riders who want to enjoy a shorter, scenic
route they can do in about an hour and a
half.
The first part of the cycle is through
urban streets that soon follow the
Ganaraska River. Once you cross Highway
401 there are two up-hill sections leading
to beautiful Sylvan Glen, a naturalist
For more on Driving Tours visit
www.northumberlandtourism.com/drivingtours
wilderness & outdoors
I N
N A T U R E ' S
B A C K
Nature Awaits
l Provincial Nature Reserves
Peter's Woods near Centreton.
Nawautin Nature Sanctuary and Wetland south of
Grafton at the edge of Lake Ontario.
l Untouched Woodlands
Spartan Ravine Walkway in the centre of Port Hope.
l Nature Interpretation Centres
Ganaraska Forest Centre with its new eco facility.
Presqu'ile Provincial Park's Lakeside Centre where
fish and reptiles of the area can be seen close up. It also
has information about the many migratory birds and
Monarch butterflies that feed in the park here before
the long flight south for the winter and home again in
the spring. With its sand dunes and forests, the centre is
a well-known and celebrated location for birding.
l Ferris Provincial Park
Ranney Gorge Suspension Bridge River Gorge Trail
near Campbellford, parts of which are fully accessible
for those in wheelchairs or using walkers.
l Snowmobile Clubs
Trail # E108 (District 3 of Ontario Federation of
Snowmobile Clubs) emerges from the Ganaraska Forest
west of Bewdley travelling south of Rice Lake through
Northumberland Forest and continues northeast
through the county.
l Beaches and Marinas
Victoria Beach and Marina Cobourg's popular sandy
beach and trailer park.
West Beach a more natural setting in Port Hope.
Wicklow Beach swimming area and boat launch near
Grafton.
Northumberland is a perfect
Presqu'ile Provincial Park and Marine Facilities has
several fine swimming and scuba diving areas around
Brighton.
place to snowmobile, ski and
snowshoe.
Northumberland is part of the Greenbelt surrounding the Golden Horseshoe. The Oak Ridges Moraine, a
legacy from the time that glaciers covered the area, carved out valleys and deposited gravel and rocks into
hills and drumlins that are the reservoirs for our drinking water. The marshes are the filters. Today, these
natural areas are protected from development so expect to share your hiking experience with a family of
porcupines, a wintering Blue Jay or a pair of Osprey teaching their young to fly.
Both the Oak Ridges Hiking Trail and a section of the Ganaraska Hiking Trail derive their spectacular views
from this ancient terrain. Runners and hikers enjoy the trails of the Ganaraska Forest where pine-filled sections
P O C K E T
offer soft needle beds to cushion every step. It's also a perfect
place to snowmobile, ski and snowshoe.
The view is spectacular as you cross the Ranney Gorge Suspension
Bridge near Campbellford.
BELOW:
Become One with the Lay
of the Land
Mother Nature can get you pumped
up and oh so at peace all within the
1,900 square kilometers that comprise
Northumberland County.
It's this dichotomy of the undulating
landscape coupled with sandy beaches,
wild woodlands and manicured parks,
rippling streams, quiet millponds and
whitecaps just around the next bay that
makes it so exciting.
Kayak from Cobourg's Victoria Beach
on Lake Ontario and let the waves push
you into the trough before you ride the
crest again, or guide your horse through
the trails of the Northumberland Forest
and watch for an owl's flight as afternoon
wanes. This is where you want to be.
Hike, mountain bike, swim, fish,
geocache, bird watch, boat or lay in a
hammock in the sun by the dock. Return
again to snowmobile, snowshoe, ski or
ice sail. You've come to the right place!
Call for a copy of our new Outdoor
Adventure Map.
Catch of the Day
Rice Lake attracts American and local
fishing enthusiasts who are out to catch
the big one. Muskie, Bass, Walleye, pan
fish, the list goes on. There are many
I wonder who’s having more fun
here on this Trent River fishing trip?
TOP:
Presqu’ile Provincial Park’s
beaches attract swimmers, scuba divers
and those who want to stroll along the
sand near Brighton.
ABOVE:
fishing competitions including the
Crappy Fishing Derby, a well-attended,
fun event. Most resorts and summer
cottage rentals have fish-cleaning stations
and there are fishing charters available
on this lake and Lake Ontario.
The Ganaraska River running through
hunt
with a global positioning device (GPS) and a map to search for hidden treasures
in places you've never been to before. The area boasts new caches almost
Œ
the centre of Port Hope is a key spot for
every week, with the starting points to the treasure hunts found on
Salmon and Rainbow Trout. It's a common
www.geocaching.com. Local geocaching enthusiasts, who use pseudo names
sight for downtown Port Hope shoppers
like Butterfly5, work their magic stashing new caches that offer treks through
strolling along the river towards Lake
both wilderness and manicured parks, offering great glimpses of nature and
Ontario to see wader-clad fishermen in
surprises along the way. Come on out and make your first find in
midstream reeling in catches.
Northumberland!
Marinas, resorts and some sporting
Sleuth your way through Northumberland's trails, parks and along waterfronts
T R E A S U R E
The Waterfront Trail, which begins in the Niagara Escarpment, is well developed
through Northumberland. In many areas from Port Hope and Cobourg in the west
and to Brighton in the eastern part of the county, the trail is adjacent to Lake Ontario
as it makes its way through a series of towns and villages. Along the way check out
the marinas, scuba diving opportunities, wooded trails and wetlands.
The Trans Canada Trail is found in the north and northeastern areas of the
Galore
county near Rice Lake, Hastings and Campbellford. Hike, cycle or horseback ride.
Make sure your camera is one of your companions.
TRAILS
goods outlets rent various watercraft while boat launches
are plentiful throughout the county. Or you can take a
boat cruise on Rice Lake and learn about the origins of
this part of the Trent-Severn Waterway and its early
settlers. Enjoy an on-board lunch or dinner under the
setting sun as the call of a loon breaks the stillness.
Back to Nature
Step into Nature is the theme of Ontario's conservation
areas and Northumberland has some very unique ones.
The Seymour Conservation Area's newly established,
rare habitat, Oak Alvar Savannah, contains highly
adaptable plant life growing in shallow soil over
limestone in the Lower Trent Conservation Region.
This globally significant habitat is distinct from the
Black Oaks Savanna and Tallgrass Prairie Preserve. This
second region of tall grass prairie is on the sandy soils
of the Oak Ridges Moraine on the Alderville First
Nation Reserve near Rice Lake, located within the
Ganaraska Region Conservation Area.
For scenic beauty hike the Goodrich-Loomis
Conservation area off Highway 30 near Brighton within
the Lower Trent Conservation Area. Make sure to take
along your lunch.
For a full listing of county trails and conservation
areas go to www.northumberlandtourism.com/trails.
Horsing Around
There are several areas where you can enjoy riding
your own mount or taking a ride through special
programs like those offered by Cramahe Fun Riders
near Colborne and north of Cobourg at the High
Pointe Equestrian Centre with its competitionsized horse arena adjacent to the
Northumberland Forest.
Jumping for joy!
Board flips and tricky jumps make this a sport for the
physically fit and daring. The newest facility is next to
the falls on Trent River in Kennedy Park, Campbellford.
Cobourg's Donegan Park has a fenced skateboarding
park that is also well used by the public.
For $25, a family of four can join the Fun
Globe & Mail has dubbed Timber Ridge
Riders club, have a free lesson and ride
Golf Course near Brighton a hidden gem.
The variety of courses range from in-
at the Colborne-area stable. You can
keep coming back for rides on the
town settings like the nine-hole, par 34
property for the same amount, even
Cobourg Creek Golf Course on Cobourg
without your own horse. High Pointe,
Creek's old mill pond to the 18-hole, par
meantime, has accommodations for your
66 Port Hope Golf & Country Club with
horses if you bring them with you and it
its mansion and course that stretches
also offers a Horse Experience Program
southward to Lake Ontario's shore.
where, after getting up close and personal
Warkworth has two courses: Pine Ridge
with one of their horses, people may be
Golf & Country Club and the Warkworth
ready for a guided trail ride on their
Golf & Country Club. There are nearby
property. Adam Farm Bed and Breakfast
bed and breakfasts, great restaurants
near Hastings, located close to the Trans
and unique shopping in the Village of
Canada Trail, has a bed and bale package
Warkworth. A complete list of golf
for those arriving with their own mounts.
courses can be found online at
www.northumberlandtourism.com 4
Get Out and Golf
Northumberland's landscape makes it a
golfing paradise and there are courses
around almost every hilly corner. The
H O O K E D
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Our website is devoted to finding
you the best accommodation
for your vacation
on Rice Lake.
