SUMMER 09

P R I N C E E D WA R D C O U N T Y A N D Q U I N T E C O U N T RY L I F E S T Y L E S

For the Love of

Pinot Noir
Five Gables
Anderson/Davidson
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 In tHis Issue
For the Love of Pinot Noir – by Bruno Francois, 9

31
Dining in the Great Outdoors – by Cynthia Peters, 12
Summertime Picnics

Kayaking in the County – by Bernie Gray, 16

9 Art - Something to shout about – by Lisa Longworth,

Black Bear Ridge Golf Course – by Jodie Jenkins, 23

18

Five Gables – by Robert Karp, 28

Anderson/Davidson House

Canada’s Bermuda Triangle – by Steven Petrick, 31

The Marysburgh Vortex

Walking back in time – by Peter Lockyer, 38

Gallows and Graveyard Walking Tours

Eating Clean – by Kathy Terpstra, 48

28
The Sustainable Garden – by Garnet McPherson, 50
Growing your own food supply

The Green Alternative Plan – by Henri Girand, 53

A small scale energy solution for Ontario

Lifestyle Trends – by Jennifer Lester, 56

Implants, the hottest dental trend

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PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY & QUINTE COUNTRY LIFESTYLES

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Summer for me means biking, hiking, and kayaking. Of

those, I’m happiest in a kayak. There is something about
being on the water on a warm sunny day that is very
calming.

Bernie Gray is well known in Belleville and Prince Edward

Since 1989, Country Classics Cupolas
have become synonymous with quality and
craftsmanship, gracing many town and country
properties throughout
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County for his kayak instruction and tours. When I
kayaked with Bernie last year, he mentioned he does an
annual kayak around the County. I may not get around the
whole County this year, but will at least start with one of
the routes mentioned in his article.
Our home feature this month is a beautiful waterfront
home that is rich in history and character. The renovations
were extensive and the results nothing short of stunning.

Look at any local map of Prince Edward County and you will
be surprised at the number of dive sites. Numerous dive sites
mean numerous wrecks. Last year I heard Kenn Feigelman
of Deep Quest 2 Expeditions give a presentation on the
Marysburg Vortex and the sunken ship they ‘re-discovered’.
Chatting with local sailors, many have mentioned their
compass does strange things in certain locations.

Those who enjoyed last year’s series ‘A Year in the Life of a

We take pride in Vigneron’ will be delighted to read Bruno’s story of his love
each and every affair with Pinot Noir.
cupola
we build! If you haven’t had a picnic in a long time, Cynthia Peters
has the answers on how to make it even more interesting.
Cynthia is an expert on picnics, has great ideas and prepared
her delicious seasonal pasta salad and lemon chicken for
Tel: (905) 355-3773 t Toll Free 1-866-665-6625 the picnic photos.
R.R. # 4, 501 Colton Street, Colborne, Ontario
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Donna Kearns
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 Love
For the
of
Pinot Noir

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 V
egas is not my kind of city. I don’t
gamble and I don’t like mega shows.
Even the glitzy crass of their main
drag is lost on me. In fact, I wouldn’t
be there at all if it weren’t for business. Yet it
was in Vegas, of all places, that I had my first
bottle of profound pinot noir. The restaurant
was Picasso at The Bellagio. The wine was a
Volnay from grapes grown in 1978. Haunting
scents of acacia and violets rose from the rim.
From that moment, I was captured by the
sirens of pinot noir.
The wine swirled in my glass and I was no
longer in Vegas. I was in Burgundy. Vosne-
Romanée, Pommard, Echezeaux, Vougeot,
Chambolle-Musigny, such beautiful names,
how could they not make beautiful wine? Great
pinot noir, more than any other wine, is the
reflection of a place and a time. People spend
years and their retirement fund searching for
that elusive high. What did I do? I planted it.
A late morning walk in my vineyard after a
rainstorm and the cool, musty smell of damp
earth permeates the air. I examine the tiny
tendrils gripping the trellis wire and ponder
why the vine is so happy growing in this heavy
limestone till. Like Burgundy we say, but in
reality, they are only second cousins twice
removed. The sticky clay weighing down my
boots is black not the reddish brown a vineyard
worker in Morey-Saint-Denis would scrape off.
Ordovician bedrock twelve to sixteen inches
below my feet is a tad older by some three
hundred million years and medium grey not
sandy yellow. No Jurassic dinosaurs roamed
Prince Edward County when our sediment
was laid down, only ancient crustaceans, coral,
and trilobites. I run my fingers across the
hundreds of fossils that dot the surface of a
larger stone. It feels like braille. I close my eyes
and imagine life as it once was on this seabed.
Pinot noir is thought to be the oldest variety of
European grapevine, the mother of all other
Vitis vinifera. Perhaps, for this reason it loves
our primordial land. It is at home.
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Sometimes, life mirrors itself in surprising
and contrasting ways. Pinot noir is like
that. The beauty of its expression is as rare
as its home, the quality as difficult as its
viticulture. It is a red wine with white wine
structure not judged by darkness, but by the
beauty of its ruby hue. Other varieties hang
their clusters loose and breezy. Pinot noir
tightly packs its progeny the size of my fist,
a bountiful home to pathogens that bore
through thin skins. How many vignerons
have watched their vineyards rot away in
the time it takes to say the word vinegar? I
shudder. I knew all this before I started, so
who can I blame during frequent nights of
insomnia? Some mornings when it’s hard
to get up, I understand how much harder
we work here, growing these grapes. Hills
of dirt are thrown up to ward off winter’s
wrath. Burgundians prune at leisure through
the cold months. We cannot, blocked by an
icy wall. Then, in April, the ground finally
thaws. Prince Edward County is mad with
activity whilst the French blithely relax,
reading Le Monde and sipping a strong café
au lait.
Dark cherries and chocolate, rosehip and
raspberries, pinot noir made in the County
begins to show the promise of greatness. The
vines are still toddlers learning how to speak
the language of the land they have rooted.
They won’t be lonely, more are coming.
Rickety mechanical planters march down
row after row placing upright vines eager to
grow and explore. Me, well I haven’t been
back to Vegas. I continue to search for that
elusive bottle, an aging monarch full of poise
and dignity with so much to say. Maybe, just
maybe, it will come from the County.
Bruno François
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Dining in the
Great Outdoors
Summertime Picnics
Eating outside is one of the joys of summer. Whether it’s in
your backyard, on a boat or at a park, dining al fresco can be a
wonderful experience to share with family and friends.
Creating dishes ahead of time that serve well at room
temperature make it a lot easier for the hostess and great for
travelling to a picnic site. Part of the fun is also displaying
and carrying your food in interesting vessels. I have a whole
collection of vintage baskets from wicker wine holders to
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Pack a basket with a selection of Buddha Dogs topped with Black River and Fifth Town
cheeses and seasonal sauces. Include a big Buddha Salad with field greens, grilled
asparagus, fresh strawberries and croutons. To beat the heat pour some Pop Shop
for the kids, try their wonderfully odd Pineapple. Finish off with maple and rhubarb
butter tarts, a good book and long, cool dip in Lake Ontario.
Photo taken at Sandbanks Provincial Park.
a 1950s tin basket. Modern coolers with freezer packs are
suggested, though, to ensure your goodies do not spoil.
Setting the table for an outdoor feast also contributes a great
deal to the experience. Try going “green” this summer and take
along your reusable plastic dishes. I have an extra set that I
store in my picnic basket so they are ready at anytime. Also
keep other essentials such as a corkscrew, cutting board with
a paring knife, serving platters, glasses/cutlery, tablecloth and
some extra cloth napkins. A small vase is also handy in case
you gather a few wildflowers along your travels.
Finding the perfect setting to dine is easy in the County and
Quinte area. With many waterside parks and beaches throughout
the region, there is a wide variety of scenic spots. For families,
places such as the Sandbanks, Zwicks Park or North Beach are
popular destinations. For a more secluded setting for couples,
Lake on the Mountain is a romantic location. If you would
like a little music with your picnic, the band shell at Centennial
Park in Trenton features live bands every Sunday night in the
summer.

