Visit & Tour 2008 - (Page 59) Tourism Services & St. Thomas Times-Journal, February 2008 • www.elgintourist.com is “Celebrating Canada and its Veterans”. The Junior Ambassador will continue again this year. See a display of farm machinery and ATVs with an ATV pull. Breakfast will be served on Saturday and Sunday. Lots of clowns to see on both days! The fair will showcase a livestock shows. On Sunday enjoy the Demolition Derby. For more information, please call 764-2939. Sat. Aug. 30 Port Burwell Coal Flats Blues Festival - East Beach (Saturday prior to Labour Day) Finish off the summer season with Blues entertainment on the shores of Lake Erie. Blues, brews & BBQ’s A great event for your family enjoyment. Contact Bob at 519-874-1190 or blozon@amtelecom.net for details or visit www.coalflatsblues.com Sat., Aug. 30 Friends of the Springwater Carnival and Fireworks - While camping at the Springwater CA, have a great afternoon of games, surprises and fun! In the evening watch a spectacular display of fireworks over the pond. For more info, please call 519-773-9037 or visit the website at www.catfishcreek.ca or email springwater@catfishcreek.ca Aug. 30 & 31 Fire Muster Days- Pinafore Park on Elm St., St. Thomas. Two fun days for all ages. Bring you lawn chairs and picnic or visit our many food vendors. Call 519-631-0210 for more info or visit web site at http://come.to/stthomasfiremuster Aug 30 & 31 Farm Show at the at the Backus-Page House, Wallacetown; a living history event featuring working farm horses, machinery demonstrations, steam engine, tool displays, farmers’ market, musical entertainment, food available. Phone 519-762-3072 or visit www.backuspagehouse.com SEPTEMBER……… Labour Day Weekend thru Thanksgiving Weekend. Marvels of Migration - Autumn Odyssey . Port Burwell Provincial Park, Day Use Area Parking Lots 4 & 5. Port Burwell is one of the best locations along the Lake Erie shoreline to view the amazing spectacle of both spring and fall bird migration. Perhaps the most thrilling aspect is the fall migration of hawks, vultures and eagles. You can also see monarch butterflies, blue jays and dragonflies on their spectacular migrations. Lake Erie presents a barrier to these seasonal movements; so the flow of migrants concentrates at and moves along the shoreline west to where the lake narrows and is easier to cross. Call 519-874-4691 for info. Sept 1 to l Oct. 24 Rush Creek Wines Corn Maze. RR # 2, Aylmer. Will open $2.00 per person children in strollers are free. For more information call 519-773-5432 or email winemaster@rushcreekwines.com Tues., Sept. 2 Rug Hooking Club, 9:30 – 11:30am. Elgin County Museum, 450 Sunset Dr., St. Thomas. For more info, please call 519-631-1460 x 160 or email museum@elgin-county.on.ca Fri., Sept. 5 Red Hats, Purple Feet - Quai du Vin Estate Winery, Sparta. Noon. Red Hat Society members will converge on the winery for a celebration of the harvest. Afternoon includes lunch, hay rides, special entertainment, and let's not forget the grape stomp. For more info visit www. quaiduvin.com or call 519-775-2216. Sat., Sept. 6 Opening Celebration - Artists Aidan Urquhart and Helene Lefebvre Recent Works. 7-9pm. St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre, St. Thomas. For more information please call 519-631-4040 or visit our website www.stepac.ca Sat., Sept. 6 Wilderness Tour - 2nd annual Wilderness Tour. This year we will be raising money for the Women’s Shelter. Join us for an early morning walk through our woods and a delicious breakfast afterwards. Phone us for more information or to register, Heritage Line Herbs, 519-866-5577. www.heritagelineherbs.com Sept. 6 – 27 Celebrate the Honey Harvest with us each Saturday in September. Clovermead Bees & Honey, Aylmer. Events throughout the day, view beehive opening demonstrations, honey harvesting, try your hand at beeswax candle making. Wagon rides, face painting, barrel train rides, honey plant maze and trails. Observe bees in our gigantic glass beehive. Visit the farm animals and meet birds. Free honey samples. A Bee Beard Demonstration at 2:30pm. Live music from 1-3 pm. Great Family Event $6 per person admission.. Buzzing With Excitement! Highway 73, just north of Aylmer. For more information visit www.clovermead.com or call 519-773-5503. Sept. 6 – Oct. 26 Artists Aidan Urquhart and Helene Lefebvre Recent Works. St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre, St. Thomas. For more information please call 519-631-4040 or visit our website www.stepac.ca Sun., Sept. 7 Family Breakfast Brunch, West Lorne Legion, West Lorne. Call 519-768-1890 for more info. Sept. 12 – 14 Rodney Aldborough Agricultural Fair, Rodney – The theme for the 154th Rodney Aldborough Agricultural Fair is “Barnyard Mardi Gras”. Come and join us Friday night at the annual Tractor Pull and Ambassador competition. Saturday is a fun filled packed day with a parade, sheep and goat show, and entertainment at the grandstand. Sunday’s program includes a community church service, cattle and miniature horse show, entertainment in the Recreation Centre and at the grandstand. Please call 519-768-1858 for more info or visit our website at www.rodneyfair.ca See you there! Sept. 13 & 14 Hawk Cliff Bird Banding - Prime Annual Migration period. 