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Millbrook 1June 10-13th, 2010 Peterborough Exhibition 17August 12th-Aug. 15th, 2010 Port Hope 18September 17-19th, 2010 Roseneath 7October 2-3rd, 2010 Warkworth 10September 11, 12, 2010 |
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Cameco Capitol Arts Centre in Port Hope 19Visit Port Hope's beautifully restored Capitol Theatre. The Theatre operates year round offering the best in professional theatre, music, comedy and film. Just 10 minutes south of Bewdley. Visit the theatre on the web and look at show schedules www.capitoltheatre.com |
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Farmer’s Market: Campbellford 12May to Oct: Saturdays 8–12am, Wed. 8am–1pm Farmer’s Market: Cobourg 21May to Dec: Saturdays 7am–1pm |
Farmer’s Market: Peterborough 13All year. Saturdays, 7am–1pm Farmer’s Market: Port Hope 20May to Oct: Saturdays 8am–12, behind Town Hall |
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Lock #18, Hastings 9Hastings is where Rice Lake flows into the Trent River. When walleye season opens in May, fishermen have to arrive early to get a place on the Hastings bridge. Hastings was originally called Crook’s Rapids and is the location of the first dam constructed in 1838 for the Trent Canal System. Click here for more information. |
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Peterborough Centennial Museum and Archives 14Preserving and celebrating the collective memories of our communit—stories, images and traces of the people and the land. We are 100 years old and still growing! The Victoria Museum, Peterborough’s first museum opened in 1896. The Peterborough Centennial Museum Archives (PCMA) opened its doors in 1967, incorporating much of the Victoria Museum’s collection. The PCMA’s collection is the second oldest in Ontario.www.pcma.ca |
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Peterborough Summer Festival of Lights 16The Peterborough Summer Festival of Lights is one of this ararea’s shining stars. With entertainment for the whole family, an illuminated boat show at dusk, and fireworks to top the summer evening off, the Festival has become a symbol of summer in the Kawarthas. Crowds gather at Crary Park on Little Lake in downtown Peterborough to enjoy the entertainment every Wednesday and Saturday evening from late June to August. Admission is free. www.festivaloflights.ca/ |
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Peterborough Lift Locks 15This is the highest hydraulic liftlock in the world, simultaneously raising and lowering boats a distance of 65 feet. Explore the Visitor Centre and Nautical Nook Gift Shop. Located Hunter Street and Ashburnham, Peterborough. (705) 750-4950. Click here for more information. |
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Roseneath Antique Carousel 8Enjoy a ride on our 1906 C.W. Parker 40 horse and two boat wooden carousel restored to museum quality. Listen to the 125 Wurlitzer Band Organ complete with paper rolls built in 1934. Open Sundays 2-4 pm. Roseneath Fairgrounds, County Rd. 45. |
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Rice Lake Spirit Walks 6Take a journey of discovery with some of Canada’s most vibrant Native Culture—past, present and future. The Kawartha Lakes Spirit Walks is a unique series of opportunities to learn about native people and their land in this area. (905) 342-3261Email: victoriainn@eagle.ca |
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Rice Lake Tallgrass Prairie 2Did you know that the Rice Lake area is home to some of the most beautiful and endangered plants in North America? While many people are aware of prairies in the Canadian and U.S. mid-west, few people realize that prairies extended as far northeast as the Rice Lake area. You can visit a restored prairie project with a demonstration garden at Rainbow Cottages resort near Bailieboro. (705) 939-6995 |
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Scriven Burial Grounds 3Located southeast of Bailieboro on Scriven Rd. off Lakeview Rd. (Cty. Rd.2). The Pengelley Cemetary is marked by an Ontario Historic Sites BoardPlaque commemorating the burial place of Joseph Scriven, composer of the hymn “What a Friend We Have in Jesus”. The funeral was held at the home of James Sackville, who lived outside Bewdley on the now Cavan Road, and as Scriven had requested he was buried so that his feet were opposite those of his lost love, Eliza Catherine Roche, that upon their glorious resurrection they might arise facing one another. |
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Scriven Monument, Bewdley 4Located in Bewdely at the corner of Rice Lake Dr. and Cty. Rd. 9, the monument was erected in 1919 to the memory of Joseph Scriven writer of the hymn“What a Friend We Have in Jesus”. Also, a memorial stone inscribed with the words of the hymn is located in Port Hope Memorial Park. Scriven's actual burial plot in located southeast of Bailieboro. |
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