Saturday, June 02, 2012

Spring Festivals & Events June 1-3, 2012


Celebrate the Rich Heritage of Georgian Bay, Port Severn & Honey Harbour
Canadian Rock Icon Kim Mitchell to headline

The Just Add Water Festival will take place on June 1-3 in the communities of Port Severn and Honey Harbour. Parks Canada is celebrating years of service as a gateway to the nationally significant Trent Severn Historic Waterway and Georgian Bay Islands National Park.  Family activities will include pancake breakfasts, exhibits, street vendors, in-water displays along with antique boat show, the Tug Trent and much more.  A free open air concert featuring Canadian rock icon Kim Mitchell and his band will headline the Just Add Water festival on June 2, 2012 in Port Severn.
Accommodations participating in the Just Add Water Festival
Delawana Inn Spa & Conference Resort - Honey Harbour
Hall's Cottage Resort -Honey Harbour
Muskey's Landing -Port Severn
Rawley Resort -Port Severn
Severn Lodge -Port Severn 

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Barrie
June 1, 2, 3 at Georgian Collage: The 2012 show will be sure to inspire new
auto buyers and  car fans of all ages.  The theme is Aspire, Believe Succeed.
The return of the Porsche Test Track. An exciting opportunity to sit in a Porsche
and go drifting with a professional!
Stay at Resorts, Inns, Hotels in Barrie, Ontario


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Celebrate Barrie War of 1812 Bicentennial Event
June 1-3, 2012
Activities planned for June 1-3, 2012 include Heritage Park Encampment,  re-enactiments, displays and live entertainment. A sail past with replica  vessels and tall ships will feature a rum toast.  The beginning of the Nine Mile Portage in downtown Barrie on the waterfront will be the centre of activity.
Featured Accommodations:   Carriage Ridge Resort - Horseshoe Valley, Comfort Inn-Hart Drive, Georgian Summer Suites,  Horseshoe ResortKempenfelt Conference Centre B&B
Stay at Resorts, Inns, Hotels in Barrie, Ontario

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Ottawa
May 30 – June 3, 2012
Canada's award-winning performing arts festival brings the best from around the world to entertain young audiences through dance, storytelling and great activities for the whole family.
Featured Accommodations Greater Ottawa Area & Ottawa Valley :  Wakefield Inn & SpaBourget Inn & Spa, RiverRun Rafting & Wilderness Resort
Stay at Resorts, Inns, Hotels in Ottawa, On  Ottawa Hotels on-line

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The 10th Annual Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival is Almost Here!!
The Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival is the place to be May 31 – June 3, 2012
Now entering its 10th consecutive year, the Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival has established a well-earned reputation as “the place to be in the first weekend in June”. 
Featured accommodation near Orangeville is the 
Hockley Valley Resort or Millcroft Inn and Spa.  Access Orangeville via Highway 400 to Highway 9 West

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Huronia Doors Open June 2-3
Midland & Penetanguishene