11am and 2pm banders talk about the migration of these birds of prey, show sample of hawks and talk about the differences in each species. Visitors can get close up pictures of the hawks. For more information contact Al Hurst at 519-633-4235 or visit the website at http://www.ezlink.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm Sept. 19 - 24 Fall Sale - Heritage Line Herb end of summer/fall sale. Summer items are discounted throughout the sale. Many other specials. 53443 Heritage Line, RR 1, Aylmer. Phone 519-866-5577 or visit our website, www.heritagelineherbs.com Sat., Sept. 20 Rug Hooking Club, 9:30 am – 11:30 am. Elgin County Museum, 450 Sunset Dr., St. Thomas. For more info, please call 519-631-1460 x 160 or email museum@elgin-county.on.ca Sept. 20 & 21 12th Annual Rush Creek Wines Harvest Festival. RR # 2, Aylmer. Saturday 10-5 Sunday 12-5. Entertainment both days 1 :4:30pm Corn Maze, One Free Pumpkin per family, wine & cheese sampling, cooking with wine demo, Draft Horse ploughing demonstrations 1-3 pm Saturday ( pending ) Free Family event! For more information call 519-773-5432 or email winemaster@rushcreekwines.com Sept. 20 & 21 Hawk Cliff Bird Banding - Prime Annual Migration period. 11am and 2pm banders talk about the migration of these birds of prey, show sample of hawks and talk about the differences in each species. Visitors can get close up pictures of the hawks. For more information contact Al Hurst at 519-633-4235 or visit the website at www.ezlink.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm Sun., Sept. 21 Family Brunch – 10am - 1pm, Rodney Legion, Rodney. Adults $5.00, Children $2.50. Phone 519-785-2111 for more info. Fri, Sept. 26 Amy Sky & Marc Jordon . St. Thomas Performing Arts. All concerts take place at the United Church, 135 Wellington Street, St. Thomas. Tickets are sold in a series, please call first. For more information call Ticket Convenor at 519-633-1178. Fri., Sept. 26 8th Annual “Black and White Review”, Port Stanley, sponsored by the Port Stanley Lioness Club An evening of wine and cheese and entertainment, Silent Auction, and door prizes. For Ladies Only, For more info, please call 519-782-3662. Sept. 26 – 28 Wallacetown Fair – This year’s theme – “Hillbilly Hootenanny”. Events will include special features like the Tractor Pull on Saturday, Harness Racing on Saturday afternoon, and the Demolition Derby on Sunday. Don’t miss the other events like the parade, midway rides and games, Culinary Arts, Quilts display and livestock display. For more information, please call Tara at 519-762-2333. Sat., Sept. 27 Sparta Harvest Festival, Sparta - 11am – 3pm. Various activities. Vendors, crafts, apple products. Entertainment includes the Sparta Public School children performing at the Sparta Community Centre. Contact Christine Lundy at 519-775-2748 for more info. Sept. 27 & 28 Art Tour Port Stanley. Free self guided Tour. Maps available Sept. 1. 11-5pm dai ly. Maps available September 1, 2008 at PortSide Gallery 519-782-7066. OCTOBER…………. Oct. 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 25, 26 Scarecrow Festival, Ferguson Produce, St. Thomas. 11026 Wellington Street. Wagon rides, Scarecrow Making, Pumpkin picking, with concession booth with proceeds to charity. 11am to 6pm. For more info, please call 519-631-6589. Sat., Oct. 4 Fall Festival, Herb Sale and Barbecue - Join us for a day of fun and activities. Garden tours, demonstrations, wagon rides, pick your own pumpkins and gourds, food samples and a delicious barbecue available all day. Something for the whole family. Heritage Line Herbs, 53443 Heritage Line, RR 1, Aylmer. Phone 519-8665577 for more information or visit our website, www. heritagelineherbs.com Coming Events http://www.elgintourist.comwww.elgintourist.com http://www.stepac.ca http://www.heritagelineherbs.com http://www.ezlink.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm http://www.coalflatsblues.com http://www.catfishcreek.ca http://www.clovermead.com http://come.to/stthomasfiremuster http://www.stepac.ca http://www.backuspagehouse.com http://www.rodneyfair.ca http://www.ezlink.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm http://www.heritagelineherbs.com http://www.heritagelineherbs.com http://www.heritagelineherbs.com http://www.quaiduvin.com
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