When you decide on your favourite spot, planning the meal

that suits your family or guests is the next step on your list.
When I reflect on my childhood picnics, I recall my mother’s
homemade potato salad and macaroni salads, cold roasted
chicken, and tea biscuits. While all good, today’s picnic can
offer a lot more in regards to variety and tastes. Some of my
favourites for a crowd include, Lemon Chicken*, grilled corn
salad, and orzo with lemon and spinach. For couples, I would
suggest some cold poached salmon with a seasonal pasta
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 Now, if time is not on your side, there are some great take-away
solutions that make fine picnic fare. Waring House Gourmet
in Picton offers a ready to go boxed lunch called “The County
Exploration Kit”. It includes a freshly prepared sandwich,
small salad, dessert, drink and County maps and brochures
to help you find your way. Down the street at Pinch, there is a
wide selection of sandwiches, salads, charcuterie, cheeses, and
desserts that travel well. Or, if you want a local dog, drop in
at Buddha Dog and pick up a few gourmet mini beef hotdogs
served with local cheeses and sauces. In the Belleville area,
L’Auberge de France offers bistro style items from homemade
quiches to croque monsieur sandwiches and, if you’re lucky
enough to get there in time on Saturday, heavenly croissants.
If seafood is your preference, look no further than Maritime
Lobster Express for a fresh lobster roll to go or other prepared
foods.

And, whatever you plan to serve, bring along a few blankets, a

fun tablecloth and, of course, some bug spray!

LEMON CHICKEN
*my favourite Lemon Chicken (adapted from the Silver Palate cookbook)
2 chickens (about 2 ½ pounds each, cut into pieces)
2 cups fresh lemon juice
2 cups unbleached white flour
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
2 eggs (stir in a bowl with 2 teaspoons of water)
2 cups panko bread crumbs (put on a plate for easy coating)
½ cup sunflower oil

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3 tablespoons grated lemon zest
¼ cup chicken stock
2 lemons, sliced paper thin

Combine chicken pieces and lemon juice, divide and place

them in two zip-lock plastic bags and marinate overnight.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Drain chicken thoroughly and pat dry. Fill another plastic bag
with the flour, salt, and black pepper and shake well to mix. Put
2 pieces of chicken in the bag at a time and shake well to coat.
Dip into egg wash and then into the panko breadcrumbs.

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 Kayaking
in the County
Summer is here, County waters beckoning, and, after a few
years of promising yourself a gift, you’ve finally relented and
bought yourself a kayak.
Hopefully, you have taken – or intend to take – some lessons. A
lesson or two will help you cut down on some muscle soreness,
make you paddle more efficiently and, if you get around to
learning the exit and re-entry, could save your life.
I can’t count the number of times former students have said
how much more they enjoy their kayaking since they took a
lesson – even if I shouted at them! Once all the above have
been accomplished, the next question is, “Where can I paddle
in the County?”. Prince Edward County is by far one of the
best and safest places one can flat water paddle. For example,
as we are an island of sorts and we are going to paddle, let’s
say, out of Wellington, and there is a strong east wind blowing,
you can paddle safely out on the Big Lake. A wind coming out
of the west then makes West Lake your ideal paddling spot
without a great change in your itinerary.
One of my favourite trips is from Wellington, across the first part
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of West Lake, through the gap to Garret Island, now known as
Camp Trillium. When you get through the cut, set your sights
to the right to the first of the dunes – an ideal spot to get out
and stretch your legs. A walk over to the Lake Ontario side to
swim or play in the surf is fun, but be careful of the undertow!
And watch out for poison ivy which is everywhere – not a nice
souvenir to take home!
Back in the kayak, one has to return by the same route, back
through the gap. However, if the wind is out of the west and
not too strong and you would like to experience a “Big Lake”
paddle, when you come out of the cut, head west to the banks
– we call it “Granny’s” – there you will find a short portage –
about 60 feet and very well marked to Lake Ontario. Now you
are off to finish your paddle back to Wellington.
The scenery and wildlife on the trip are exceptional – eagles,
carp, mink, deer, swans and wolf have all been seen on this
short journey.
The return trip from the portage is also neat. If there is a
low wind, the swell can give a wee thrill. When you get to the
lighthouse cut and channel, be aware of the boats coming in
and out. Never argue about right of way! Just be careful and Leona
come in on the right side (wall side) of the channel (starboard Dombrowsky, MPP
side). If the wind is high, take extra care. I have had a swim
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myself entering the cut. Pay attention and watch for reverse
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A few minutes and you are home. The above excursion is Edward County
approximately five miles and would take about three hours. By has to offer
adding more shore time, a swim and a picnic, this trip can
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 Art - Something to
SHOUT about!
Residents of Quinte and Prince Edward County have long known
this is a haven for artists and artisans. The stunning geography,
relaxed attitude, and mix of urban and rural environments have
created an atmosphere which draws artists from around the world
to live and work. Many have become well-known locally while
others are better known outside the area and are just beginning
to establish a presence here.