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ON HWY. 30, 16KM N. OF HWY. 401/ BRIGHTON
Visit
Burns Water Gardens
For everything in and around the water!
Large stock of unique ceramic pots & garden ornaments
Just North of Cobourg off Highway 45
www.ricelakecanada.com
2419 VAN LUVEN ROAD, BALTIMORE
www.burnswatergardens.ca • 905-372-2737
Open 7 days a week in season
accommodation
Discover that home
away from home
during your getaway
to Northumberland.
to sleep
F
perchance
ABOVE,LEFT: The Eagle’s Nest at Ste. Anne’s Spa
overlooking Lake Ontario.
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rom eco-friendly and rustic, to satiny sheets and goose feather-filled
duvets, there's a cabin, luxurious suite, bed and breakfast, campsite or
historic inn to be that home away from home during your getaway to
Northumberland.
Whether you want to lay in until noon or be up at the crack of
dawn to watch the sun rise over this little part of heaven, the county
has choices to make your night's rest one to remember.
A C C O M M O D AT I O N
to dream
Your breakfast table awaits at
Victoria Inn, Gore’s Landing.
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Comfy Cottages, Resorts and Inns
Of course, there are all kinds of cottage and resort opportunities in
Northumberland ranging from the full amenities of Golden Beach
Resort on Rice Lake to cottage rentals along the Trent River, both part
of the Trent-Severn Waterway.
Many of the cottage retreats are annual destinations for anglers
and fishing families who return to the same area every year. Places
near Harwood and Gores Landing on
IslandRETREAT
Rice Lake like Tam-Bir Cottages and
Plank Road Cottages and Marina, hearken
back to the days when the early tourists
Let the custom-built Spirit of
of the 1850s came to stay and play at the
the Loon ferry you over the
lake. Just as in those historical days, you
waters of Rice Lake to an
can add to your holiday experience with
island eco-vacation where
small outings to nearby communities
you can commune with nature
filled with quaint little places to eat and
and unwind.
shop.
Island Spirits is an off-the-grid
There are also camping and trailer
destination vacation attracting
parks throughout the county including
families, singles and groups wanting to limit their environmental footprint and
facilities at Victoria Park Beach, Cobourg
soak in the surrounding water, green walking trails, spectacular views and starlit
on Lake Ontario as well as those at Ferris
nights uninterrupted by the hum of everyday life.
and Presqu'ile provincial parks in
Campbellford and Brighton. While you're
in the area, hike the Oak Ridges Trail
traversing the Oak Ridges Moraine, or
Grasshopper Island is about 25 acres in size and has a trio of private places for
visitors to overnight: 2 eco-bunkies and one romantic eco-loft. The bunkies are
located on either end of the woodland island, constructed of trees right from the
lands that rise from each side of the island to its central plateau. The outside
the Ganaraska Trail that offers a deep
timbers of the front porch glow a honey blonde in the sunlight. Inside, a
wilderness hiking experience.
wildlife-theme is obvious in the rustic furnishings. The eco-bunkies can each
If you're thinking about a more
accommodate eight.
luxurious stay, there are bed and breakfasts
from one side of Northumberland to the
other. Step back in time with a stay at
A campfire ringed by recycled Muskoka-style chairs awaits the delicious smell of
food cooking in the outdoors. Nearby, cooking utensils are hung in a tree.
Canada House Bed and Breakfast, a
After a game of giant checkers, badminton or volleyball, or maybe a trip along
lakeside location in one of the oldest
the mountain biking trail, enjoy
buildings in Port Hope. From this 200-
the outdoor, solar-heated shower
year-old, post-and-beam building you
that washes warm over your body
can easily enjoy a play at the Cameco
Capitol Arts Centre, explore the
Waterfront Trail, or shop in historical
from a giant, gravity-fed shower
head. You can also enjoy eco-tours
ranging from a river kayak and
canoe adventure to a climb up a
100-foot former watchtower on a
neighbouring island, or take a
guided fishing tour.
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downtown Port Hope, all just a few
bank, Dr. Corbett's Inn, also home to
blocks away. Or stay at the Emilyville Inn
The Palm restaurant with a glass atrium;
Bed & Breakfast in Campbellford, one
and The Lantern Inn, another heritage
of the Windswept group of getaway
building located alongside the Ganaraska
destinations close to Westben Arts
River. Here you can enjoy a canopy bed
Festival Theatre. There is both a
and views from your balcony. Below, at
microbrewery and a new winery tucked
riverside, is a patio looking south to Lake
away in the countryside.
Ontario.
Or if a country getaway is what you
The King George Inn in Cobourg
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ice Lake offers another
destination where the power
comes from the sun and
wind. A retreat at Harmony
Dawn offers wellnessfocused sessions year round,
except for December and
have in mind, enjoy a farm vacation at
contains parts of its past as a jail including
the Adam Farm Bed and Breakfast in
some cell walls and a museum of the
Trent Hills or stay at Folklore on the shores
former bull pen and visiting area,
James and Nicola Lawrence
of Lake Ontario near Grafton. It offers
complete with the telephones used for
host women's groups,
you the chance to stay in an expanded
conversations between prisoners and their
families and corporations as
log cabin, circa 1860, a transplant from
visitors. From the outside, the jailhouse
they settle in to experience
Quebec. This private destination is also
restaurant still resembles the home where
healing and transforming
Leslie Benson's home and she has filled it
the warden and his family once lived.
workshops from arts and
with heritage furnishings for her guests
Several blocks away, the Woodlawn Inn
drama to Tai Chi, Qigong,
to enjoy. You can swim or launch a
provides the elegance of a mansion-like
yoga and meditation.
canoe from the shore and there's even a
setting and amenities for business
vintage log barn for you to explore on
travellers.
the wooded acreage. For more on B&Bs
see page 56.
January. Owners, Shifu Andy
And at the Water's Edge Inn
along the Trent-Severn Waterway in
There are a variety of inns with their
Campbellford, you can stay so close to
own unique offerings in Northumberland
the river you can almost touch it from
including two in Port Hope: a former
your room. 4
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A century-old Country Inn offering
accommodations and dining in the finest
tradition. Open year round for group
luncheons, workshops, receptions up to
50 people.
Enjoy fresh country cooking in the
smoke-free verandah dining room overlooking the waters and islands of Rice
Lake. Boating, boat cruises, close to golf,
curling and skiing, plus the concert life
and historic charm of Port Hope and
Cobourg. Kawartha Lakes Spirit Walks
For information call 905-342-3261
www.thevictoriainn.ca
M O R E TH A N
A G R E AT F I S H I N G R E S O R T!
on beautiful Rice Lake
Have fun at the cottage
creating family memories.
Air conditioned cottages and
luxury suites • RV sites • fishing
and touring boats
Heated pool • chip and putt green
sports court • ski school • beach
Facilities and services to suit
everyone
Located on the north shore of Rice Lake
www.southviewcottages.com
705-939-6761
The
Victoria Inn
D I S C OV E R
• Air Conditioned
Housekeeping Cottages
• Trailer Park & RV Sites
• Camping • Satellite TV
• Inground Heated Pool
• Wireless Internet
RR2 Box 111 • Bewdley • Ontario K0L 1E0
Email: [email protected]
www.towermanorlodge.com
905-342-2078
Fax: 905-342-2801
Stay Inn Comfort...
Located 90 minutes northeast of Toronto,
20 minutes north of Cobourg. 2, 3 & 4
bedroom self-catering lakeside cottages.
Experience a family vacation on our 400
acre resort with recreation galore.
1-800-263-7781
www.goldenbeachresort.com
7100 County Road 18, Roseneath ON, K0K 2X0
Tel: 1-905-342-5366
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Where Family Memories
Last a Lifetime
festivals
F
Festivals tell you a lot about a community
and the people who live there. From the
warmth generated under the sun during
a Mardi Gras-style fun festival to those
celebrating snow and ice, there are
festivals for every season across
Northumberland.