Free tours of  War of 1812 Military Site at Discovery Harbour on Saturday June 2. The history of Discovery Harbour began in 1793 when the area was scouted for use as a strategic naval base. The harbour was built during and after the War of 1812 for defence purposes. A provincial historic site, Discovery Harbour features the replica ships HMS Tecumseth and HMS Bee, as well as a collection of smaller vessels.  And tours at the Penetang town docks of the HMS Badger is a replica 1812 British gunboat fashioned after vessels common in Nelson’s navy during the Golden Age of sail.  Authentically rigged as a naval cutter, the Badger flies up to seven sails.
Stay at Resorts, Inns, Hotels Midland, ON
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Owen Sound Doors Open June 2-3
Our pick is the legendary Tom Thomson Art Gallery and the current show "Canadian Spirit". The Tom Thomson Experience makes use of the Tom Thomson Art Gallery’s important collection of objects, photos, documents and artworks by Thomson, examining Thomson’s work, life and mythic death, and his influence, both direct and indirect, on Canadian art and culture.
Featured accommodation near Owen Sound: The Falls Inn–Walter Falls
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The King's Wharf Theatre in Penetanguishenes starts their Theatre Season
With customized Drayton Entertainment getaway packages you can create a truly unforgettable theatre experience.
King's Wharf Theatre Schedule:   
2012 Season  Annie May 29 - June 23, Murder at Fern Resort   June 27- July 14,  Harvey  July 18 - August 4, Blue Suede Shoes:  Memories of the King  Aug 8- Sept 1. Call our Box Office and we'll coordinate all the details: 1-855-drayton (372-9866). 
Stay at Resorts, Inns, Hotels Midland, ON
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Haliburton Home and Cottage Show
June 1-3, 2012
The show features 150 exhibitors of heating products, home design, antiques and collectables, docks, photography, constrution, hot tubs and saunas, boats, landscaping, renovations, clothing and gifts, alternative energy, kitchen and bath upgrades, furniture and flags and signs.  Covers all of your home or cottages needs in one place. 
Stay are Resorts Inns, Hotels, in Haliburton area 
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Celebrate Barrie
Barrie
June 1-2, 2012
Barrie's community festival featuring hands-on activities for kids, inflatables, live entertainment, historical village and petting zoo.
Featured AccommodationsCarriage Ridge Resort-Horseshoe Valley, Comfort Inn-Hart Drive,
Georgian Summer Suites,  Horseshoe ResortKempenfelt Conference Centre B&B
Stay at Resorts, Inns, Hotels in Barrie, Ontario,     Barrie Hotels on-line

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Unlock the Summer Festival
Bobcaygeon
June 2, 2012

The official ceremony to unlock the summer and the opening of the Trent-
 Severn Waterway.
Stay in the Kawarthas Lakes area (Peterborough, Lakefield, Buckhorn)
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Arts on Main 2012
May 26 – June 16, 2012

AllistonJoin us throughout May, June! Participate and enjoy the creative talent, the musical delights from youth to senior and the discovery of unique and wonderful art showcased throughout South Simcoe.
Featured Accommodations:  Nottawasaga Inn Resort, Red Pine Inn
Stay at Resorts, Inns, Hotels  in Alliston, ON

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Anniversary Exhibition
Rails End Gallery
Haliburton
Transitions -May 5-June 17, 2012
Celebrating 25 years of fine craft and art in the Haliburton Highlands. This group exhibition showcasing work by artists on the well loved, and widely acclaimed, Haliburton County Studio Tour; includes historical perspectives, DVD presentation along with original fine craft and visual art.
Stay at Resorts, Inns, Hotels Haliburton, ON, Haliburton hotels on-line

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May 12 - June 17, 2012
Join us for the Rice Lake Spring Fishing Festival May 12 to June 17, 2012! Try your luck at catching tagged crappie, walleye, blue gill and perch to win your share of prizes, including the grand prize Gas Card from Pioneer Petroleums!
Featured accommodation near Peterborough:  The Irwin Inn, Marrick's Landing Cottages, Pine Vista Resort, The Village Inn Woodview: Viamede
Stay at Resorts, Inn, Hotels Peterborough area
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Temiskaming Smallmouth Bass Series
May 27 –September 30, 2012

The Series is set up to give every team a chance to fish in a Classic at the lowest price possible. Sesekinika Lake, Kenogami Lake, Larder Lake, Lake Temiskaming New Liskeard, Bay Lake Latchford, Lake Temagami, Cassels Lake Temagami, Port Loring, Mattawa, Trout Lake, Lake Nosbonsing, Lake Nipissing Hunters Bay, Classic
Stay at Resorts, Inn, Hotels Temagami, Lake Nipissing - West Nipissing Region, North Bay, Callander, Monetville, Lavigne, Lake Nosbonsing - Powassan

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April 4- October 30, 2012
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Tom Thomson's First Trip to Algonquin Park, with event at participating community partners from Owen Sound and Huntsville.
Stay at Resorts, Inns, Hotels Owen Sound, Huntsville
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