Bert Henderson, Brian Lorimer, and the husband and wife team of
Bruce and Lori St. Clair are four of the artists living and working
in the Quinte area. Their styles of work are all very different from
one another and yet each brings with them a unique flavour to the
arts community here.

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‘Summer at the Lake’ by Bert Henderson
Bert Henderson was educated at the Banff School of Fine
Arts and the Owens School of Fine Arts at Mount Allison
University, where he was taught by famous Canadian
artist Alex Colville. Other instructors included Group
of Seven artist Frederick Varley and Lawren Harris Jr.,
son of the Group of Seven artist of the same name. Bert
studied history at the University of Waterloo at both the
undergraduate and graduate levels. “History and fine arts
are two interests that parallel each other. My interest is in
ancient history, mainly the Greeks and Romans. It’s why
I am a classicist,” Bert explains.
Bert settled in Belleville because he was attracted to the
hills and the water as well as to the fact that it was away
from the rat-race of southwestern Ontario. At an age when
many artists may have stopped producing work, Bert is
still active. Now 80 years old, he is still creating major
realist and figurative works in oil.
The name Brian Lorimer may not be well-known locally,
but if you have travelled outside the Quinte area you have
probably seen his work. Brian is from Belleville originally
‘Totem’ by Lori St. Clair
and began his career designing exhibits for trade shows.
He later received a commission from Peter Oliver to create
a mural for his flagship restaurant, Oliver’s Restaurant
and Bakery. Brian began a new career as a muralist,
opening Lorimer Studios Inc. He has created dioramas for
the Toronto Zoo and massive backdrops for the Peabody
Awards in New York. Brian has painted custom murals
for The Hard Rock Café, O’Charley’s Restaurants, and
the Wild Horse Saloon in Nashville.
In his artist statement, Brian says that he prefers “to work
large, letting the painting command its environment.”
The theme of his first show, solitude, is a reflection of his
life, and the comfort he feels being alone. He now lives
and paints in his home on Missassagagon Lake, north of
the Quinte area.
Bruce St. Clair is a modern master now living and
working in the Belleville area. In 1983, Bruce won the
gold medal in the prestigious Grollo d’Oro International
Competition in Italy in the painting/realism category.
His works hang in many public, private, and corporate
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realistic it almost looks like photography. Each painting is
so detailed that one can take him months to complete, a
fact that sets Bruce apart from many of the other painters
in the area.

Bruce says that the active nature of the local arts

community is what drew him and his wife Lori to the
area. “What we had heard about the area was that it had
the best attended studio tour in the area. We like the
flavour of the lifestyle here. It has a neat balance between
quietness and busyness.”

Lori St. Clair is a professional photographer who began

her career in graphic design. Much of her photography
shows a strong, graphic element. She feels a need to foster
a sense of community for the artists in the Quinte area.
“We need to give artists back their voice and motivate
people from their passion forward. It’s not something you
whisper, it’s something you shout.”

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 Five Gables (Anderson/Davidson House)
Prince Edward County

I
t was the photograph from The Settler’s Dream that grabbed
me. The listing agent had cleverly included it in the sales
brochure, along with tantalizing facts that the County’s
architectural “Bible” had missed. So I was predisposed
to love Anderson/Davidson House (c. 1898) when I drove out
from Toronto to see it.

The original soft yellow lap siding was covered with flesh-
tone vinyl. Green asphalt shingles hid original cedar shingles.
The stained glass and gable finials were gone. The working
shutters had been replaced with
ones that couldn’t clear a unique The site of the old
architectural detail: Greek Revival pump house.....at
window casings shaped into a the base of the best
shallow pediment with a moulded toboganning hill
hood—a strange nod to the 1830s
that I have seen elsewhere only in
a book. There was a bump out on
the east elevation to add an indoor
bathroom. The front porch and the
balcony above it had been enclosed,
affecting the symmetry of the front
elevation. And the house had been
elongated in the 1980s following a
fire, by two family room additions.

Happily, most of the original

exterior architectural trim was
intact, including the adornment
of the original four gables (I added
the fifth) and the support brackets that my contractor thought
should be replicated for the new porches.

Many original interior details were also intact: a panelled front

door; a Victorian filigree doorbell; a graceful, curved staircase
with a cherry handrail patinated by 105 years of caresses; wide-

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 plank hemlock floors (with faux hardwood graining); heavy
old doors with skeleton door locks; and 12-inch baseboards.
The cabinet and wall
The previous owners had furnished it beautifully with antiques colour was matched
and had created beautiful perennial gardens.
to the original paint,
The home inspection confirmed my mistaken belief that
the house needed only cosmetics. A tin roof on one of the
discovered when
balconies needed some nails “banged back down” and the
leaning chimney “needed to be repaired”. No mention of the
an old window sill
thousands of bats that had taken up residence in the chimney, was removed.
which was half-filled with toxic bat guano. No mention of the
two bird’s nests in the attic, or the enormous hive of man-
eating wasps inside an interior second floor wall. Or the
rotten floor in the bathroom, or the crumbling cellar walls. Or
that the house was uncomfortably cold in winter. It was just
the sort of thing I secretly hoped for, having devoured every
episode of PBS’s This Old House. So the fix was in: I would
buy, restore and renovate.

Bob Vila was unavailable. But an office colleague with a place

in Cressy insisted that I call another Bob: Rob Richmond of
Loyalist Contractors in Picton. Thankfully I did, because Rob,
his business partner Gary Taylor and their team were incredible
and had enormous influence on the finishing details. Rob kept
me from making mistakes, inspired with his ideas and solved
problems seamlessly. With him on the job, I never worried.
The work of personable and talented Trevor Jones (Terra
Vista Landscaping) is maturing beautifully. And there were
many wonderful local contractors, such as Mike Brown (B&B
Plumbing), Dan Claxton Electrical and Atlantis Irrigation.
Wonder-woman Amy Mayhew of Loyalist Contractors

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SUMMER 2009 COUNTY & QUINTE LIVING 31
 coordinated everything.
Three new rooms at I am grateful to them
the back of the house all and humbled by The dining room was
overlook the water
and glorious sunsets.
their skills. largely unchanged,
Rob quickly put me in except for the removal
touch with wonderful
local architect Brian of ductwork around the
Clark (who, with Anne
House, owns Mad Dog perimeter of the ceiling.
Gallery at East Lake). It
took the winter to settle
the architectural plans.
I wanted the house
to be preserved but
completely modernized
and to be comfortable
for friends and for
entertaining. The roof
lines and four original
gables presented Brian with a real challenge when I asked for
one more bedroom. His ingenious solution—to create a fifth
gable—corrected the 1940s bump out and created an impressive
east facade. And Brian gave the house back its much needed
front porch, and then integrated the existing family room
additions with a wrap-around porch.