Among the newest and
flashiest is Port Hope's
Estival with the motto:
One Small Town; One
Big Weekend.
The Estival in Port Hope: Mardi Gras
style; small town charm.
Join the party!
F E S T I VA L S
Finger Lickin' Good
The Village of Warkworth celebrates one of its claims
to fame with an annual Maple Syrup Festival in
March that links downtown hospitality and street
entertainment with maple syrup making in an idyllic
woodland setting. Chow down on fresh pancakes with
It's carnival style with a parade of colours, costumed dancers,
warm syrup in the pancake house, just a few steps
and music. Artists and artisans, international food tasting,
from the building where the sap is boiled down into
street performances, body builders and fashion shows create a
sticky goodness. And take home some of that golden
spectacle in this historic downtown. It's decidedly the August
maple syrup for some good eating later.
event you don't want to miss.
For more rural flare, the Roseneath Spring Festival on the
long weekend in May is a new way to celebrate the return of
warm weather and greening of the countryside. The famous
Roseneath Carousel with its restored, antique horses get their
first riders of the season at this agricultural-based festival.
Brighton's Applefest turns 35 this year – a festival that
celebrates the fruit heralded to keep you healthy and the
doctor away. And nothing is prettier than when apple
blossoms are blooming and the air is filled with their fragrance,
so don't miss the celebratory spring festival of this heritage
There are festivals for every
season across Northumberland.
fruit. Colborne's Apple Blossom Tyme
Festival is on the May long weekend.
Super Sandcastles
Want an excuse to muck in the mud like
a kid? Then Cobourg's sandcastle-making
festival in August is where you want to
be. It's a competition for amateurs – plus
you can learn from the masters how to
sculpt beach sand into amazing structures
and figures. A day of digging in the sand
never had so much to offer.
Sunshine and Laughter
Cobourg sure knows how to party and
that's very evident at its Waterfront
Festival, well into its 19th year. The
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The thousands of people who enjoy the sunshine of Cobourg's annual Canada
Day weekend Waterfront Arts & Craft Festival return to the lakefront in
February to revel in the wintry activities of the Cobourg Winter Festival. The
new, outdoor artificial ice rink is located at the harbour. The unique
installation includes a building with fully accessible
washrooms and warming room which
doubles as a bus stop to make getting
around town very easy. An ice slide,
ice sculptures, ice carvings and ice
wine testing from an ice bar are part
of the two-day festival event where
kids and their parents, young and
old, can enjoy fun times outdoors.
Retail outlets and restaurants in
Cobourg offer specials during this
special weekend. For the very hardy,
don your bathing suit and join the
polar plunge into Lake Ontario.
...and More Ice
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F E S T I VA L S
Beer Bash
In early May Church-Key Brewing holds its annual spring
Canada Day weekend festival can be
revival showcasing wonderful musicians – and, of course –
seen from miles around. From the water,
the red-and-white striped tents of fine
arts and crafts displays and the midway
on the harbour's east pier attract
hundreds of boaters. From the land,
some of the great, award-winning ales it makes in its converted
church brewery. It's a festival day like no other at Petherick's
Corners near Campbellford.
people are drawn to the fireworks over
the lake. In fact, from everywhere you
walk in the historic downtown, you can
~ it’s so good eh!...
hear music and laughter during the
multi-day festival, the largest open-air
show of its kind in Ontario.
Both professionals and amateurs play in the
sand at Cobourg’s annual Sandcastle Festival.
SO MUCH
music
Highland Fling
It's a double-barreled good time in
Cobourg on the Canada Day weekend
because the Highland Games make
Saturday very special. Highland dancers,
bagpipes and the traditional games
including a tossing of the caber, turn
Donegan Park into a bit of the olde
country.
Festivals really are synonymous with music and several are dedicated
to its enjoyment. Folk music is the order of the day at The Shelter
Valley Folk Festival in the hills near Grafton. All weekend long during
this Labour Day event there are performances by well-known musicians
like Valdy, together with music workshops, artistic displays, plus
demonstrations geared to environmentally-friendly, sustainable ways
of living.
Another that brings music to your ears is the three-day All-Canadian
Jazz Festival in Port Hope complete with a New Orleans-type parade
that combines professional, big name jazz musicians with those who
just want to play and enjoy. Great food augments the many downtown
Ride the River
venues where music fills Friday, Saturday and Sunday in late
Whether you launch a canoe, kayak or a
September.
crazily-built craft of your own, taking
part in Port Hope's Float Your Fanny down
Be festive in Northumberland.
the Ganny race, is a spring-time rite of
passage. It commemorates the giant
downtown flood of 1980 which swept
buildings and vehicles into Lake Ontario
before Port Hope's town fathers decided
to blast out the riverbed to accommodate
the annual swell of water pouring down
from the Oak Ridges Moraine. So while
there isn't a flood anymore, there is a
wild ride to be had down the fast-flowing
Ganaraska River in early April. Grab a
paddle and a life jacket and join us! 4
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Northumberland’s Treasure
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July 4th & 5th
Bull Riding • Saddle Bronco
250 Cowboys and Cowgirls
Bare Back Riding
Ladies Barrel Racing
Calf Roping • Steer Wrestling
Fun for the
whole family
705-924-2109
www.warkworthwesternweekend.com
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abundantly caring” – Toronto Star
Operates Sunday 2 – 4pm
Victoria Day Weekend
through Thanksgiving Weekend
Roseneath Spring Festival - May 23rd, 2009
Car/Truck/Tractor Show N' Shine - July 26th, 2009
Roseneath Fair - October 3rd & 4th, 2009
9109 County Road 45 Roseneath, Ontario
Tel: 905-352-3778 Fax: 905-352-3778
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.roseneathcarousel.com
The largest open air fine-art & craft show in Ontario
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fabulous
days of fun
Visit our exclusive Lion’s Art show and Sale and ﬁnd the most
unique items at Rotary’s many giant Arts and Crafts tents.
Or simply sit back in the shade and let us entertain you with music,
dance and comedy at the Bandshell.
This is one festival you don’t want to miss!
1-888-COBOURG www.waterfrontfestival.ca
July 1, 2, 3 & 4 2009
spa & wellness
Nurture yourself in Northumberland!
oh so
good
P
ampering has been developed into a
fine art at the spa retreats and wellness
venues in Northumberland.
It is well recognized that a little selfindulgence is not only good for the soul
but for the body. Unwind, protected
from the hectic pace of every day life, if
only for a few hours. You'll take away an
attitude adjustment which may last
months.
A day spa experience with ionic
cleansing and spa facial or an overnight
B&B package with therapeutic massage
in your room, or at one of the many
store front locations across the county,
are some of the offerings. Or why not
spend several days or a week's getaway
at one of the internationally acclaimed
spas that combine gracious, peaceful
surroundings with treatments by
experienced, caring staff.
Take the Spa Train
Two of the 18 Premier Spas of Ontario
that offer complimentary connections
from Via Rail stations to their premises are
located right here in Northumberland.
TOWN
for you!
Both spas offer spectacular views from
hilltops overlooking Lake Ontario.
The Hillcrest Valenova Spa is set in an
1874 Victorian mansion in Port Hope,
furnished with historical and luxurious
pieces to create great indoor comfort.
Gentle woods, gardens and a waterfall
spa treatments such as guan
•detoxifying
anti-cellulite sessions
and a choice of infra-red saunas
Serenity Day Spa
makeover from the
•haira total
on your head to the spa
pedicure on your feet
Mystic Roots
Caribbean hand and foot
•treatments,
botanical skin
S PA & W E L L N E S S
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FEEL GOOD
Willmott Wellness
resurfacing and ionic cleansing
and Aveda massages
Heaven on Earth
Cobourg and area
boasts over 100
wellness and
alternative therapy
practitioners
including four day-spa
locations.
• chocolate and strawberries
become a full-body treatment.
Many of the bed and breakfasts
offer overnight packages that
include a relaxing treatment like
Mackenchie House's two nights,
two massages, two breakfasts
stay or a sugar body scrub with
accommodation at the King
George Inn, Cobourg's former
jail.
surround it.
International award winning chef, Christopher
Ennew, harvests fresh heritage tomotoes from
the gardens at Ste Anne’s Spa.
Spa Finder International including best
cuisine, best boutique spa under 25
rooms and best solo experience for
its natural spring water and green
enjoying a stay all on your own. It is also
reedbed septic system, plus pesticide-free
one of 65 spas around the world with
gardens and lawns, the company has a
Spa Finder's destination connoisseur
genuine commitment to protecting the
status, chosen because of its stress-
environment.
reduction wellness workshops and
It's Stress Express train connection
coaching and because it only caters to
was among the first in Ontario and as a
overnight guests, slowing the pace for
member of Premier Spas of Ontario,
those who need that true down time to
guests from the Greater Toronto Area
rejuvenate.
have, for many years, enjoyed the lap of
luxury and relaxation of a day's spa at
Aaaahhhh the Spa
Ste. Anne's Spa, in its castle-like setting
Ste. Anne's via train and limousine service.
It has been voted Canada's number
near Grafton, has a long, rich history in
one spa by Spa Finder and is an
helping stressed-out visitors back on the
internationally-known destination of
path of rejuvenation and wellness. With
choice
It has received a trio of awards from
Northumberland has
day spas or retreats
that can last up to
28 days.
Ste. Anne’s owner, Jim Corcoran,
constantly improves the experience visitors
receive when they come to Ste. Anne's
with its lush, green surroundings, herb
gardens, outdoor stone grotto spa, plunge
pool, current and swimming pools,
woodland paths, outside – and inside the
spa, eucalyptus steam sauna, whirlpools,
More Ways
dry saunas, exercise and yoga facilities.
Whether you go for a week or a day,
to a relaxed and healthy you
the spa has a full selection of treatments
Other unique spa offerings include Elemental Embrace Wellness Spa Retreat
spring-water therapies that involve
in Brighton where on-site doctors are trained in Ayurvedic Medical Science
exfoliating and re-hydrating massages, all
overseeing regimes of detoxification and weight loss. There are day spas or
using Aveda products that have fragrances
retreats that can last up to 28 days.
as wonderful as they feel. You can also
And if you want to get back to nature and off the electrical grid, why not try
Harmony Dawn Retreat located near the south shore of Rice Lake offering
everything from meditation and yoga to specialized wellness-building retreats.
from mud baths and wraps to the many
enjoy the unique Horse to Heart program
off site where you learn to interact with
horses as a way of focusing and getting
rid of inner distractions.
Or take a visit to the main street of Warkworth and visit Teri & Co. Salon and
Spa with its therapeutic massages, body scrubs and wraps and ear candling.
Regardless when you go to Ste.
Anne's, you'll always want to come back.
Teri's other passion is horses and she's an award-winning barrel racer. You
can catch her at the local rodeo, part of the Annual Warkworth Western
Weekend in early July.
Small Town Practitioners Abound
Looking for acupuncture or Reiki, ear
candling or a blueberry scrub? They can
all be found throughout the county.
Many practitioners have store-front
locations like the Colourful Turtle in
Cobourg and Marilynn Dunn with her
massage therapy clinic or Martha
Henderson's Kinetic Care Massage
Therapy and Wellness Center, both in
Port Hope.
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arts & entertainment
RESOUNDING
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he diversity of art and entertainment
within the rolling hills and waterways of
Northumberland is a direct reflection of
the magnificent area that has drawn
artists to live and vacation here for more
than a century and a half.
This is the part of Ontario that inspired
well-known early authors, Susanna
Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill, who
wrote about what they found while early
settlers transformed forests into
homesteads.
These naturally uplifting surroundings
inspired artist John Hayward to build a
summer retreat on Rice Lake during the
1850s where he created miniature
cameos for people around the world.
This county is even responsible for fanning
the entertaining flame of the Great Farini
who crossed Niagara Falls during the
1860s on a tightrope to the delight of
crowds, rivaling even Blondin's deathdefying feats.
Today, the undulating hills, glistening
lakes and sparkling rivers of the county
continue to draw authors, artists,
musicians and performers to share their
imaginations and talents at venues as
A P P L A U S E !
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a l f r e s c o
ou can watch movies, plays
and listen to music all across
Northumberland – while sitting
under the twinkling stars of the
A R T S & E N T E R TA I N M E N T
E N T E R TA I N M E N T
night sky. Almost every community
from Campbellford and Hastings in
diverse as their offerings. Look around at
of classical, opera and chamber music
the east, to Port Hope and Cobourg
galleries, festivals or other events and
echo from Westben Arts Festival
in the west, offers music in their
you might see some very famous faces.
Theatre's Concerts at the Barn summer
downtown parks or riverside gazebos
Canadian actor Paul Gross has a summer
performances. The custom-built,
for one or more evenings each week
place north of Cobourg, Fashion
acoustically enhancing barn near
during the summer.
Television host Jeanne Becker regularly
Campbellford has sides that can roll back
gets away to her Warkworth-area farm
bringing music into the countryside. It's
inflatable screen in Victoria Park,
and both author Nino Ricci, or Canadian
magically enchanting to watch meadow
near Lake Ontario, and even one
Idol judge and musician, Zack Werner,
grasses sway to the music as night
during its Winter Festival.
live near Grafton.
descends.
The Sound of Music
Westben Arts Festival Theatre,
The language of music is a universal one
pianist Brian Finley and
and it rings throughout the hills of
his wife, and
Northumberland from barns, restored
And for a bit of nostalgia, why
not bundle the family, or that special
person, into your car and head out
to the Port Hope Drive In on
Theatre Road between Port
Hope and Cobourg.
atmospheric theatres, churches, outdoor
band shells and from the streets.
Every season the symphonic sounds
You can watch movies, plays
Enjoy
music in a meadow with
Donna Bennett and
Brian Finley, world-class
musicians and founders
of Westben Arts Festival
Theatre, Campbellford.
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and listen to music all across
Northumberland – while
sitting under the twinkling
stars of the night sky.
Artistic and managing director of
Cobourg also hosts movies on an
co-owner, operatic singer Donna Bennett
are great performers in their own right
and they attract an amazing, world-class
group of artists each season to perform
everything from Broadway tunes to
classical music. You can also expect some
jazz, special Sunday morning coffee
performances and a gala with champagne
and strawberries in the moonlight at the
season's opening.
Cobourg is proud of being home to
the Northumberland Orchestra & Choir,
the Concert Band of Cobourg, the
Oriana Singers, and the international
award winning La Jeunesse Girls' Choir
and its youth orchestra.
Northumberland has inspired a
significant number of musical artists
including international award-winning
country gospel singer, Cheryl Dunn,
touring groups like the Good Lovelies
One of the many stupendous
productions of the Port Hope Festival Theatre.
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and young people who have competed
successfully in Canadian Idol.
The Play’s the Thing
The Cameco Capitol Arts Centre is the
marriage of a fully restored 1930s
atmospheric theatre with a state-of-the-art
performance arts space. You'll be treated
to everything from swing and jazz to
brass and country. And then enjoy the
festival theatre season that runs from
June until the end of the year. From
romantic comedies to classic favourites
like Anne of Green Gables, expect to
enjoy both the performances and the
historically-restored venue after a meal in
one of Port Hope's fine restaurants, just
a few steps from the theatre.
Productions by the Northumberland
The calibre of artists you'll find participating in the Northumberland Hills
Studio Tour in mid-September includes Chris Montgomery of Glasshopper Studio.
Players can also be enjoyed at the Capitol,
along with other plays at historical
Others can be found in the Northumberland Arts Guide which showcases 36 of
the many places to enjoy performing arts, theatre, music, pottery, paintings,
OPPOSITE PAGE: People in Victorian attire at
Proctor Museum next to Brighton Barn Theatre.
textile art, stain glass works, photography and more. It is
available at www.northumberlandtourism.com/arts.
Guide to the Arts
Paul Portelli with one of his
clay mask creations at his studio
near Hastings.
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Victoria Hall's The Concert Hall or dinner
theater at the Best Western, both in
nearby Cobourg. The Victorian Operetta
Society also has a fine list of productions.
The most recent was Oliver in 2008.