I asked Brian to ensure that each bedroom could accommodate

a king-sized bed. Two of the four ensuite bathrooms would have
two-person jet tubs with heated backrests (one with a rainforest
shower and the other with a separate shower stall; a third would
have a steam bath shower). The home theatre would recycle a
deep blue, cast iron propane fireplace, so that friends would
be warm as they lounge in their electrically reclining theatre
seats, window blinds lowering remotely. Two of the bedrooms
would have wood burning fireplaces with marble hearths,
their wood mantels matching custom headboards, courtesy
of Loyalist craftsmen. One bedroom would be opened to an
adjacent sunroom and another to a balcony. The doors to the
upstairs rooms, with their imported crystal knobs, would carry
inscribed plaques identifying them as Gable Nos.1 through 5.

On the main floor, the front foyer would be opened to the

mudroom, and a former music room would be converted to
a food prep area (with second sink, fridge and dishwasher), a
bathroom and a laundry area. There would be a new bay side
sunroom addition with a floor-to-ceiling limestone fireplace,
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 stone hearths, bringing the total
to six. At water’s edge, a deck, a
Architect Brian Clarke new dock and marine rail from
Larry Wagner at Glenora Marine,
transformed the house with and—my favourite—a boathouse.
the addition of a large, During the renovation, I learned
wrap-around porch roof. that Anderson/Davidson House
has a fine provenance. There was
a 1798 grant from the Crown,
then successive conveyances to
members of the Wallbridge family,
the last to the indefatigable Elias
Wallbridge in 1875. In 1885,
Elias sold to prominent farmer
George Anderson, who in 1888
willed the land to his two sons
Morley and Shelley Anderson.
In 1896, Shelley bought his
brother’s interest and began
construction of Five Gables,
where he lived with his wife
Emily (Grass), their daughter
Emily Elura and a 12 year old
farmhand from Scotland, Jimmy
Lee. He chose the then popular
high-Victorian, Queen Anne
style, no doubt influenced by the
nearby hotel that he would come
to own and eventually lose—the
Massassauga Park Hotel, a three-
storey, 83-room, grand Victorian,
built in the 1870s.

Shelley Anderson and family lived

here until 1916, when he sold the
house and acreage to Brighton
Township’s David Richmond
Davidson, born in 1867 (the
year of Canada’s Confederation).
He and his wife Addie May
(Glenn) lived at Five Gables with
their three children: Raymond
Glenn, Emma Marjorie and
Morley Richmond. Davidson
started a diary operation which
in the 1920s featured pure bred
Holstein dairy cattle (the fourth

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 The former front
porch/mudroom and
foyer combined.

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 The master bedroom in the new
fifth gable. The 1950s life ring
above the headboard is from The
Quinte, one of the Glenora ferries

The old master bedroom became

such operation in Prince Edward County). They sold their
the home theatre.
milk to (Leonard) Reid’s Dairy (until 1965, when most of the
farmland was sold to Harry Top).

The property devolved to Morley Richmond Davidson following

the death of both of his parents. During the 1940s and later,
Morley cultivated an export market for the sale of cattle with
visiting cattle drovers. Each year, he would sell pure bred stock
for export to the United States, Mexico, South America and
Japan, and he held the first licence to remove cattle from Prince
Edward County for export. Morley and his wife Anne Grace
(Brown) raised their three children, David, Jane and June,
at the house. David Richmond Davidson, who had a cattle
allergy, tells me that “the best swimming spot was out front of
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 (garden) of the hill past the pump house. The only catch was
you had to go through a hole in the fence at the bottom of the
hill...which was a test of skill to steer a toboggan. If you did, you Local limestone
could go way out on the bay! It (the fence) was a little tough on
the clothing, much to Mom’s chagrin.”
for the sunroom
fireplace.
The builder of Five Gables bought the Massassauga Park Hotel
on 60 acres for $7,000 in 1922, and is thought to have built the
dance pavilion on the site. But a famous legal battle ensued
with George S. Wallbridge, who owned the abutting western
lot and who restricted land access to the hotel, concerned that
his livestock would escape. But by then the hotel’s popularity
had waned and in 1934 Shelley Anderson lost the hotel through
foreclosure to the Ontario Rock Company. Today, the site is a
provincial park and not much remains of the original structures.
But there is an enormous scale model of the hotel, sitting atop
two telephone poles, that was built by Doug Barnes (and rebuilt
in 1990 by John Poneta). It was the inspiration for the 107 other
commemorations at Birdhouse City in Picton. Birdhouse City
No. 1, one of 21 miniature silk-screens by local artist Carl Wiens,
hangs in the foyer of Five Gables to celebrate the linkages between
house and hotel (www.carlwiens.com/birdhouse.html).

Prince Edward County is the most incredible, special place, and

I am blessed with wonderful neighbours and many new friends.
Five Gables nourishes and sustains me, and gives me a place
to care for and gather with people I care about. It will outlast
me, and I hope that its restoration preserves for Prince Edward
County a little piece of its remarkable history.