Royalty danced to music in The Concert
Hall when it was built in the 1800s and
today music of all kinds can be enjoyed
in the restored, grand old lady in downtown Cobourg. Intricately painted walls
and ceilings of The Concert Hall enhance
each musical and theatrical performance.
Close by is the historical Firehall
Theatre. It is a 50-seat theatre perfect for
David Blackwood of Port Hope and Ron
experimental stage productions.
Bolt with his summer place near
Brighton Barn Theatre mounts
Harwood on Rice Lake. The Art Gallery
productions during the spring, summer
of Northumberland is headquartered in
and fall and the Proctor-Simpson Barn is a
Cobourg and there is a satellite gallery in
venue for a wide range of entertainment.
neighbouring downtown Port Hope.
The Barn is located close to the 1800s
home Proctor House museum.
In a more urban setting, there's the
There are many private and community
galleries open to the public, including
the Lawless Gallery of Fine Art in Grafton
Park Playhouse and Performing Arts
with curator and musician Aengus
Centre, a remake of a former moderne
Finnan, founder of The Shelter Valley
revival-style 1930s and ‘40s cinema in
Folk Festival.
Cobourg that now brings live music and
plays to the stage.
Terra cotta clay sculptor Paul Portelli
recently moved his gallery into the
Hastings area and his amazing style of
The Creative Spirit
creating in the country has been
Here in Northumberland you can enjoy
showcased in Harrowsmith Magazine.
art in the streets, in at-home studios and
His hand-built art draws the eye and the
in parks or in more traditional gallery
beholder can't help but reach out and
venues.
touch the creation whether it's in a
In galleries from one side of the county
to the other throughout the year, you'll
home or garden setting.
Randy Smoke's gallery in Alderville
find up-and-coming artists along with
focuses on native creations from
those of well-known residents like artists
traditional paintings in acrylic, to
Handcrafted copper cattails are among the creations at the Creative Instinct
studio, Harwood.
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Northumberland’s classic venue
for year-round professional
entertainment.
Alderville
First Nation
PORT HOPE
FESTIVAL THEATRE
2009 SUMMER SEASON
Rock 'n Roll Drive In
A MUSICAL REVUE
Community Centre
June 18th - July 11th
The 'G' String Broke
BY ALAN BRIGHT
July 16th - August 1st
Rentals for all occasions
Smoking/AC
BINGO
every Wednesday 6:45pm
Guys & Dolls
BOOK BY ABE BURROWS & JO SWERLING
LYRICS & MUSIC BY FRANK LOESSER
August 6th - 30th
Toonie Game
Tel/Fax: 905-352-2284
P.O. Box 46, Roseneath, Ontario K0K 2X0
www.aldervillefirstnation.ca
905-885-1071 • 1-800-434-5092
www.capitoltheatre.com • www.phft.ca
World’s largest Toonie in Campbellford depicting the polar bear designed by local artist
Brent Townsend. His studio is in nearby Warkworth.
BELOW:
bark canoes, quill and bead work,
moccasin making, and wood and antler
carving.
Or check out some of the artists' home
studios throughout Northumberland
including the custom artworks in copper
at Creative Instincts, open weekends on
Old Schoolhouse Road near the Village
of Harwood.
Northumberland is also hosting its
second annual, month-long SeeUS
photography festival at restaurants,
businesses and other venues starting in
late April. 4
Proud Sponsors of Westben
Arts Festival Theatre
Book one of our special packages
including meals accommodation and
tickets or choose one of our scrumptious picnic lunches to be enjoyed on
the meadow at the Westben Theatre.
Choose from Emilyville in
Campbellford, Wi n d swept on the
Trent in Seymour Township or
Hastings B&B in Hastings Ontario.
For information or reservations:
For more on
Arts & Entertainment
check our online directory
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705-632-1405
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heritage & culture
What was, is again!
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work at the gallery, explains how one of her paintings illustrates
regaining prominence. Drive through Alderville First Nation on
the return of native values.
he culture of the earliest people who inhabited this region is
County Road 45 near Roseneath and you'll see a variety of
There are native craft stores near Alderville First Nation's
businesses, new and expanded, that honour their heritage.
Community Centre and its separate, well-appointed Health
One of the newest, Smoke's Art Gallery, offers visitors a view
Centre where many events are open to visitors including native
of early First Nation life on the land when hunting and fishing
medicine days and the attendance of a native healer. The
was key to their existence. Handmade birch bark canoes with
annual mid-July Pow Wow, now in its 15th year,
fur pelts are on display. Woodcarvings are along side decorative
focuses on traditional dancing and starts
quillwork and beading, soft deer hide moccasins and paintings
each day with sunrise
that capture the spirit of earlier times and interpret how First
ceremonies.
Nation people are today. A young artist, Karen (George)
Smoke, who has returned to her
community from school to
Smoke's Art Gallery offers
H E R I TA G E & C U LT U R E
A Special Place
visitors a view of early
First Nation life on
the land when hunting
and fishing was key to
their existence.
European Development
One of the first explorers who
Alderville First Nation's Band
encountered native people in this region
Council is also working every year
was Samuel de Champlain during the
to increase and preserve the Black
early 1600s. It took place along a native
Oaks Savanna and Tallgrass
Prairie area which once covered
much of North America and has
now dwindled to about one per
trail that linked Port Hope to Rice Lake
and which later became a railway line.
The first influx of settlers was the
United Empire Loyalists who moved
preserve nurtures the growth of
northward to Canada following the
ancient grasses, trees and other
American Revolution. In the early 1790s,
vegetation that attract specific
township and road surveying was
birds, insects and animals to this
undertaken. By 1802 the forerunner of
habitat. There are tours (for 10
County Road 2, which crosses
people or more) through the
Northumberland, was established
preserve and spring and fall
weekends when native seed
planting and native seed harvesting
takes place, both open to the
cent of its original size. The
between Kingston and Toronto allowing
stagecoach travel. Inns and taverns grew
up along the route and you can still
public. The annual burn was a
enjoy stays at some of them today as
method used by early First Nation
you travel the Apple Route. Dr. Corbett's
peoples to maintain the prairie as
Inn was a former dairy and bank before
a key hunting ground and this
its historical restoration and conversion.
practice has returned to this
Another historical destination is the
special place.
Grafton Village Inn that offers both fine
accommodation and a restaurant, but in
far better style than yesteryear.
During the 1850s and 60s many of
the municipal buildings, including
Cobourg's outstanding Victoria Hall,
Storms on Lake
Ontario sent ships,
rumrunners and
pirates to the
bottom.
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any historical locations boast
the appearance of ghosts. Cobourg
has capitalized on this with nightly
Ghost Walks during the summer and
into the fall to share their scary tales.
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came into being. Well restored, they are
Park is another place to see into the
still in use today for municipal functions,
past. The Lighthouse Interpretation
as art galleries and for artistic
Centre at the farthest corner of the
performances and community events.
boot-shaped park that juts out into
Like Port Hope, neighbouring Cobourg
Lake Ontario documents the ships
has its share of preserved mansions. Over
righton's Presqu'ile Provincial
that went to the bottom of Lake
a century ago it was a summer retreat
Ontario in storms and the rumrunners
for rich Americans who came for health
and pirates that plied the surrounding
benefits believed to be in the quality of
waters.
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f fire is your passion, Port Hope
has the Canadian Firefighters'
Museum.
SPOOKS
PIRATES
&
firefighters
our air.
Some of the oldest buildings, like
Proctor House Museum in Brighton,
show visitors just what it would have
been like to live in the family of a rich
merchant with his own ships bringing in
goods to the local harbour.
Behind historic Victoria Hall is the
1850s Market Building, designed by
architect Kivas Tully. Today this facility is
home to a seniors’ centre and the
winter season of the Cobourg farmers'
market. The former Victoria
College, in its Greek Revival style,
was the first degree-granting
University in Ontario and now this
high-ceilinged edifice, with its front
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columns and cupola is a lavish home
Railway buffs will
want to visit Memory
Junction Museum
featuring early railway
cars and other historical
paraphernalia on this
railside property in
Brighton. There is no
charge but donations
are accepted.
for seniors living in Cobourg.
The former jail has been reworked
into the King George Inn and
restaurant while Essex House, built
in 1869, is today a B&B in Cobourg.
Last year it was on the 9th annual
Homes, Gardens and Music Tour.
The Castleton General Store, built in
1870 and still operating today, contains
some of the original display cases and
counters.
self-guided walking and driving tours that take you through their early
history. Among the unique places you might like to see:
j The 1889 Firehall on Saskatoon Avenue in Campbellford with its inverted
onion-shaped roof over its hose-drying tower
j Cobourg's oldest surviving house called The Poplars at 18 Spencer Street
East – built in 1827 for the county's first sheriff
j Grafton's Barnum House Museum, a national historic site on County Road 2,
open to the public from early June to Labour Day
j Molson's Mill on Hope Street North in Port Hope, where in 1850, Thomas
Molson made barrels for his growing brewing industry
From Campbellford in the east to Port Hope in the west, each community has
WALKING THROUGH HISTORY
House and Garden Tours
Such tours are great ways to see the
insides of old homes and spectacular
gardens you might not experience
otherwise. Northumberland is host to a
series of garden tours from late May,
through June and into early July. In
addition, Port Hope has an annual house
tour that is always a sellout. The 44th
annual Port Hope House Tour is held in
early October.
Another opportunity to see behind
closed doors is the Doors Open historical
tour event that takes place across the
province with some of Northumberland's
municipalities participating on a rotating
basis. 4
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Alnwick/Haldimand
The Heart of the County
Welcome to our shining waters, rolling hills and
beckoning steeples. Our township stretches from Rice Lake
across the Oak Ridges Moraine to Lake Ontario.
Come for year-round sports, recreation, diversion and relaxation...
boating, fishing, cottages and resorts on Rice Lake, as well as
the renowned Roseneath Carousel.
Roseneath Fair, October 3rd & 4th, 2009
We offer guided tours by appointment
of our natural heritage at our
Tall Grass Prairie/Black Oak Savanna site,
as well as visits to the old Methodist
Church and discussions on the social and
military history of early Alderville.
For more information please call the
Economic Development Officer at
905-352-3044
We invite you to sample our wonderful attractions...
Northumberland County Forest and Peter’s Woods • Spirit Of The Hills
artist studios • Apple Route orchards and roadside stores
Haldimand Hills Spa Village • Hamlet of Grafton – antique shops,
heritage buildings, fine dining and quiet walks, Canada Day festivities,
Waterfront Trail and Wicklow Beach and Boat Launch,
Nawautin Nature Sanctuary
The Corporation of the Township of Alnwick/Haldimand
P.O. Box 70, Grafton, Ontario K0K 2G0
Tel: 905-349-2822 • Fax: 905-349-3259 • Email: [email protected]
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shopping & cuisine
S
hopping in Northumberland is a
whole lot more than just retail therapy.
It's a chance to find out how things are
made, taste before you buy and chat
with local shop owners.
Old and New ~ Antiques Abound
Combine your shopping outing with a
bit of history. Each of Northumberland's
communities proudly showcase their
heritage retail venues that once were
barns, mills or old general stores with
wooden floors. Want to give new life in
your home to vintage lighting or plumbing
fixtures? Visit Legacy Building Supply in
Cobourg. The building was a storage
facility for the railway about a century
ago. There are also gently used items in
Shop& Taste
your way
across the
county
Grafton and Brighton. Head north to
that offer a chance to recycle those
Campbellford and Collection Company
seventies fashions again.
offers rooms filled with great antique
Any shopping trip isn't complete
finds. And Sundays offer a special
without checking out the antique outlets
opportunity at Waddington Antiques
across Northumberland. Port Hope is
Auction House on Applewood Drive in
known for its many antiques stores, set
Brighton. Or try Windebank.com Studio
within one of the best historically
and Garden Art near Warkworth that
restored downtowns in the province.
also has original art.
Over 20 dealers make up Antiques on
Queen and that's just one street. There
Go Green
are Smith Creek's Antiques and many
Be kind to the environment and yourself
other high profile outlets on John,
with a stop at downtown Cobourg
Walton and other surrounding streets.
retailers Urban Loft and Canyon Mountain
If you follow Walton Street to Peter
Company where fast growing bamboo is
See It
As It’s
Made
Street in Port Hope and continue east
the material used to make dishes and
across Northumberland, you'll also find
table napkins at the home-and-garden
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other main street antique locations in
store and socks that wick away moisture,
alone, with the kids, your mother,
SHOPPING & CUISINE
outlets like My Second Closet in Colborne
hether you are shopping
a partner or a friend, here are
some unique experiences.
Combine your shopping outing with a bit of
history as Northumberland's communities
proudly showcase their heritage
See cider being made weekly
at Pieter's Apple Yard near
Colborne from the end of summer
until the fall. Pick over 20 types of
retail venues.
apples on dwarf trees or picnic in
Taste the treats:
chocolate-covered almonds from
the World’s Finest Chocolates,
Campbellford.
retail outlet.
See how wax, colours and
scents end up as beautiful,
collectible aromatic candles at
Kokimo Candle factory retail outlet
store near Castleton.
Watch pies made by hand by
the hundreds within the shadow of
the landmark Big Apple just off
Highway 401 in Colborne.
Explore the creative process
that turns designs into aluminum
sculptures at Hoselton's outlet
store and factory at Colborne.
the fields near the cider press and
A shopping extravaganza along the heritage streets of Port Hope.
at the sporting goods store. There are
meats and condiments. The county has
of hand-made Angus beef pies they've
fine fashions for men and women made
adopted the Proudly Northumberland logo
made and sold. Whether you arrive with
of bamboo in Port Hope at The Campbell
to identify locally-produced foods and a
a bus tour or in your own vehicle, you'll
Company, G. Facey Men's wear and Mad
booklet, the Northumberland Farm Gate
want to take a cold chest to hold some
Monkey Clothing.
Guide, to source everything from lamb
locally-grown, low cholesterol bison
and beef to home-made pies, organic
steaks or Empire specialty cheeses, local
From Farm Gate To Your Plate
chickens, fresh asparagus, strawberries,
eggs and maple syrup.
Eating healthy never felt so good as in
pumpkins and squash. It's available at
Northumberland. Visit one of the many
www.northumberlandtourism.com
and curd cheese being made until about
roadside fruit and vegetable stands,
/farmgate.
10 a.m. (except Sundays) at the nearby
country markets or farmers' markets to
get the freshest, best tasting produce,
Glover's, just outside Warkworth, has
a sign constantly updating the number
You can watch cheddar, mozzarella
Empire Cheese factory on County Road 8
south of Campbellford. Or smell the
or light chocolate because the prices are
World's Finest Chocolate Outlet Store
so good.
not far from the Trent River in
The Lionheart Baking Studio in
Campbellford. The only difficulty you'll
Warkworth offers wonderful breads and
have is deciding whether you want dark
has a growing reputation, as does
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SHOPPING & CUISINE
aroma of cocoa beans as you enter the
nd now for something different
For the exotic and unusual, Primitive Designs, on County Road 28 in Port
Hope, brings imports from around the world to your car door. Magnificent
carved mirrors, Tiki huts, musical instruments and Moroccan lamps are
among the items on display.
And people come from all over the world to The Doll House and Train
Emporium on Peter Street in Port Hope. There's lots of parking for this
fascinating destination whether you are a collector or not!
A community receiving growing attention from vacationers and visitors
alike, is Warkworth. The little village is a cornucopia of shopping
delights including elements for the finest cuisine, plants,
collectibles, art, furnishings and rustic decorative
Millstone with its wood-fired oven, in a
Stone House Gardens, Frantic
shop near the harbour at Cobourg's
Farms Clay and Glass, Eclectic
waterfront. And Betty's Pies and Tarts
Mix and Mill Creek Lodge,
has sinfully good desserts at its County
to mention just a few
Road 2 location between Port Hope and
retailers located
Cobourg.
along the
main
Wine and Beer Lovers Please
street.
Northumberland has its own microbrewery
and winery – both gaining notoriety.