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George Louder died first.
Even as the hangman tightened the noose
around his neck, Louder resolutely maintained
his innocence about the botched robbery and
shooting in Bloomfield on Friday, December
21, 1883 that killed Peter Lazier, a visiting
salesman from Belleville. Late on that winter’s
night, two masked, armed men entered the
home of Gilbert and Margaret Jones intending
to rob them of the $550 they had just received
for their hops. There was a struggle, and a
single shot fired that left Lazier dead. Despite
their pleas of innocence, Louder and Joseph
Tompsett were found guilty of murder and
sentenced to hang on June 10, 1884.
The most damning evidence against the two men
at their trial in May of that year were the trails
of footprints in the fresh snow that matched
their boots and led to their houses near West
Lake. But county folks were uneasy about the
guilty verdict. Even the Jones, stalwart Quakers
opposed to the death penalty, had some doubts
about the convictions. Gilbert Jones testified
that the robbers who burst into his home were
taller. But his testimony wasn’t enough to save
Louder and Tompsett from their grim fate.
As the nearby church bells tolled at 7:56 on
that June morning, Louder and Tompsett
swung from the newly-constructed gallows
at Picton’s stately courthouse. Louder died
in four minutes. But his cellmate Tompsett
took longer, a full fourteen minutes of horrific
struggle witnessed by a crowd of curious
spectators gathered in the courtyard below.
Sheriff James Gillespie had been overwhelmed
with requests to attend the event. Within the
dreary context of frontier life, hangings –
wherever they were held – were popular, and
there was always a certain festive atmosphere
that accompanied them. Gillespie’s invoice
for the day totaled $96.34 including $40
for the hangman and another $6.50 for his
refreshments.
Louder was buried at Glenwood Cemetery in
Picton. His simple headstone was found two
years ago by cemetery staff as they cleared brush
from an area of the cemetery known as Potter’s
Field, a section set aside for poor families who
couldn’t afford a plot elsewhere on the grounds.
Louder’s gravestone is crudely inscribed with
the words “G. Louder, Hanged 1884 Unjustly”
proclaiming his innocence through eternity.
Tompsett is presumed buried on the grounds
of the old courthouse – perhaps under one of
the two pine trees planted in the rear courtyard
where local folks witnessed their deaths 125
years ago.
During this anniversary of their deaths – the
only hangings in Prince Edward County –
visitors can re-live this moment of local history.
Four community organizations, The Glenwood
Cemetery, History Lives Here Inc., Macaulay
Heritage Park, and The Regent Theatre
have forged a partnership to offer historic
“Graveyard and Gallows” walking tours of
Picton. The Saturday “Gallows” tour takes you
along Main Street east to the harbour, on to the
old courthouse and its gallows and to Macaulay
Heritage Park. Sunday tours head west along
Main Street to the picturesque Glenwood
Cemetery, a visit to its elegant chapel recently
restored to showcase its six spectacular,
stained glass windows, and to the graves of
famous Canadians such as Letitia Youmans,
the founder of the Women’s Temperance
movement in Canada, Wellington Boulter, the
father of the canning industry in Canada, and
to George Louder’s humble grave.
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Historians and divers believe there are more than 450 shipwrecks
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fogs and globes of light abound, where ominous
waters shroud sinister events,” wrote Hugh
Cochrane, in his 1980 book, Gateway to Oblivion,
a document of mysterious events in the region.
The book proposed that the area was subject
to some kind of paranormal activity – in other
words, it was Canada’s Bermuda Triangle. This
more details
area is now known as the Marysburgh Vortex.
A vortex is, by definition, a spinning, often
turbulent, flow of water. Those who coined the
term honestly believed ships were being sucked to
the bottom of the lake, like a speck of dirt amid
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a draining bathtub. Of course, anyone who’s
sailed through the area in modern times can tell
you that is not true. But there is a fascinating
story behind the so-called vortex with many
unanswered questions, for which there can only
be theories.
“They are very dangerous and treacherous
waters, there’s no doubt about that,” said
Kenn Feigelman, Director of Operations for
Deep/Quest 2 Expeditions, a Kingston-based
underwater research, exploration, and film
production company, which specializes in
underwater filming. Feigelman and a team plan
to dive into those treacherous waters later this
summer to film shipwrecks for a documentary
intended to air on PBS TV network. (One episode
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Marysburgh Vortex, he said.)

Through research and prior filmmaking,

he already has theories on why the area has
such a high number of shipwrecks. “You
have a very strange situation there,” he
said. “You have a geographic phenomenon
where the lake starts to narrow and you
have all of this water from the Great
Lakes area, suddenly being compressed
into a funnel.”

That, he said, creates rough sailing

conditions – often rougher than what a
sailor would normally experience in an
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amongst the vast space.

Also, the area is known for humongous fog

banks that suddenly roll in from nowhere,
and, at times, heavy winds, often coming
from the southwest.

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centuries ago when sailing was the main
mode of transporting goods and sailors
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doing. “Picture a schooner about 200 years
ago, whose navigation skills aren’t the best
anyway – a lot of these guys were in other
professions, barley farmers or whatever –
they don’t have any way of knowing how
deep they are and the only thing they have
is an old-fashioned compass.”
That brings up a whole new subject. “You
have an anomaly off the Marysburgh
Vortex. You have a lot of magnetic
deviations in the area. You have a lot of
instances where your compass goes zonky
on you – it starts spinning and doing funny
things,” Feigelman said.
He points to the Holleford Crater, north
of Kingston. The mini-tourist attraction
is a site that scientists believe was hit by a
meteor millions of years ago. A heritage
sign at the spot says it blasted a hole 244
metres deep and 2.5 kilometres wide. This
could explain the high concentration of
iron in the area that affects compasses,
Feigelman said. Even published charts of
the water, he noted, tell sailors to expect
“magnetic deviances” in the area.
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thus were lit by lanterns, making them
prone to set on fire, especially during
rough seas. Lake Ontario in that era was
what Highway 401 is today – a heavily used
transportation route where accidents were
bound to happen. It was also used late in
the year with prevalent storms emanating
from the southwest, commonly called
the Gales of November, and thus during
months when it was really unsafe to be on
the water. All of these factors, Feigelman
said, “were a recipe for disaster.”
Others have some more interesting –
though far-fetched – viewpoints on the
Marysburgh Vortex. A group called
ParaResearchers, which encourages people
to write to tell them their alien abduction
stories, mentions on its website that Lake
Ontario generally “has been the scene of
numerous UFO sightings over the years.”
However, it acknowledges, “whether or not
the sheer volume of planes and ships that
have gone missing in or on this area of the
lake is anybody’s guess.”
But Cochrane seems to be the leading
researcher on Vortex’s mysteries. His book,
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missing in Lake Ontario in May of 1889.
Several tall ships set sail from Kingston that
spring to look for the vessel after it failed
to port. Eventually, it was spotted south of
Main Duck Island by the captain of a ship
called the Armenia. Oddly, the Bavaria was
found completely seaworthy but the entire
crew was gone.
“In the galley oven they found a batch of
freshly baked bread,” Cochrane wrote.
“But the strangest of all was a repair job
lying on the deck. It was only a minor
repair job and it appeared to have been set
aside momentarily when the seaman had
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return. But for some reason he never came
back to finish the task. He, along with
the captain and the rest of the crew, had
vanished from the Bavaria and none were
ever seen again. The only living thing on
the ship was a canary that still chirped in
its cage in one of the cabins.”
His book tells another, more modern story,
about a 10,000 Ttonne Greek freighter
named Protostatis, which took off from
Detroit in September of 1965, but never
made it to the sea. “By the time she had
reached her rendezvous with the vortex,
she was being battered by mountainous
waves that rose with a fury and slammed
the ship from end to end,” Cochrane
wrote. Despite an experienced captain and
crew, the freighter slammed into a shoal off
Prince Edward County and later crashed
into Wolfe Island. Later, it lost power
and the captain discovered that two crew
members had gone missing. “With the
Protostatis powerless, the captain had no
means of escaping whatever it was that was
wrecking his ship. Forced into a decision
that no captain cares to make, he, along
with what was left of his crew, abandoned
the ship and left the country.”
Despite such tales, Feigelman has no second
thoughts about venturing into the Vortex
to film this summer. “Are you going to be
sucked in by some mysterious phenomenon?
Of course not,” he said, flatly. Nonetheless,
he hopes to discover more shipwrecks this
summer that will perhaps unlock more
mysteries of the Vortex.
“Whether we’ll learn more, it’s hard to
say,” he said. “We want to let the audience
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Feigelman acknowledges that the lake may
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Check the weather forecasts beforehand,
he suggests, and make use of our modern
technology previous generations didn’t
have. “Common sense should prevail at all
times,” he said.
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annie falconer
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squall in November 1904, beneath 85 feet of water,
laden with a cargo of coal from Oswego, New York.

The entire crew survived the initial sinking by

scrambling into their yawl boat, which was carried
by the prevailing wind and high waves over ten
miles away to Amherst Island to the east, where
thefirst mate succumbed to exposure.

The Annie Falconer was “jinxed”, as she had

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her career, but was raised and repaired to carry
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children who had put her family first and in the meantime
had not spent much time cultivating her own well-being. A lot
of women out there can relate to this story already. She went
through some tough times, as she outlines in the introduction
to her book, and ultimately discovered the benefits of exercising
to increase her self-esteem and lose weight. When that wasn’t
enough, she turned to the principles of clean eating that have
been used in the fitness and bodybuilding fields for years.
She adopted these practices and immediately began to see the
changes that she was looking for. Tosca went on to be a
fitness model, columnist, motivational speaker, best-
selling author and now star of her own TV series
called Tosca: Flexing at 49. She takes the
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when it comes to what we are eating. Many
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excuses that they really are. We are the only ones responsible
for putting the food into our mouths regardless of the occasion
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eating out at restaurants, how to get your kids to adopt the
idea of the Eat-Clean Diet, and some recipes that you can try
yourself. She even addresses the topic of cheating and how to
learn from the experience.
As we enter the season of abundance here in
the Quinte region, I encourage you to shop at
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At a point in history when the quality,
purity, and accessibility of the food we
have available to us and the security of our
food supply itself are being brought into
question, the idea of having a sustainable
or permaculture garden is being explored
by more and more people. It is becoming
clear that it is only prudent for all of us
to start taking more responsibility for the
security and quality of our food supply.
To a large degree the agricultural,
chemical, and bio-tech industries have
changed the nature of our diet from the
one our ancestors traditionally ate, and
there is a growing concern about the
impact of genetically modified foods and
pesticides not only on our health but on
our environment. So it becomes all the
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own food sources and supplies and the
one thing that most of us can do is to start
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at our grocery stores or doing what our
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food.
By applying the principals of permaculture,
an organic garden can provide harvests
for generations to come without the use of
toxic chemicals or artificial fertilizers. It is
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nutrients to the plants by working with
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There are many techniques that are
designed to promote and encourage the
hundreds of micro organisms that live
in organic soil and help to provide the
micro nutrients that plants need to be
healthy and vigorous. Use raised beds
and do not disturb the soil structure
except for weeding and lightly cultivating
the surface to accept seeds. Only walk
on the pathways between the beds so
that the soil structure in the beds is not
compacted.
Just like in a natural forest, top dress the
earth in your beds with compost each
spring. This replenishes and enriches the
nutrients in the soil of the garden every
season. Once the seeds and plants are
planted, mulch the beds with straw to
control weeds and to reduce evaporation.
This keeps moisture levels in the soil
within an optimal range throughout
the hot days of summer. Water a little
longer than you normally would so that
the water infiltrates deeper into the soil;
this assists the plants in developing a
deeper and more drought resistant root
system. And water only the beds and not
the walkways – conserving the water for
where it is needed most.
Other techniques to use are crop rotation
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that the nutrient demands of that species
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little forethought. Certain plants have
beneficial impacts on their neighbouring
plants when grown next to each other,
resulting in fewer pests and a better
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Mascarin. “The many of his patients ease their initial discomfort with over-
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for a patient to pay $20,000 or more for their new teeth. As a
Mascarin says result, many dental centres offer financing or payment plans.
candidates are Mascarin says the price tag actually makes dental implants
anyone with good the most affordable solution over the long run. Whereas
general health, bridges or dentures have a limited shelf-life, implants are
failing or missing forever.
teeth, and enough bone density to hold the implants. Rather
than have a loose-fitting denture that fits only with the help Jennifer Lester is a freelance writer/broadcaster
of Polygrip, implants are actually embedded in the jaw bone from Prince Edward County. She can be heard
and a denture-like set of teeth simply clicks into place. The anchoring the news desk every Sunday morning
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Join us on September 26, 2009 for TASTE! a celebration of regional cuisine, Prince
Edward County’s annual one-day epicurean experience featuring the finest
artisanal products, wines, beers, ciders and cuisine that the region has to offer.

Set against the backdrop of Picton’s picturesque Crystal Palace, it’s a feast for the
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 United Way 50th BRIGHTON BARN THEATRE