Oak Heights Winery on County Road
29 near Warkworth has acres of grapes
in production at its hilltop location. This
idyllic spot is great for a custom-made
picnic by the pond or a meal on the
balcony of the restored barn after a tour
of the winery. Chef Peter Gosling
promotes a 100-mile menu using locally
grown produce and meats – and organic
items. Peter Finch's Rolling Hills Greens
near Warkworth is one such organic
supplier, along with breads from
Lionheart Baking Studio.
“Some of the best bread in Ontario is
accents. Check out The Bees Knees,
While you're out gathering the elements of a fine meal, you'll need to take
on some nourishment yourself. Here are just a few great places to try.
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Dougalls on the Bay Brighton Fish and chips are to die for ~ watch
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Rubb's Bistro Warkworth Chef Mark Andrade is known for his beef
white swans glide along Brighton Bay from your lakeside patio table.
brisket and great BBQ ribs ~ sauces range from Sandy Flats Maple to
Gooseberry and Carolina Sour.
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100-Mile Diner Warkworth Offers meals from regional foods like local
lamb, beef and pork ~ homemade pies, tarts and cakes are sure to satisfy
your sweet tooth.
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Spice of Life Bar and Bistro Cobourg A wide assortment of other
restaurants and eateries are also located downtown so you can enjoy the
beach boardwalk afterwards.
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The Grafton Village Inn Grafton Breakfast specialty (in season) is
French toast made with brie, fresh strawberries, sprinkled with icing
sugar, accompanied by local maple syrup.
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made right here in the county”, says the
Meet at 66 King Street East Cobourg Enjoy a café latté and sample
special events co-ordinator at Oak
specialty desserts after a performance at the nearby Park Theatre.
Heights. The winery is open for lunch
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and dinner and wine tasting menus are
Lantern Inn or The Palm Port Hope Located on opposite sides of the
Ganaraska River where you can sit riverside at one and in a glass atrium
surrounded by statuesque trees at the other ~ The Palm now carries
specialty truffles…mmmmmmm.
TRY IT, YOU'LL LIKE IT.
gourmet experiences in themselves. Oak
Heights attends various events throughout
the county such as Cobourg's Canada
Day Waterfront Festival weekend and at
Port Hope's Estival, a Mardi Gras-style
festival in August. Alongside their wine
tasting events, they serve up savoury
shortbread cookies from the new cookie
factory in Warkworth.
At many of the same county events
you'll find Church-Key Brewing with its
award-winning beers like Holy-Smoke
and Northumberland Ale. It's brewery is
in a former Presbyterian church at
Petherick Corners near Campbellford and
Brew Master John Graham prides himself
on making the business as green as
possible using solar energy and recycling
water to great advantage. 4
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Events 2009 So much to choose
~ January ~
~ March ~
10 1pm Metropolitan Opera HD Series "La Rodine" (New
10 10-2pm Maple Syrup Day, Ganaraska Forest Centre,
Production) – Puccini, Capitol Theatre, Port Hope
905 885 1071
23 - Feb 8 6pm "On Golden Pond" – dinner theatre,
Best Western, Cobourg 905 372 2105
23, 24 8pm "The Vagina Monologues", Capitol Theatre,
Port Hope 800 434 5092
24 1pm Metropolitan Opera HD Series "Orfeo ed Euridice" –
Gluck, Capitol Theatre, Port Hope 905 885 1071
24 10-4pm Cross Country Ski Day, Campbellcroft 905 797 2721
31 10-4pm Chocolate and Cheese Festival, Campbellford
705 653 5767
31 11-3pm Polar Bear Festival, Lions Park Beach, Campbellford
705 653 1551
~ February ~
7, 8 10-4pm 15th Annual Model Railway Show,
Town Park Rec. Centre, Port Hope 888 767 8467
7 10am&1pm Cross Country Ski Day, Ganaraska Forest Centre,
Campbellcroft 905 797 2721
7 1pm Metropolitan Opera HD Series "Lucia di Lammermoor"
– Donizetti, Capitol Theatre, Port Hope 905 885 1071
8 3pm Northumberland Orchestra's "Romantic Interlude",
Trinity United Church, Cobourg
14 8pm Monica Whicher and Friends, Capitol Theatre,
Port Hope 905 753 2602
Campbellcroft 905 579 7272 ext 1
14 9-5pm Maple Syrup Festival, Warkworth 705 924 2057
14 8pm "The Irish Descendants", Capitol Theatre, Port Hope
905 885-1071
14 - 22 10-4pm Waterfowl Viewing Festival, Presqu'ile
Provincial Park, Brighton 613 475 4324 Ext 225
21 1pm Metropolitan Opera HD Series "La Sonnambula",
Capitol Theatre, Port Hope 905 885 1071
21 8pm "Lunch at Allen's", Capitol Theatre, Port Hope
905 885-1071
21, 22 7-9pm Owl Prowl at the Ganaraska Forest Centre,
Campbellcroft 905 797 2721
22 3pm First Stages Theatre Company Play Reading
"Duet For One", Capitol Theatre, Port Hope 905 885 1071
27 - Apr. 4 "The Last Resort" – musical spoof, Victoria Hall,
Cobourg 905 372 2210
27,28 8pm Dan Shaer "Superstar", Capitol Theatre, Port Hope
800 434-5092
28 Oriana Singers "Bach to Bernstein", St. Peter's Church,
Cobourg 905 372 2210
28 10-2pm Maple Syrup Day in the Ganaraska Forest,
Port Hope 905 797 2721
29 3pm St. Lawrence String Quartet, Capitol Theatre,
Port Hope 906 753 2602
15 3pm La Jeunesse Youth Orchestra "In The Spotlight"
concert, Victoria Hall, Cobourg 905 885 1071
15 12-4pm Heritage Fair, Lions Centre, Port Hope
905 797 2247
15 3pm First Stages Theatre "Talking Heads" (playreading),
15,16 8pm Ron James, Capitol Theatre, Port Hope
800 434 5092
20 - 22 10-5pm Winter Festival, Cobourg 888 262 6874
27 - March 7 mat and eve "Hair" – rock musical,
~ April ~
3 "Wingfield Inferno"– hilarious antics of Walt Wingfield,
4 10-1pm Float Your Fanny Down the Ganny River Race,
Port Hope 905 885 2004
4 8pm "Classic Albums Live – Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the
Moon", Capitol Theatre, Port Hope 905 885 1071
5 3pm Northumberland Orchestra and Choir "The Messiah",
United Church, Port Hope 905 377 0455
EVENTS
17 - May 2 8pm "Over the River and Through the Woods",
Brighton Barn Theatre 613 475 2144
17 - May 3 6pm Northumberland Players
"The Affections of May" – dinner theatre, Best Western,
Cobourg 905 372 2105
18 10-3pm A Gathering of Handspinners and Handknitters,
Port Hope
23 8pm "Toronto All Star Big Band", Capitol Theatre, Port Hope
800 434 5092
30, 31 9-5pm Apple Blossom Tyme Festival, Colborne/Cramahe
905 344 7845
30 Oriana Singers "Food and Song", Scott's Barn, Grafton
905 372 2210
31 10-3pm Kite Day, Ferris Park, Campbellford 705 653 0164
18 1pm Metropolitan Opera HD Series "Madame Butterfly"
(Encore) – Puccini, Capitol Theatre, Port Hope 905 885 1071
~ June ~
18 "Rik Emmett", Capitol Theatre, Port Hope 905 885 1071
13 4-7pm Annual Fish Fry, Campbellcroft 905 797 2000
19 3pm First Stages Theatre "Three Tall Women" (playreading),
13 10-6pm Downtown Busker and Street Festival, Cobourg
23 - May 2 Victorian Operetta Society "Camelot", Victoria Hall,
Cobourg 905 372 2210
25 Country Living Show, Brighton Arena 613 475 2775
905 377 8024
18 - July 11 8pm Port Hope Festival Theatre presents
"Rock 'n Roll Drive In" – music of the 50’s and 60’s,
20 6pm Donnybrook Auction Sale, Warkworth 705 924 9200
2 1-5pm Church Key Brewing Spring Revival, Campbellford
705 653 9950
3 3pm La Jeunesse Youth Orchestra "Sonic Bloom",
United Church, Port Hope 905 885 2004
21 9-4pm Golden Beach Resort’s 17th Annual Car Show,
Rice Lake 905 342 5366
26, 27 Highland Games Festival, Cobourg 905 373 4166
28 Heart of Northumberland Garden Tour, Brighton and Salem
905 885 8435
3 1-3pm Trillium Walk, Ferris Park, Campbellford 888 653 1556
9 10-4pm Living Green Fair, Port Hope 905 797 2662
~ July ~
9 1pm Metropolitan Opera HD Series "La Cenerentola" –
1 Canada Day celebrations in Cobourg, Hastings, Port Hope,
Rossini, Capitol Theatre, Port Hope 905 885 1071
10 2-3:30pm Mothers Day Wildflower Walk, Ganaraska Forest,
Port Hope 905 797 2721
10 3pm First Stages Theatre "The Dinner Party" (playreading),
15, 16 Bridge Midnight Madness Fishing Event, Hastings
705 696 3351
16, 17 Warblers and Whimbrels Weekend,
Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Brighton 613 475 4324 Ext 225
16 8pm "Arrogant Worms", Capitol Theatre, Port Hope
905 885 1071
23 8pm Northumberland Orchestra's 30th Anniversary
Gala Concert, The Park Playhouse, Cobourg
Warkworth 705 653 1551
1, 2, 3, 4 Cobourg Waterfront Festival, Cobourg 888 262 6874
1 - Aug. 31 7pm Summer Bandshell Concert Series, Port Hope
2 - Aug. 29 9pm Haunted Ghost Walks of Cobourg
905 377 8024
3 - 18 8pm Brighton Barn Theatre "The New Northumberland
Calling Normandy" 613 475 2144
4 10-4pm Antique and Classic Street Rod Show, Campbellford
705 653 4242
4 7:30pm Westben Arts Festival Theatre
"Concerts at The Barn", Campbellford 877 883 5777
4 - 11 7am Great Waterfront Trail Adventure – cycle across
Northumberland and beyond 416 943 8080
~ May ~
Events 2009 So much to choose
4 9:30-6pm Warkworth Western Weekend 705 924 1311
5, 7 2pm Westben Arts Festival Theatre "Concerts at The Barn",
Campbellford 877 883 5777
8 - 12 2pm Westben Arts Festival Theatre
"Operetta in The Barn", Campbellford 877 883 5777
11 10-4pm Garden Tour, Port Hope
12 Lakeside Antique and Classic Car Show (1986 and older),
Victoria Park, Cobourg 905 349 2272
14, 18, 19 mat and eve Westben Arts Festival Theatre
16 - Aug 1 8pm Port Hope Festival Theatre presents
"The G-String Broke" – classic farce, Capitol Theatre,
Port Hope 905 885 1071
18, 19 10-5pm "In A Garden" – garden related work by
local artisans, Welcome 905 753 2196
18 8:30pm Movies in the Park, Victoria Park, Cobourg
888 262 6874
21, 25, 28 7pm Westben Arts Festival Theatre
22 - 26 2-4pm Westben Arts Festival Theatre
"Broadway at The Barn", Campbellford 877 833 5777
30 - Aug. 1 8-6pm 41st Annual Downtown Sidewalk Sale,
Cobourg 905 377 8024
888 262 6874
6 - 30 8pm Port Hope Festival Theatre presents
"Guys and Dolls", Capitol Theatre, Port Hope 905 885 1071
7 - 9 10-6pm Campbellford Seymour Fair, Fair Grounds,
Campbellford 705 696 2649
8 46th Annual Antique and Classic Car Meet, Agricultural Park,
Port Hope 905 377 0666
9 4th Annual Pre-War Antique Car Tour 905 349 2272
8, 9 9-4pm Antique Farm Machinery Show,
Burnham Family Farm, Cobourg 905 753 2387
8 9-3pm Arts Festival and Farmers' Market, Port Hope
905 885 8792
8 10-4pm T Bird Day – vintage and modern Thunderbird
display, Rotary Park, Port Hope 905 885 8249
8 6-2pm Trash 'N Treasures – community yard sale, Colborne
905 355 2821 Ext 233
14 - 16 10-5pm Northumberland Ribfest, Victoria Park,
Cobourg 888 262 6874
15, 16 10-2pm 10th Annual Trikefest – gathering of bicycle
enthusiasts, Port Hope 905 885 8728
15 8-5pm Antique Boat Show and Waterfront Festival, Hastings
705 696 2963
~ August ~
1, 2 11-9pm "Estival" – celebration of arts and culture",
Port Hope 905 885 5122
1 10-4pm Waterfront Festival, Campbellford 705 653 4335
888 262 6874
16 11-3pm Warkworth Long Lunch 705 924 9200
22 11-7pm Corn Festival, Laver's Farm, Warkworth
705 924 2853
1, 2 10-5pm Sandcastle Festival, Cobourg 888 262 6874
29, 30 7-5pm Triathlon Weekend, Cobourg 888 262 6874
1, 2 10-10pm Colborne's 150th Anniversary 905 355 2846
1, 2 mat and eve Westben Arts Festival Theatre
888 262 6874
1, 2 10-10pm History Weekend – Boat Building, Parade,
1910 picnic and more, Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Brighton
613 475 4324 Ext 225
~ September ~
3 - 6 7pm 5th Annual Auction Barn Jamboree, Keeler Centre,
Colborne 905 355 2106
EVENTS
4, 5, 6 6th Annual Shelter Valley Folk Festival, Grafton
905 355 1244
5, 6 10-4pm Monarchs and Migrants Weekend,
Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Brighton 613 475 4324 Ext 225
27 - 29 11am Kinette General Store – crafts, baking,
Knights of Columbus Hall, Port Hope 888 767 8467
27 - Dec 20 A Capitol Christmas – Festival of lights and Trees,
Capitol Theatre 905 885 1071
12, 13 9-5pm Fall Fair, Warkworth 705 924 9347
28 1pm Santa Claus Parade, Port Hope 888 767 8467
12, 13 10-5pm Northumberland Studio Tour 905 342 3344
28 3pm Santa Claus Parade, Campbellford 705 653 1047
18 - 20 9-11pm Fall Fair, Port Hope 905 885 2004
28 6pm Legion-Optimist Evening Santa Claus Parade, Colborne
18 - 20 Touch of Country Show and Sale, Campbellford
705 653 3099
19 9-5pm Downtown Harvest Festival and Chili Cook-off,
905 355 2821 Ext 233
28 - Jan. 2 6pm Showcase of Lights, Campbellford
705 653 1551
Cobourg 905 377 8024
25 - Oct. 10 Brighton Barn Theatre "When The Reaper Calls"
613 475 2144
25 - 27 11am All Canadian Jazz Festival, Port Hope
905 885 1938
25 - 27 11-6pm Psychic and Holistic Expo, Lions Centre,
25 - 27 Brighton Applefest 613 475 670
4 7pm Santa Claus Parade, Warkworth 705 924 2639
5 - 20 8pm Annual Christmas Panto (TBA), Capitol Arts Centre,
Port Hope 905 885 1071
6 7pm Santa Claus Parade, Hastings 705 696 1786
18 - 20 8pm Brighton Barn Theatre
"Christmas at the Barn" – variety show 613 475 2144
~ October ~
1 - 23 10am Trent Hills Fall Flavour Break – Warkworth,
Hastings, Campbellford 705 653 1551
3 10 - 4pm 44th Annual House Tour, Port Hope 905 885 7929
Events and times subject to change.
Please refer to www.northumberlandtourism.com
for more events and updates.
3, 4 Roseneath Fall Fair 905 352 3778
24 6pm Hallowe'en Howl, Ganaraska Forest, Port Hope
905 797 2721
~ November ~
7 1:30pm Perfect Pie Contest, Warkworth 705 924 2066
20 - 22 10-5pm Harvest of Christmas Delights and
Gathering of the Greens, Welcome 905 753 2196
22 2pm Santa Claus Parade, Cobourg 905 377 8024
27 - Jan. 4 5pm Christmas Magic in Cobourg 888 262 6874
27 7pm Candlelight Walk, Port Hope 888 767 8467
27 - Jan 2 Candlelight Christmas – thousands of lights decorate
trees, Memorial Park, Port Hope 888 767 8467
Port Hope 905 885 9213
~ December ~
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705-696-3800
BED AND BREAKFAST ON RICE LAKE
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