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July 3rd – 18th
The New Northumberland
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A musical tribute to Canada’s
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For further events visit the event calendar at www.countyandquinteliving.ca. Events are subject to change, please
confirm event details with the organizer. Events may be submitted to dkearns@countyandquinteliving.ca
June 19 – July 5th
Art in the County
The premiere juried art show and
sale in Eastern Ontario. Featuring
72 artists and 100 works. Free
Admission. Old Town Hall, Picton.
www.artinthecounty.ca
June 28 – Sept. 6
Summer Concert Series
Wed. & Sun. concerts
6:30 – 8:30 Centennial Park,
Trenton. 613.392.2841
July 3 – July 18
The New Northumberland
Calling Normandy
A musical tribute to Canada’s
triumphal breakthrough at June
Beach in 1944. Tickets $15.
Brighton Barn Theatre, 96 Young
St., Brighton. Call for exact dates.
613.475.2144
www.brightonbarntheatre.ca
July 4 – 5
8 Wing CFB Trenton Armed
Forces Anniversary Weekend
Open house and display.
A weekend packed with
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July 9 – 12 July 14 – Aug. 14 Belleville Berrylicious
Belleville Waterfront & Ethnic Music at Port Milford Choose your favourite Berrylicious
Festival Four consecutive Friday evening creations from 14 downtown area
Belleville’s largest annual festival. performances by four critically restaurants. 613.968.2242
West Zwicks Park. Free admission. acclaimed string quartets. Church
www.bellevillechamber.ca of St. Mary Magdalene. 335 Main July 18 & 19
St. Picton. 613.476.7647 Pioneer Days At The Red Barn
July 9 - July 25 Artist demonstrations and hands
Ship of Fire on fun for kids. 167 White Chapel
Presented by Festival Players Rd, east of Picton off Hwy 49.
Prince Edward County. Mt. 613.476.6808 www.theredbarns.com
Tabor Playhouse, Milford. Call for
performance times 1.866.584.1991 July 22
www.festivalplayers.ca A Night with ABBA &
The Bee Gees
July 10 – 12 July 15 – 18 The Regent Theatre, Picton.
Frankford Island Blues Summerfest and Belleville Idol 613.476.8416
Festival Fun for everyone. www.theregenttheatre.org
All Blues, all weekend. On site Downtown Belleville.
camping available. Tickets online www.rediscoverdowntown.ca July 22 - Aug. 8
www.loyalblues.ca or Schoolhouse
613.392.1025 July 17 Festival Players of Prince Edward
Rotary Loves Kids County. Macaulay House in Picton.
July 11 Kids and adults golf at 3 local clubs. Call for specific dates and times
Mariners Museum Fish Fry Dinner and dancing to follow as 613.471.1991
A rollicking good evening of part of Riverfire at Belleville Market www.festivalplayers.ca
dinner, music and silent auction. Square. www.rotary-belleville.org
Tickets $20 Mariners Park July 23
Museum, 2065 Cty Rd.13, South July 18 A Night with Tom Jones &
Bay, Prince Edward County Quinte Garden Tour & Tea Tina Turner The Regent Theatre,
613.476.8392 10th Annual self-guided tour. Picton. 613.476.8416
museums@pecounty.on.ca Musicians from Quinte Symphony www.theregenttheatre.org
will be playing in select gardens.
July 12 Tickets $20 613.962.6323 Quinte July 24 – 26
Canadian Law Enforcement & Gardens, College St., Belleville. Empire Rockfest
fire Games The Doobie Brothers, Hippiefest
A full day of games and Highland Friends of Weller’s Bay Bass & 2009, Creedence Clearwater
heavy events, fire challenge and Salmon Fishing Derby Great Revisited. Empire Theatre
live amateur boxing. Tickets prizes, fun for the whole family 321 Front St. Belleville. 613.969.0099
613.392.1025 Centennial Park, 7am – 4pm 613.475.1824 www.theempiretheatre.com
Trenton. www.friendsofwellersbay.com
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Trenton Horticulture Society &
Garden Club
Flower & Vegetable Show, Tea and
Goodies Quinte West Farmer’s
Market, Front St. parking lot,
downtown Trenton 1-3pm
July 30
Prince Edward District Women’s
Institute 26 Annual Art & Craft
Sale Picton Fairgrounds 9am to
8pm. Admission $3, under 12 free.
Over 200 vendors, stained glass,
paintings, clothing, wood products,
metal work, pottery, jewellery,
toys, farm market...you name it!
Delicious home-style food. Free
parking. Wheelchair accessible.
613.968.3320
July 31 – Aug. 3
Classic Country Music Reunion
Traditional country music.
Centennial Park, Trenton.
705.878.3102 Tickets at Quinte
West Chamber of Commerce.
Aug. 1
Artfest August
Outdoor arts show and sale with
music in the Gazebo. 10am-4pm
Memorial Park, Brighton.
613.475.0114
Aug. 1 & 2
History Weekend Relive
Presqu’ile’s past. Boat building
bee for kids, 1812 skirmish re-
enactment, concerts. 10am-9pm
Presqu’ile Provincial Park.
Aug. 6
A Comedy of Errors
Live outdoor presentation by
Driftwood Theatre. Centennial
Park Amphitheatre, Trenton.
7:30 pm 613.392.7635
www.driftwoodtheatre.com
Aug. 6 – 21
Colours in the Storm
Festival Players of Prince Edward
County. Performance at Fields on
West Lake outside Bloomfield.
Call for specific dates and times
613.471.1991 www.festivalplayers.ca
AuG. 8
7th Annual Funkfest
The Regent Theatre, Picton.
613.476.8416
www.theregenttheatre.org
Wellington Lions Club Dragon
Boat Races Wellington Harbour,
Wellington 613.399.3081
Fish Fry Rose House Museum,
3333 Cty. Rd. 8, Waupoos, $15
reservations req. 613.476.5439
Aug. 8 & 9
Odessa Antiques Show & Sale
Odessa Fairgrounds, Exit 599 S. off
401. Odessa Fairgrounds. Sat. 2pm,
Sun. 8am-4pm 613.283.5270
Aug. 14
BMW Riders Rally
Open to all motorcycle riders.
Centennial Park, Trenton.
613.372.7357
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baritone; Celine Papizewska,
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Norman Hardie Winery, Hillier.
Tickets $25 613.393.5005
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705.696.1697 off Hwy. 49, north of Picton
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613-476-6808
Aug. 15
Admission by donation to
Art Show & Sale Local MS group of PEC.
Canadian artists exhibit in lovely
gardens. Black Walnut Gardens,
1695 Cty Rd. 17, Prince Edward
County 613.476.8849
www.blackwalnutgardens.ca
Aug. 15 - 16
Prince Edward County SING!
Opera Evening. Arias & duets by
Verdi, Wagner, Bizet, and others. C.R.EVANS
John MacMaster, tenor; Phillip
Addis, baritone; Celine Papizewska,
LUMBER Co. Ltd.
soprano; Emily Hamper, piano. 56 Main Street
Picton United Church. Tickets $25
613.393.5005
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613.476.2446
Aug. 18 – 23
Prince Edward County Jazz
Festival “Caring for the County’s Trees”
Great names in Jazz all over the
County. Evening events at the
Regent Theatre. www.pecjazz.org
Aug. 23
Open Studio in the Barn County Arborists
Kathryn MacDonald’s unique SPECIALIZING IN:
silver, copper and gemstone Proper Tree Pruning
Custom Sawmilling
jewellery as well as paintings and
Brush Chipping
original works by artist friends. Stump Grinding
6770 Old Hwy west of Shannonville Tree Planting
Raceway. 11am – 4pm 613.962.8373 Removals
jewelleryartisan@yahoo.ca Tom Mikel, ISA Certified Arborist
613.969.6788
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4th Annual Harvestin’ the
County Supper
Celebrating and supporting the
local agricultural community.
Advance tickets recommended
www.harvestin.ca
Sept. 5
Artfest September
Outdoor show and sale with music
in the Gazebo. Memorial Park,
Brighton. 613.475.0114
Sept. 5 & 6
Vicki’s Veggies Heirloom Hurrah
Tomato Tasting
Over 100 varieties of tomatoes.
10am-4pm. Prince Edward County
www.vickiesveggie.com
Monarchs and Migrants
Weekend Bird banding, monarch
tagging and guided nature walks.
8am-9pm Presqu’ile Provincial Park
Sept. 5 – 7
Rednersville Road Art Tour
Drive the scenic Rednersville Rd.,
Cty Rd. 3, Prince Edward County.
Wide variety of studios 10am-4pm
613.394.5733.
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Sept. 10 – 12
Art Walk Downtown Belleville
www.rediscoverdowntown.ca
Sept. 11
Jukebox Hits Live!! With Freddy
Vette & The Flames!! The Regent
Theatre, Picton. 613.476.8416
www.theregenttheatre.org
Sept. 11 – 13
Trenton Scottish Irish Festival
19th Annual Celtic Festival and
Ceilidh. Pipes and Drums, Dancing
and Entertainers. Centennial Park,
Trenton 613.392.2841
Picton Fair
Picton Fairgrounds 613.476.6154
Sept. 17 – 19
Prince Edward County Music
Festival
A musical feast that promises to
include something to satisfy every
taste. www.pecmusicfestival.com
Sept. 18 – 20
Prince Edward County Studio &
Gallery Tour
Explore the work of over 100 artists
and artisans at over 30 locations.
613.476.7901 members of the public are especially
www.pecstudiotour.com welcome. 2 p.m. 613-965-4643
www.airforcemuseum.ca
County Antique Show
Crystal Palace, Picton. 613.966.3937 A Night at the Gin Joint
www.pecantiques.com A Gala evening in support of
Belleville General Hospital. Sears
Sept. 25 – Oct. 12 Distribution Centre. Tickets
When the Reaper Calls 613.969.7400 ext. 2528
A comedy/thriller by Peter Colley.
$15. Brighton Barn Theatre, 96
Young St., Brighton. 613.475.2144
www.brightonbarntheatre.ca Call
for exact dates.
Sept. 26
TASTE! A celebration of regional
cuisine An unforgettable
epicurean experience, over 40
vendors offering food and wine Sept. 27
samples. Crystal Palace, Picton Country Harvest
Fairgrounds. Advance tickets Fall Family Festival
available. www.tastecelebration.ca Fall & harvest themed events,
great live music, giant corn roast.
Annual Ad Astra Belleville West Zwicks Park 1-5pm.
Dedication Ceremony. The annual Free Admission.
ceremony is held at the National  
Air Force Museum in the RCAF
Memorial Airpark to remember
and recognize all of the installed Ad
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a restored 1867 Grist Mill
• Old Mill Cafe with a panoramic
view overlooking the dam
• Outdoor Patio summer ‘09
• Art Gallery & Classes
• Antiques & Treasures
• Yoga Classes
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A&E Ceramic Tile 35
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Anderson Equipment 52
APPEC 67
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Barcovan Golf 35
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Bath Farmers Market 15
Beauty Works Day Spa 57
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Capers 10
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Casa Lucia 47
Castle Building/CF Evans 65
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Cooke’s Fine Foods
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Copper Kettle Chocolate Co. 37
Country Classics Cupolas 8
County Arborists 66
County Café and Wine Bar 47
County Holiday Homes 17
Countrytime Furniture 5
Deerhaven Farm & Garden 45
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Festival Players 38
Fireplace Specialties 32
Funktional Art and Design 47
Fusion Creative Collections 27
Gallery ArtPlus 11
Garage Door Co. 65
Garb 47
Gents 47
Gilbert & Lighthall 37
Glenwood Cemetery 52
Green Gables 47
Greenleys 26
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Healthy Plates
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Heritage Point Antiques
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Heron Water Antiques
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Hickory Homes
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Hilden Homes 22
Hughes Blueberry Patch 56
IMACS Renovation Co. 36
Isis Moon Publishing 54
J.J. The Golf Guy 42
Jutta 27
Kate Redmond Design
Kathy’s Collections
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L’Auberge de France 26
Leona Dombrowsky 17
Lily’s Café 37
Lockyer’s Country Gardens 65
Loyalist Contractors 13
Maritime Lobster Express 51
Marjorie Matthews –
Investor’s Group 43
Mindful Movements 54
Montrose Inn 64
M-R Cigar 51
The Tenth Ox 27
Paul Gentile Century 21
Lanthorn Real Estate 24
Paulo’s Italian Trattoria
PEC Wine and Culinary Tours
Peter Fisk Belleville Toyota
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Picton Martial Arts
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Pinnacle Music Studios 35
Plumbing Plus 48
Prince Edward County
Arts Council 63
Prinzen Ford 64
R.W. Baldwin Construction 68
Ramada Inn on the Bay 65
Red Tail Winery 36
Rett Wills 20
Robyns Nest
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Ruttle Brothers Furniture 44
Sandbanks Estate Winery 17
Sandbanks Vacations 17
ScotiaMcLeod 6
Scout Design
Shaw’s Furniture
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St. James by the Bay 68
St. Lawrence Pools 3
Stephen Licence Limited 27
Stockdale Mill 65
Studio 237 26
Subaru 4
Supportive Soles 59
Susan’s, Just Because
Sylviane’s Esthetics
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Taste A Celebration 60
Ten Thousand Villages 37
Terra Vista Landscape 21
Terraflorens 47
The Carriage House
Cooperage 43
The County Fireplace Co. 36
The Eckhart House 20
The Great Piddlesbury 51
The Kaitlin Group 52
The Red Barns 64
The Satisfied Soul 44
The Spa at Sam’s Garage
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Thomas Wayne Harris 32
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